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Paradise Rock Club and Lounge

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Paradise Rock Club and Lounge - Bar | Club | Music Venue in Boston.
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Party Earth Review A time-honored hangout and live venue for Beantown’s rocker community since it opened in the mid-1970s, the 1000-capacity Paradise Rock Club and Lounge has developed a reputation as a tastemaker on the Boston music scene, hosting over the years such performers as The Black Crowes, Tom Waits, Wilco, and The Hold Steady ... more

967 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

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Wonder Bar

Bar / Lounge / Nightclub

Wonder Bar - Bar | Lounge | Nightclub | Restaurant in Boston.
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Party Earth Review Partiers looking for more than just a bar in the Allston area should head to Wonder Bar, a versatile venue that combines cool hangout with a rowdy club experience. Scattered couches and tables in the lower level lounge provide plenty of chill-out space for the after-work groups looking to blow off steam over fancy drinks ... more

186 Harvard Avenue
Boston, MA 02134

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Bleacher Bar

Sports Bar

Bleacher Bar - Sports Bar in Boston.
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Party Earth Review Although there are plenty of bars around Fenway Park, none of them offer a view quite like Bleacher Bar. Tucked under the Green Monster’s bleachers, the one-time batting practice room is now a classy Sox bar with a wall-spanning window that looks directly out onto center field. Tourists and crowds of Boston University students ... more

82A Lansdowne Street
Boston, MA 02215

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The Beehive

Bar / Jazz Club / Music Venue

The Beehive - Bar | Jazz Club | Music Venue | Restaurant in Boston.
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Party Earth Review An upscale bohemian bar and eatery featuring live jazz, The Beehive is a South End staple popular with music lovers, young professionals, and artistic types looking for sophisticated fun. Located in the Boston Center for the Arts building, the split-level venue boasts a shabby chic décor featuring distressed white brick ... more

541 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116

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Sunset Grill & Tap

Bar / Restaurant

Sunset Grill & Tap - Bar | Restaurant in Boston.
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Party Earth Review Winner of numerous accolades including Boston Magazine’s Best Beer Selection, Sunset Grill & Tap attracts hordes of animated students from the nearby Boston University, Berklee, and Harvard campuses, making the bar a quintessential college hangout. Adorned with walls of beer bottles and the requisite mishmash of neon signs ... more

130 Brighton Avenue
Boston, MA 02134

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Noir

Cocktail Bar / Hotel Bar

Noir - Cocktail Bar | Hotel Bar in Boston.
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Party Earth Review Stylish and sexy, Noir is a vibrant nightspot that exudes a smoky 1940s atmosphere befitting its evocative name. Once past the red beaded curtains, the clientele of swanky fashionistas and finance types slink into a dark and moody nook where businessmen lean against the curved white marble bar to eye the elegant model-types ... more

Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Boston, MA 02138

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The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub

Bar / Club / Lounge / Music Venue

The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub - Bar | Club | Lounge | Middle Eastern Restaurant | Music Venue in Boston.
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Party Earth Review Boasting one of the motliest music scenes in town, The Middle East is a versatile entertainment complex and nightlife magnet for hipsters, college students, and the music obsessed. Divided into four areas, the venue’s main space is known as “The Corner,” a festive red and yellow bar and dining room featuring acoustic acts ... more

472/480 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

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The Phoenix Landing

Club / Irish Pub / Restaurant

The Phoenix Landing - Club | Irish Pub | Restaurant | Sports Bar in Boston.
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Party Earth Review An Irish pub, soccer hub, and dance club all united under the enormous wooden phoenix perched out front, The Phoenix Landing pulls a seamless Jekyll and Hyde act as it transforms into each incarnation throughout the day. Framed jerseys, antique Guinness signs, flat-screens, and leprechaun statuettes dress the walls and ... more

512 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Green Street

Cocktail Bar / Restaurant

Green Street - Cocktail Bar | Restaurant in Boston.
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Party Earth Review If anything, homey Green Street proves cocktail snobs don’t have to go to a swanky bar to enjoy a wide selection of artisan drinks. With a plain brick exterior, bare mint green walls, and only a handful of windows, the casual venue puts the emphasis squarely on prohibition-era beverages. Hipsters in vintage duds vie for ... more

280 Green Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Devlin's Bistro & Bar

Bar / Restaurant

Devlin's Bistro & Bar - Bar | Restaurant in Boston.
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Party Earth Review Amid a sea of grungy Brighton dives, Devlin’s Bistro & Bar stands out like a sore but classy thumb. The long main room, painted in soft earth tones and decorated with modern art, is divided neatly in half. Swanky locals head straight for the main bar to sip craft cocktails in the shadow of black-and-whites of jazz greats ... more

