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Downtown / Financial District, Boston, MA

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As one might expect, Boston’s Financial District is a busy hub of economic activity, looming skyscrapers, and a steady stream of briefcase-carrying bankers, lawyers, and other professionals.

The Downtown area is also home to many historical sites, served by a section of the city’s famous red brick Freedom Trail, which zigzags past old cemeteries, battlegrounds, and Faneuil Hall, an indoor/outdoor marketplace consisting of Quincy Market, North Market, and South Market that was also the site of pro-independence speeches by figures like Samuel Adams.

Bursting with raucous bars and Irish pubs, Downtown serves as a meeting place for tourists by day and a party destination for business professionals and groups of young locals and university students by night who pack the venues on weekends to flirt and pound pints.

Barhoppers can keep the party going several blocks over on Union Street, where America’s oldest bar – The Bell in Hand Tavern, in operation since 1795 – is surrounded by even more pubs, bars, and dance clubs.

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The Bell In Hand Tavern

20s / 30s / Bar Food / Beer Lovers

Party Earth Review A Boston landmark dating back to 1795, The Bell In Hand Tavern – named after founder Jimmy Wilson, Boston’s last town crier – claims to be America’s oldest tavern. Housed in the same ... more

45-55 Union Street
Boston, MA 02108

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The Black Rose

20s / 30s / Blouses / Brunch / Burgers

Reviewed by Jeanette J.

"If you're looking to enjoy a night of drinking Guinness and dancing along to some traditional Irish music, The Black Rose is your kind of pub. The McT ..." more

160 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

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Ned Devine's

30s / Bachelorette Parties / Bar

Party Earth Review Located in the middle of Boston’s bustling Faneuil Hall area, Ned Devine’s is a mild-mannered pub and restaurant by day and an amped-up party destination on weekend nights. Tucked away ... more

1 Faneuil Hall Market Place
Boston, MA 02109

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Boston Common Coffee Co.

Breakfast / Crowded / Dessert

Reviewed by Chelsea T.

"Boston Common Coffee Co. (or BoCoCoCo among my friends) is right next door to where I have class and I go pretty much everyday to get my fix without b ..." more

515 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111

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The Last Hurrah

40s / Ambient Jazz / Blazers / TVs

Party Earth Review Inside the historic Omni Parker House Hotel – reportedly the birthplace of the Boston cream pie circa 1867 – The Last Hurrah transports its classy patrons back in time with vintage ... more

Omni Parker House Hotel
60 School Street
Boston, MA 02108

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Espresso Love

All Types / Breakfast / Burgers

Reviewed by Alyssa G.

"The great selection of food here was what caught my attention. If you're looking for something more than a muffin or bagel from Starbucks, then stop b ..." more

33 Broad Street
Boston, MA 02109

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An Tain

After Work / Arcade Games / DJ

Party Earth Review An Tain’s name may refer to a famous tale of Irish mythology, but fierce bloody battles and royal courtship are a far cry from what patrons find at this Boston dive – though the beer ... more

31 India Street
Boston, MA 02110

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The Place

80s Music / After Work / Casual

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 ... more

2 Broad Street
Boston, MA 02109

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Howl at the Moon

After Work / Bar / Bar Food / DJ / TVs

Party Earth Review Cocktails in buckets, bachelorettes, and the Backstreet Boys probably don’t spring to mind when thinking about a piano bar, but they all apply to the eternally busy Howl at the Moon ... more

184 High Street
Boston, MA 02110

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Coogan's

Anything goes / Bar Food / Beer

Reviewed by Nicole F.

"One of the hidden treasures of college night life in the city of Boston. If you are in for Cheap Thrills and sweat dancing all night. Coogans is the b ..." more

160 Milk Street
Boston, MA 02109

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Union Oyster House

20s / 30s / 40s / Beer / Burgers / Casual

Party Earth Review The oldest continually operating restaurant in the country, Union Oyster House has been forking up its namesake mollusk since 1826 in a building so old that nobody is quite sure when ... more

41 Union Street
Boston, MA 02108

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Downtown Crossing

All Ages / All Types / Family / ATM

Reviewed by Sarah G.

"My Take: The shopping district at Downtown Crossing in Boston is a popular, off-the-beaten-path type of area to venture to. When a lot of peop ..." more

Downtown Crossing
Boston, MA 02228

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