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Sacco's Bowl Haven
20s / 30s / Alternative / Anything goes / Bar / Beer / Beer Lovers / Bowling / Bowling Alley / Casual / Couples / Date Place / Friendly / Groups / Hip / Hipster / Locals / Pizza / Restaurant
Party Earth Review A hidden gem with a cult following of hip young locals, Sacco’s Bowl Haven offers a unique old-school night out at equally old-school prices. First opened in 1939, the venue has retained its original focus on candlepin bowling, though new owners have updated the place by adding a wood-fired pizza parlor and alcohol – an ... read full review of Sacco's Bowl Haven
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Boston Beer Works
20s / Bar Food / Beer / Beer Lovers / Beer on Tap / Birthday Parties / Brewery / Brunch / Burgers / Casual / Dinner / Groups / Jeans and T-Shirt / Jerseys / Jocks / Lunch / Mid 30s / Pizza / Preppy / Pub Crawlers / Restaurant / Sandwiches / Seafood / Specialty Beer / Sports / Sports Bar / Sports Fans / Steak / Students / TVs / Top 40 / Wings / Young Professionals

Party Earth Review Boasting over fifty handcrafted ales, lagers, pilsners, and stouts, Fenway-based Boston Beer Works keeps a steady flow of Red Sox and craft beer fans on tap. During baseball season, the conveniently located venue hosts rowdy hordes of jerseyed pilsner pounders who gather in the Dugout, the smaller bar and dining area, or ... more
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Tommy Doyle's
80s Music / Arcade Games / Bar Food / Beer / Beer on Tap / Birthday Parties / Birthday Parties / Brunch / Burgers / Club / Cover charge / DJ / Dance / Dance Floor / Dancing / Dinner / Early 20s / Early 30s / Festive / Finger Food / Fish and Chips / Good for Groups / Irish / Irish Food / Irish Pub / Jukebox / Karaoke / Live Band / Live Entertainment / Live Music / Locals / Lunch / Old School / Party / Party Groups / Sandwiches / Sandwiches / Seafood / Soccer / Soccer / Sports / Sports Bar / Sports Fans / Steak / Students / TVs / Theme Nights / Top 40 / Whiskey / Wings

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
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The Butcher Shop
Anything goes / Artsy / Brunch / Casual / Conversational / Couples / Date Place / Dinner / Flirty / Foodies / French Food / Hipster / Hot Dogs / Italian Food / Jeans / Late 30s / Locals / Lunch / Mid 20s / Restaurant / Romantic / Singles / Slacks / Small Plates / Sophisticated / Steak / Stylish / Wine / Wine Bar / Wine Lovers

Party Earth Review A tribute to the sausage-slung shops of old-world Europe, The Butcher Shop is a warm and stylish wine bar and eatery that attracts a diverse and amiable clientele of oenophiles, music school hipsters, and in-the-know tourists looking for upscale fare and a relaxed vibe. Patrons peering into the large front windows of the ... more
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The Lower Depths
20s / Alternative Rock / Artists / Bar / Baseball / Baseball Caps / Beer / Beer Lovers / Beer on Tap / Blouses / Brunch / Burgers / Cash Only / Casual / Conversational / Creative / Art / Music Types / Dresses / Eclectic / Flannel Shirts / Hipster / Hipster / Hot Dogs / Indie / Intimate / Jeans / Laid back / Late 30s / Lunch / Outdoor Area / Patio / Punk / Restaurant / Sandwiches / Shorts / Sneakers / Specialty Beer / Sports / Sports Fans / Students / T-shirts / TVs / Unpretentious / Vegetarian Food / Vintage
Party Earth Review Descending into The Lower Depths generally isn’t a good thing, unless, of course, it’s referring to Boston’s funky craft beer bar. Located a few blocks from Fenway, the venue surges with Sox fans two hours before and after games, but the regular crowd is composed of hipsters, artists, and free thinkers who congregate beneath ... read full review of The Lower Depths
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Deep Ellum
20s / Alternative Music / Bar / Bar Food / Beer / Beer Lovers / Belgian Beer / Brunch / Burgers / Button-downs / Creative / Dinner / Finger Food / Flirty / Frat Guys / German Beer / Hot Dogs / Indie Rock / Jam Packed / Jeans and T-Shirt / Lunch / Mid 30s / Movies / Outdoor Area / Patio / Restaurant / Rock / Sandwiches / Sneakers / Specialty Beer / Specialty Cocktails / Steak / Students / TVs / Wings / Young Professionals

