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Common Ground
20s / 80s Music / 90s Music / Bar Food / Beer Lovers / Burgers / Couples / DJ / EDM / Dinner / Early 30s / Finger Food / Fish and Chips / Hot Dogs / Jeans and T-Shirt / Locals / New American Food / Occasional Live Music / Outdoor Area / Post Grads / Preppy / Reggae / Restaurant / Sandwiches / Singles / Sports / Sports Bar / Steak / Students / Theme Nights / Upbeat / Wings / Young Professionals
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 ... read full review of Common Ground
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The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub
20s / 30s / Alternative / Artsy / Bar / Belly Dancing / Bluegrass / Casual / Club / Comedy / Cover Bands / Cover charge / DJ / Dancing / Dinner / Flirty / Funk / Hipster / Indie / Indie Rock / Live Band / Live Music / Lounge / Middle Eastern Food / Middle Eastern Restaurant / Music Lovers / Music Venue / Musicians / Open Mic / R&B / Rock / Soul / Students / Teenagers / Trendy Casual

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
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Cantab Lounge
20s / 30s / 40s / Blue Collar / Blues / Casual / Cover charge / Dance Floor / Dive Bar / Folk / Laid back / Live Band / Live Music / Live Music Venue / Music Lovers / Open Mic / Outgoing / Pub Crawlers / Rock / Soul / Spoken Word Poetry / Students / Theme Nights / Vintage

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
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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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Upstairs on the Square
Ambient / Bar / Brunch / Burgers / Classical / Cocktails / Couples / Dance / Date Place / Dinner / Finger Food / Good for Groups / Grad Students / Groups / Groups / Intimate / Jazz / Laid back / Late 30s / Live Band / Lunch / Mid 20s / Mimosas / Occasional Live Music / Party Groups / Preppy / Professional Types / Restaurant / Romantic Restaurant / Seafood / Sophisticated / Students / Swing / Upscale / Valet Parking
Party Earth Review Although Upstairs on the Square is only a few steps above Winthrop Square, its cupcake pink walls, gold chandeliers, and endless fresh flowers transport patrons far from the college town below. After ascending the leopard-striped staircase, preppy grad students and sophisticated professionals unwind with a fancy cocktail ... read full review of Upstairs on the Square
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Storyville
Ambient / Blazers / Bottle Service / Bottle Service / Button-downs / Club / Cocktail Dress / Cocktail Lovers / Cocktails / Collared Shirts / Couples / DJ / Dance / Dance Floor / Dancing / Designer Dresses / Dinner / Dressy / Fashion Forward / Flirty / Foodies / Good Looking / High Heels / In crowd / Jazz / Late 20s / Little Black Dress / Live Band / Live Entertainment / Live Music / Lounge / Mash-ups / Mid 30s / Motown / Music Lovers / No cover charge / Occasional Live Jazz / Party / Performance / Professional Types / Restaurant / Seafood / Singles / Small Plates / Sophisticated / Speakeasy / Specialty Cocktails / Steak / Top 40 / Top 40 / Trendy Crowd / Trendy Vibe / Upscale / Well-heeled

Party Earth Review Tucked beneath the historic Copley Square Hotel, Storyville may have the same name as the preeminent jazz joint that occupied the space in the 1950s, but this new incarnation adds a modern dance flair and a focus on New Orleans-style cocktails. Gussied-up guests entering the venue file past a prominent print of Billie Holiday ... more
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The Independent
30s / After Work / Artsy / Bar / Bar Food / Beer Lovers / Board Games / Brunch / Burgers / Couples / Creative / DJ / Dancing / Dinner / Flirty / Friendly / Garage Rock / Groups / Hot Dogs / Irish Pub / Lively / Locals / Lunch / Mid 20s / Punk / Raw Bar / Restaurant / Sandwiches / Seafood / Small Plates / Soul / Steak / Students / TVs / Tourists / Young Professionals / iPod Playlist

Party Earth Review A lively neighborhood watering hole with a loyal clientele, The Independent is a casual bar and restaurant where locals and young professionals gather for some good food and mellow after-work drinks, or even a bit of late night dancing. A warm décor of dark wood paneling, intricate wood carvings, and black booths – punctuated ... more
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Lord Hobo
After Work / Alternative Rock / Anything goes / Bar / Bar Food / Beer / Beer Lovers / Belgian Beer / Brunch / Burgers / Casual / Classic Rock / Cover charge / Finger Food / Gastropub / German Beer / Happy Hour / Hipster / Late 30s / Low key / Mid 20s / Pizza / Restaurant / Sandwiches / Seafood / Skinny Jeans / Small Plates / Specialty Beer / Specialty Cocktails / Wine / Wine Lovers / Young Professionals / iPod Playlist

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
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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:

Kings

20s / 30s

Game On!

20s / 30s

The Greatest Bar

Arcade Games / Balcony

Cask'n Flagon

20s / 30s

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

Top of the Hub

30s / Affluent

Post 390

Affluent / Ambient

Sonsie

Affluent / Ambient

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:

Meadhall

After Work / Bar

TT the Bear's Place

20s / 80s Music

Trina’s Starlite Lounge

Alternative Country / Alternative Music

The Burren

Alternative / Bar Food

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:

The Franklin Café

30s / Affluent

Tia's On the Waterfront

Birthday Parties / Burgers

Cuchi Cuchi

20s / 30s

Drink

20s / 30s

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