Bars in Boston

Bleacher Bar is one of the world's most unique sports bars — a bar built into the Fenway Park centerfield bleachers where windows in the bar look directly onto the field, allowing guests to watch Red Sox games from inside the stadium's most historic section. Its extraordinary integration into the fabric of Fenway Park (the most beloved stadium in baseball) and its creation of a bar experience literally embedded within an iconic sports venue make it one of the most unique bar concepts in the United States.

Drink is Boston's most acclaimed cocktail bar — a no-menu venue where skilled bartenders interview guests about preferences and spirit interests before crafting bespoke cocktails on the spot. Founded by the Joanne Chang / Barbara Lynch group, Drink has earned national recognition and is a destination for cocktail enthusiasts visiting Boston's growing Encore Harbor gaming market.

Drink is one of America's most influential cocktail bars — a Fort Point bar by Barbara Lynch Gruppo where no menu exists and bartenders create cocktails through conversations with guests about their preferences, pioneering the "no-menu cocktail" format that has since been widely adopted by bars around the world. Its consistent recognition as one of America's best bars, its role in establishing Boston as a serious cocktail city, and its extraordinary impact on cocktail culture through its alumni program make it one of the most important bars in American cocktail history.

Eastern Standard is one of Boston's most beloved Parisian brasserie-style bars — a Kenmore Square establishment presenting extraordinary cocktails, an excellent wine list, and brasserie food in an environment that captures the intelligent cosmopolitan sophistication that characterizes Boston at its best. Its extraordinary cocktail program, its position as the social hub of Kenmore Square (adjacent to Fenway Park), and its consistent excellence over 15 years make it one of New England's most important bar institutions.

Harpoon Brewery is one of America's most beloved craft breweries — a Boston institution since 1986 whose Harpoon IPA was among the first commercially brewed IPAs in the United States and whose brewery tours and beer hall have made it one of Boston's most popular tourist destinations. Harpoon's extraordinary role in launching American craft brewing, its consistent production of quality beers, and its spectacular Seaport beer hall create one of the most complete craft brewery experiences in New England.

Boston's South End is the most gastronomically celebrated neighborhood in New England — a Victorian bowfront district with the highest concentration of outstanding restaurants and bars of any neighborhood in the Boston metropolitan area. The South End's combination of the LGBTQ+ community that anchors its residential culture, the creative professionals who have gentrified its extraordinary Victorian architecture, and the culinary ambition of its restaurant and bar scene create one of Boston's most sophisticated entertainment environments.

Trillium Brewing is Massachusetts' most acclaimed craft brewery — a Fort Point taproom producing some of the most sought-after New England IPAs in the world, with lines forming hours before opening on can release days for beers that are traded internationally among craft beer enthusiasts. New England's extraordinary craft brewing scene (one of the densest craft brewing regions in the world, led by Trillium, Tree House, and Alchemist) has produced some of the most influential beer styles in contemporary craft brewing history.