Party Earth Review Patrons looking for a bit of classy southern charm amid Allston’s sloshy frat bars can head to Deep Ellum, a Texas-themed venue with an impressive selection of exotic microbrews and bar food. Named for an influential Texan arts district, the bar handles the southwestern theme with a light touch, giving a cowboy hat nod ... more
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Bleacher Bar
All Ages / Bar Food / Baseball / Baseball Caps / Beer / Burgers / Finger Food / High Energy / Jerseys / Occasional Live Music / Sandwiches / Snack Food / Sports / Sports Bar / Sports Fans / Students / TVs / Tourists

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
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minibar
After Work / Ambient / Bar Food / Baseball / Basketball / Blouses / Bottle Service / Burgers / Chic / Chill / Club Kids / Clubwear / Cocktail Bar / Collared Shirts / Conversational / Couples / DJ / Date Place / Designer Dresses / Designer Jeans / Disco / Dressy / Football / Groups / High Heels / Hotel Bar / Hotel Guests / House / In crowd / Intimate / Jeans / Late 20s / Late 30s / Little Black Dress / Locals / Lounge / Lounge Music / Low key / Martinis / No cover charge / Office Attire / Outdoor Area / Patio / Pizza / Professional Types / Reggae / Romantic / Seafood / Snack Food / Sports / Swanky / TVs / Techno / Trendy Crowd / Trendy Vibe / Trendy Vibe / Well-heeled / Wings / Young Professionals

Party Earth Review Despite the prevalent stereotype that hotel bars are soulless affairs only intended for temporary guests, the historic Copley Square Hotel’s minibar has become a go-to for plenty of chic locals looking for a chill spot to start the night. In the post-work hours, trendy Back Bay professionals claim the dark ... more
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Bostonians don’t mess around with their beer or their nightlife, and the bars and clubs in Boston revolve mostly around the endless Irish pubs full of salty regulars and post-grads who get together to down pints of Guinness and home-grown micro brews, talk Pats, and dump quarters into the jukebox.

The plethora of universities in the area means that droves of students from Boston College, MIT, Boston University, and Harvard show up during the week to sing karaoke and play trivia, and then again on the meat-market weekends to rock out to cover bands and Top 40 hits in the venues around Faneuil Hall and Allston. Luckily, Boston’s T – the subway system that runs until 1am – covers most of the city, making it the “designated driver” for wasted partiers.

While beer may reign supreme, patrons in the mood for a higher-end experience and a more exclusive vibe will still find a smattering of Boston bars and clubs, with chic hotel haunts and chichi lounges in Downtown, the Leather District, or Back Bay – but high-end clubs and venues are decidedly not the defining characteristic of this beer-guzzling, blue-collar town.

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Lucas

Sports? Pub crawls? Rowdy bars? Good beer? Then check out these suggestions from Lucas:

Bleacher Bar

All Ages / Bar Food

Grafton Street Pub and G...

20s / 30s

Game On!

20s / 30s

Joshua Tree

Bar Food / Baseball

Lucas Likes: Beer Sports Rowdy Casual Anything goes Bar Flirty
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Adriana

Exclusive hotspots? Chic crowds? Bottle service? Posh shopping? Then check out these suggestions from Adriana:

Alibi

Affluent / Bottle Service

City Bar

Burgers / Button-downs

Storyville

Ambient / Blazers

Bond

Bottle Service / Burgers

Adriana Likes: Exclusive Nightclub Fashion Forward Shopping Jetsetter Lounge Hotel Bar High End / Exclusive
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Jonah

Eclectic crowds? Authentic bars? Live music? Nothing mainstream? Then check out these suggestions from Jonah:

Trina’s Starlite Lounge

Alternative Country / Alternative Music

Lizard Lounge

20s / 30s

Middlesex Lounge

20s / Alternative

Toad

20s / 30s

Jonah Likes: Live Music Eclectic Indie Alternative Non-mainstream Laid back Conversational Creative / Art / Music Types
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Emma

Amazing drink deals? Unpretentious crowds? Karaoke with friends? Dancing all night? Then check out these suggestions from Emma:

Redbones BBQ

30s / Anything goes

The Middle East Restaura...

20s / 30s

Tia's On the Waterfront

Birthday Parties / Burgers

The Lower Depths

20s / Alternative Rock

Emma Likes: Happy Hour Culture Dancing Lively Budget-friendly Sightseeing Party Groups
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