Lounges

Boston, Massachusetts

Alibi is Boston's most historically dramatic cocktail lounge — a bar in the former drunk tank of the Charles Street Jail, a stunning 1851 granite building now converted to the Liberty Hotel. Serving cocktails in the original jail cells, with the extraordinary granite architecture as the backdrop, creates a lounge experience that combines Boston's extraordinary historic character with thoroughly contemporary cocktail culture.

215 Charles St S, Boston, MA 02114

Boston, Massachusetts

Dbar is Boston's most important LGBTQ+ lounge in Dorchester — a neighborhood cocktail lounge serving Boston's diverse LGBTQ+ community in the city's largest and most culturally rich neighborhood. Dorchester's extraordinary diversity (over 45 nationalities represented, with large Vietnamese, Caribbean, and Cape Verdean communities) creates a lounge market that reflects the most genuinely multicultural face of Boston.

1236 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02125

Boston, Massachusetts

Hawthorne Bar is one of Boston's most elegant cocktail lounges — a Kenmore Square establishment in the Hotel Commonwealth presenting meticulously crafted cocktails alongside a beautiful wine program in one of Boston's most sophisticatedly designed bar environments. Its combination of hotel bar elegance and genuinely serious cocktail craftsmanship creates an experience that serves both Boston's corporate entertainment market and its cocktail enthusiast community with equal distinction.

500 A Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215

Boston, Massachusetts

Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar is Boston's most vibrant Mexican cocktail lounge — a Back Bay establishment presenting an extraordinary tequila and mezcal collection alongside creative Mexican-inspired cocktails in a spectacularly designed space. Boston's growing Latino community and its culinary adventurousness create strong demand for high-quality tequila and mezcal experiences, and Lolita delivers them at the highest level.

271 Dartmouth St, Boston, MA 02116

Boston, Massachusetts

Silvertone Bar & Grill is Boston's most beloved Downtown Crossing neighborhood bar — a basement lounge presenting outstanding cocktails, comfort food, and a genuinely welcoming atmosphere for the downtown Boston community. Its extraordinary value proposition (exceptional cocktails at genuinely accessible prices in one of America's most expensive cities), its beautiful 1950s streamline design, and its role as a genuine neighborhood gathering place make it one of the most beloved bars in downtown Boston.

69 Bromfield St, Boston, MA 02108

Boston, Massachusetts

The Hawthorne at Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Square is Boston's leading cocktail lounge — a warm, sophisticated space with exceptional bar craft and an intelligently curated spirits list. The proximity to Fenway Park and the bar's own reputation make it a fixture in Boston's nightlife and a natural stop for visitors making their way to Encore Boston Harbor.

500 Commonwealth Ave 02215

Boston, Massachusetts

Uni is Boston's most acclaimed Japanese cocktail and sashimi bar — a Back Bay lounge in the Eliot Hotel presenting extraordinary Japanese-influenced cocktails alongside outstanding omakase-style sashimi in the most intimate and sophisticated lounge setting in New England. Boston's significant Japanese-American academic community and its culinary adventurousness create a market for the extraordinarily refined Japanese cocktail and food experiences that Uni provides.

370 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215

Boston, Massachusetts

Ward 8 is one of Boston's most beloved cocktail bars — a Bulfinch Triangle establishment presenting cocktails that celebrate Boston's extraordinary cultural heritage (the Ward 8 cocktail was created in Boston in the 1890s during a Tammany Hall-era aldermanic election). Its beautiful historic setting, extraordinary cocktail program, and genuine engagement with Boston's political and social history create one of the most intellectually engaging bar experiences in New England.

90 N Washington St, Boston, MA 02114

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Plough & Stars is Cambridge's most beloved Irish pub and music venue — a Central Square institution presenting traditional Irish music sessions, outstanding craft whiskeys, and the genuine warmth of an Irish pub in the world's most intellectually intense square mile. Cambridge's extraordinary Irish-American heritage (the Kennedy family's political base was in Cambridge) and its academic community's appreciation for genuine pub culture create a bar environment of unusual intellectual depth and emotional authenticity.

912 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

Somerville, Massachusetts

Backbar is one of the Boston area's most acclaimed cocktail bars — a Union Square Somerville hidden lounge presenting extraordinary cocktails to the most adventurous and knowledgeable cocktail community in New England. Somerville's extraordinary culinary scene (the city has more restaurants per capita than any Massachusetts city) and its concentration of food and beverage professionals create a cocktail lounge audience of unusual sophistication.

7 Sanborn Ct, Somerville, MA 02143