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Avalon |
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15 Lansdowne Street, Boston, MA, 02215, (617) 262-2424
One of Boston's biggest and flashiest clubs makes its patrons feel like superstars.
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Cask 'n' Flagon |
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62 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215-3402, (617) 536-4840
Located behind Fenway Park's Green Monster, it's the place to go before, after and sometimes during a Red Sox game.
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Jillian's |
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145 Ipswich St, Boston, MA, 02215, (617) 437-0300
Games, music, food and booze all wrapped up in an entertainment complex for kids and adults.
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Mary Ann's |
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1945 Beacon St, Boston, MA, 02135-7783
The brightly-lit, rank smelling bar where Boston College seniors gather to get completely ripped.
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Midway Cafe |
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3496 Washington St, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130, 617-524-9038
A timeless piece of the JP underground: live music, a relaxed atmosphere and an unpretentios mixed crowd.
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Milky Way Lounge and Lanes |
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405 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130, (617) 524-3740
An interracial, inter-galactic club and bowling lounge.
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Pour House Bar and Grill |
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909 Boylston St, Boston, MA, 02115-3104, (617) 236-1767
Formerly Boylston's version of neighborhood dive, now a great spot for drinks and inexpensive grub.
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The Middle East |
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472 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02139, (617) 864-3278
The giant of the alternative rock scene in Cambridge, Boston and possibly the Northeast.
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The Rack |
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24 Clinton St, Boston, MA, 02109, (617) 725-1051
A place for affluent, young professionals who like contemporary pop music, microbrew beer, a martini and a cigar, and, of course, playing pool.
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Tia's on the Waterfront |
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200 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA, 02110, (617) 227-0828
The waterfront view and large outdoor patio mean patrons are here for the ambience as well as the seafood.
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Whiskey Park |
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64 Arlington Street, Boston, MA, 02116, (617) 542-1483
Propelling the Park Plaza Hotel from stodgy to trendy, this sexy bar is the "cool crowd"'s latest hangout.
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Blue Cat Cafe |
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94 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA, 02115-1803, (617) 247-9922
Newbury Street meets Mass. Ave. at one cool Cat.
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Model Cafe |
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7 North Beacon St, Allston, MA, 02134-1901, (617) 254-9365
You're not going to find any Vogue models hanging around here; but will you settle for some Allston locals?
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Oak Bar |
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138 Saint James Ave, Boston, MA, 02116, 6172675300
Ditch the ordinary after-work bar for this classy lounge, jazz, cigar and martini scene.
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Our House |
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1277 Commonwealth Ave, Allston, MA, 02134-3527, (617) 782-3228
Those looking to leave lounges behind for burger joints with basic brews can find solace at this easy-going, house-like hangout.
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Paradise Rock Club |
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969 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA, 02215, (617) 562-8800
Two rooms of great live local and national rock.
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Whiskey's Food & Spirits |
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885 Boylston St, Boston, MA, 02116-2601, (617) 262-5551
The younger you are, the happier you'll be here amid the throbbing music and the bottle cap-studded walls.
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Brendan Behan Pub |
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378 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130-1876, (617) 522-5386
This small, dark Jamaica Plain pub is the pinnacle of neighborhood cool.
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Bukowski's Tavern |
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50 Dalton St, Boston, MA, 02115-3155, (617) 437-9999
A cozy little retreat that provides a hip bohemian yin to upper Boylston Street's high-priced shopping yang.
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Champions Sports Bar |
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110 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02116, (617) 578-0658
Located in the Copley Place Marriott, this place is definitely geared to out-of-town visitors.
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Clarke's Turn of the Century |
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21 Merchants Row, Boston, MA, 02109-2005, (617) 227-7800
At the end of a shopping spree or a long workday, this is the place to unwind.
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Daisy Buchanan's |
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240 Newbury St Ste A, Boston, MA, 02116-2504, (617) 247-8516
One of Newbury Street's less chic bars, made for tossing a few back and picking a few up.
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Flat Top Johnny's |
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1 Kendall Sq, Cambridge, MA, 02139, (617) 494-9565
Billiards with an attitude.
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Jacque's |
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79 Broadway, Boston, MA, 02215-2099, (617) 426-8902
The only place in town where you can see rock and rollers rubbing shoulders with drag queens.
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Phoenix Landing |
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512 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02139-4029, (617) 576-6260
Central Square's home to traditional Irish sensibilities as well as a hoppin' dance scene.
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Ryles |
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212 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA, 02139, (617) 876-9330
Though local jazz venues tend toward upscale settings, neighborhood jazz is alive and well at this Inman Square fixture.
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Scullers Jazz Club |
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400 Soldiers Field Rd, Allston, MA, 02134, (617) 562-4131
One of the more comfortable music spots in town and a great place jazz-loving couples or hip cats.
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T.T. the Bear's Place |
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10 Brookline St, Cambridge, MA, 02139, (617) 492-2327
Homey, feel-good club that hasn't lost its place among the best in the Central Square underground music scene.
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The Kells |
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161 Brighton Ave, Allston, MA, 02134-2003, (617) 782-9082
Where the college crowd flocks for Guinness, great music and a good time.
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Wonder Bar |
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186 Harvard Ave, Allston, MA, 02134-2806, (617) 351-2665
Quite possibly the most gentrified spot in Allston, it's a perfect date locale, or the place to mingle with other singles.
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