Best Boston bars
These are our favorite bars in greater Boston. Whether they’re restaurant bars, beer bars, wine bars, cocktail lounges, Irish pubs, or neighborhood joints, our favorite bars meet some combination of these criteria: great drinks, great bartenders, a genuine atmosphere, and historical significance. Good food doesn’t hurt, either.
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Audubon Circle
838 Beacon St., Boston – near Kenmore Sq.
617-421-1910
The Blue Room
1 Kendall Sq., Cambridge
617-494-9034
Brendan Behan Pub
378 Centre St., Jamaica Plain
617-522-5386
Bukowski Tavern
1281 Cambridge St., Cambridge – Inman Sq.
617-497-7077
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Bukowski Tavern
50 Dalton St., Boston – Back Bay
617-437-9999
Charlie’s Kitchen
10 Eliot St., Cambridge – Harvard Sq.
617-492-9646
Chez Henri
1 Shepherd St., Cambridge – Harvard & Porter Sq.
617-354-8980
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Craigie on Main
853 Main St., Cambridge – Central Sq.
617-497-5511
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Cuchi Cuchi
795 Main St., Cambridge – Central Sq.
617-864-2929
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Deep Ellum
477 Cambridge St., Allston
617-787-2337
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Delux Cafe
100 Chandler St., Boston – South End
617-338-5258
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Doyle’s Cafe
3484 Washington St., Boston – Jamaica Plain
617-524-2345
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Drink
348 Congress St., Boston – Fort Point
617-695-1806
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East Coast Grill
1271 Cambridge St., Cambridge – Inman Sq.
617-868-4278
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Eastern Standard
528 Commonwealth Ave., Boston – Kenmore Sq.
617-532-9100
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Green Street
280 Green St., Cambridge – Central Sq.
617-876-1655
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Highland Kitchen
150 Highland Ave., Somerville
617-625-1131
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The Independent
75 Union Sq., Somerville
617-440-6022
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The Last Hurrah (Omni Parker House)
60 School St., Boston
617-227-8600
Les Zygomates
129 South St., Boston – South Station
617-542-5108
Locke-Ober
3 Winter Pl., Boston – Downtown Crossing
617-542-1340
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Lord Hobo
94 Hampshire St., Cambridge
617-250-8454
Marliave
10 Bosworth St., Boston – Downtown Crossing
617-422-0004
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Middlesex Lounge
315 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge – Central Sq. & MIT
617-868-6739
No. 9 Park
9 Park St., Boston – Boston Common
617-742-9991
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The Oak Bar (Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel)
138 St. James Ave., Boston – Back Bay
617-267-5300
The Other Side Cafe
407 Newbury St., Boston – Back Bay
617-536-8437
The Publick House
1648 Beacon St., Brookline – Washington St.
617-277-2880
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Redbones BBQ
55 Chester St., Somerville – Davis Sq.
617-628-2200
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Silvertone Bar & Grill
69 Bromfield St., Boston
617-338-7887
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Summer Shack
149 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge
617-520-9500
Sunset Grill & Tap
130 Brighton Ave., Allston
617-254-1331
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T.C.’s Lounge
1 Haviland St., Boston
617-247-8109
Trina’s Starlite Lounge
3 Beacon St., Somerville
617-576-0006
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Hall of fame
These bars are no longer with us but deserve to be recognized for bettering the Boston bar scene.
B-Side Lounge
92 Hampshire St., Cambridge – Kendall & Inman Sq.
617-354-0766
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