332 Washington Street
Brighton, MA 02135

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The Place

Club / Restaurant / Sports Bar

The Place - Club | Restaurant | Sports Bar in Boston.
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Party Earth Review If the fist-pumping Jersey Shore crew ever relocated to Boston, odds are good The Place would be on their frizzy-haired radar. In fact, they’d fit right in amid the kids in low-cut shirts and barely-there skirts who show up for nightly DJs and large cocktails. Chiefly a sports bar earlier in the day, the venue draws young ... more

2 Broad Street
Boston, MA 02109

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Tommy Doyle's

Club / Irish Pub / Sports Bar

Tommy Doyle's - Club | Irish Pub | Sports Bar in Boston.
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Party Earth Review A stone’s throw from Harvard University, Tommy Doyle’s is a multi-level pub popular with area students for its live Irish music and DJs, sports packages, and trivia nights. The ground floor, its walls lined with vintage beer signs and Gaelic knickknacks, is the cozy main area where hoodie-clad college kids and kickback ... more

96 Winthrop Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Wonder Bar

Bar / Lounge / Nightclub

Wonder Bar - Bar | Lounge | Nightclub | Restaurant in Boston.
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Party Earth Review Partiers looking for more than just a bar in the Allston area should head to Wonder Bar, a versatile venue that combines cool hangout with a rowdy club experience. Scattered couches and tables in the lower level lounge provide plenty of chill-out space for the after-work groups looking to blow off steam over fancy drinks ... more

186 Harvard Avenue
Boston, MA 02134

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Common Ground

Restaurant / Sports Bar

Common Ground - Restaurant | Sports Bar in Boston.
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Party Earth Review Student-friendly Allston may be packed with all-too-similar “bar and grill” venues, but Common Ground stands out from the herd with its unique and extensive beer list, solid food, convivial neighborhood bar vibe, and a slightly older and more upscale clientele. The crisp cream-colored walls and dark wood trim, combined ... more

85 Harvard Avenue
Allston, MA 02134

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Alibi

Hotel Bar / Lounge

Alibi - Hotel Bar | Lounge in Boston.
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Party Earth Review It may be hard to believe an old slammer for drunks could attract Boston's crème de la crème, but Alibi, located on the first floor of the recently converted Liberty Hotel, does exactly that. Once filled with public drunks as the Charles Street Jail, Alibi now caters to the city’s upper crust, from politicians like John ... more

Liberty Hotel
215 Charles Street
Boston, MA 02114

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Clink

Hotel Bar / Lounge / Restaurant

Clink - Hotel Bar | Lounge | Restaurant in Boston.
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Party Earth Review Patrons looking to do time in a relaxed lounge and restaurant can head to Clink, a unique venue in the lobby of the Liberty Hotel that once housed the Charles Street Jail. Situated under a series of spotlighted guard catwalks, the intimate space features exposed brick, arched windows, and large iron chandeliers that create ... more

Liberty Hotel
215 Charles Street
Boston, MA 02114

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Cantab Lounge

Dive Bar / Live Music Venue

Cantab Lounge - Dive Bar | Live Music Venue in Boston.
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Party Earth Review Featuring local rock, blues, and soul musicians every night, Cantab Lounge’s upstairs/downstairs set-up attracts an eclectic cross-section of pub crawlers, college kids, and music lovers. Early in the week, patrons will find a pretty chill atmosphere as a laid-back crowd of blue-collar regulars congregates at the ground ... more

738 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Lord Hobo

Bar / Gastropub / Restaurant

Lord Hobo - Bar | Gastropub | Restaurant in Boston.
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Party Earth Review After much heralding, Lord Hobo and his motley crew of daily-changing ales and microbrews have set up court in Cambridge. Just beyond the heavy red curtains, patrons will find a single dark chamber filled on weeknights with young professionals in full post-work chill-out mode, and on weekends with a more energetic hipster ... more

92 Hampshire Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Miracle of Science Bar & Grill

Bar / Restaurant

Miracle of Science Bar & Grill - Bar | Restaurant in Boston.
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Party Earth Review Techies, nerds, and geniuses from all over Boston flock to Miracle of Science Bar & Grill, a geek-chic, open-floored venue that attracts throngs of students and staff from MIT, Tufts, and Harvard. Once the brainy patrons finish analyzing the mathematical probability of cramming their large groups onto the two benches by ... more

321 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Toad

Bar / Live Music Venue

Toad - Bar | Live Music Venue in Boston.
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Party Earth Review Marked only by a small neon sign, Toad is a tiny bar and music venue with a far bigger reputation than its diminutive size might suggest. Attracting a diverse clientele of music lovers, artists, hippies, and hipsters, this popular nightspot – which boasts such alumni as Tracy Chapman, G Love & Special Sauce, and even Eddie ... more

1912 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140

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Bleacher Bar

Sports Bar

Bleacher Bar - Sports Bar in Boston.
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Party Earth Review Although there are plenty of bars around Fenway Park, none of them offer a view quite like Bleacher Bar. Tucked under the Green Monster’s bleachers, the one-time batting practice room is now a classy Sox bar with a wall-spanning window that looks directly out onto center field. Tourists and crowds of Boston University students ... more

82A Lansdowne Street
Boston, MA 02215

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Trina’s Starlite Lounge

Dive Bar / Lounge / Restaurant

Trina’s Starlite Lounge - Dive Bar | Lounge | Restaurant in Boston.
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Party Earth Review Tucked away in a residential area, Trina’s Starlite Lounge is a laid-back spot with a touch of punkish zing. The ultra-chill hipsters and art students filing past the basic black-and-brick exterior will find a lively front room, where helpful bartenders behind the stainless steel bar mix up innovative cocktails with names ... more

3 Beacon Street
Somerville, MA 02143

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The Beehive

Bar / Jazz Club / Music Venue

The Beehive - Bar | Jazz Club | Music Venue | Restaurant in Boston.
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Party Earth Review An upscale bohemian bar and eatery featuring live jazz, The Beehive is a South End staple popular with music lovers, young professionals, and artistic types looking for sophisticated fun. Located in the Boston Center for the Arts building, the split-level venue boasts a shabby chic décor featuring distressed white brick ... more

541 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116

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The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub

Bar / Club / Lounge / Music Venue

The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub - Bar | Club | Lounge | Middle Eastern Restaurant | Music Venue in Boston.
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Party Earth Review Boasting one of the motliest music scenes in town, The Middle East is a versatile entertainment complex and nightlife magnet for hipsters, college students, and the music obsessed. Divided into four areas, the venue’s main space is known as “The Corner,” a festive red and yellow bar and dining room featuring acoustic acts ... more

472/480 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Recommended Bars in Boston

Top Sports Bars

BY: Lucas

Jillian's/Lucky Strike/Tequila Rain - Bowling Alley | Nightclub | Pool Hall | Sports Bar in Boston.

Jillian's/Lucky Str...

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  • → The Greatest Bar
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Lucas also likes: Beer Sports Rowdy Casual Anything goes Bar Flirty

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Stellar High-End Bars

BY: Adriana

Bond - Cocktail Bar | Hotel Bar | Restaurant in Boston.

Bond

  • → Bond
  • → The Brahmin
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  • → minibar

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Incredible Music Bars

BY: Jonah

Toad - Bar | Live Music Venue in Boston.

Toad

  • → Toad
  • → Charlie’s Kitchen
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  • → TT the Bear's Place

Jonah also likes: Live Music Eclectic Indie Alternative Non-mainstream

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Fun Student Bars

BY: Emma

The Pour House - Bar | Restaurant in Boston.

The Pour House

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  • → Devlin's Bistro & Bar

Emma also likes: Happy Hour Culture Dancing Lively Budget-friendly

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Boston Bars Overview

Bond - Cocktail Bar | Hotel Bar | Restaurant in Boston

Bostonians are passionate about their beer and their nightlife, and when it comes to bars in Boston, nowhere is that passion more on display than in the wide array of Irish joints and sports bars that are filled with young professionals and neighborhood regulars who get together to pound pints of Sam Adams and specialty micro brews, and talk Pats, the Sox, Celtics, and Bruins.

Boston is decidedly a sports town, and the countless sports bars that line the streets of Fenway and basically every other neighborhood in the city are a testament to the denizen’s love for their local teams.

Meanwhile, the more than 50 colleges and universities in the area means that hordes of thirsty students from Boston College, MIT, Boston University, and Harvard pack the bars during the week to play trivia and sing karaoke, and then again on busy weekends to flirt and dance in the bars around Faneuil Hall and Allston.

Fortunately for Bostonians, the T (subway) runs until 1am and covers a good part of the city, so inebriated partiers always have a ride back to their neighborhoods.

While beer bars, sports bars, and dives may reign supreme, patrons looking for a classier and higher-end experience with a more exclusive vibe will still find scattered Boston bars including chic hotel haunts and hangouts in Downtown, the Leather District, or Back Bay – but high-end venues, velvet ropes, and long lines are definitely not what defines this beer-guzzling, bar-loving town.

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Back Bay

Post 390 - Bar | Restaurant | Tavern in Boston.
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Allston / Brighton

Wonder Bar - Bar | Lounge | Nightclub | Restaurant in Boston.
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Downtown / Financial District

Bond - Cocktail Bar | Hotel Bar | Restaurant in Boston.
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