Bars and pubs in Massachusetts: profiles, services and practical information.
Bleacher Bar is literally inside Fenway Park, beneath the center-field bleachers. A retractable glass opening faces the baseball field, connecting the dining room to the…
View profile →Cask ‘n Flagon opened beside Fenway Park in 1969 and has become part of Red Sox fans’ routine: a beer before first pitch, a meal afterwards or a table to follow another…
View profile →Game On has been on Lansdowne Street since 2005 and occupies two floors in Fenway’s entertainment corridor. The venue advertises more than 50 HD screens and a 16-foot pr…
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At 85 Main Street, Sullivan’s Public House describes itself as a neighborhood Irish pub centered on sports, drinks, and local gatherings. Its website retains that identi…
View profile →On Cambridge Street in northern Charlestown, Tavern at the End of the World presents itself as an Irish-style pub with a kitchen, a broad bar selection, and live-music p…
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The Jeanie Johnston stands on South Street and takes its name from a ship associated with Irish emigration during the Great Famine. The pub's history page explains that…
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On Centre Street, the Brendan Behan Pub is defined partly by what it does not try to be: it has no kitchen and no televisions turning the bar into a sports dining room.…
View profile →Eugene O'Neill's occupies a Washington Street corner in Forest Hills, near the southern end of Jamaica Plain. Its recent history explains its dual role as a neighborhood…
View profile →The Banshee turns Dorchester Avenue into a meeting point for sports supporters, particularly fans of European soccer and rugby. The pub occupies two floors and has 14 te…
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In Dorchester, Eire Pub belongs to the Adams Village cluster, one of the small commercial centers that help orient visitors in Boston’s largest neighborhood. The Stenson…
View profile →McGonagle’s is a recent addition to Dorchester’s pub scene: it opened on Neponset Avenue in December 2024 and presents a two-level Irish pub, with the kitchen and stage…
View profile →On Washington Street, Porter Belly’s offers a third reading of Brighton after dark: the pub shifts between brunch, dinner, sports, and live entertainment. Its official w…
View profile →Corrib Pub occupies another Market Street address and differs from Irish Village through a stronger emphasis on pub food and conversation around a table. The pub group l…
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On Market Street, Irish Village works as a neighborhood pub rather than a stop built only for visitors. Its official history dates the Brighton landmark to the early 197…
View profile →Mr. Dooley’s opened on Broad Street in 1991, when the Financial District was understood mostly as a place to work. The pub still describes itself as a straightforward ta…
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Across from City Hall and Government Center station, The Dubliner occupies a central corner where office traffic now shares the streets with visitors and everyday city l…
View profile →A.T. O’Keeffe’s occupies a Boylston Street address with more than one chapter in Back Bay’s bar scene. The business presents itself as a successor to McGreevy’s, known f…
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On State Street, steps from Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, The Black Rose occupies a location that shapes its rhythm. During the day, visitors to the historic market, t…
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At 501 East Eighth Street, Shamrock Pub + Grille offers a more dining-oriented version of Southie than the neighborhood’s movie-famous tavern. Its website describes a ca…
View profile →Sweeney’s on Boylston is inside the Lenox Hotel, on an avenue where Back Bay’s residential and commercial sides meet. The name arrived in 2024 as part of a reset of the…
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L St Tavern occupies an East Eighth Street address in South Boston, far from the idea of a pub designed only for visitors. The business describes itself as a neighborhoo…
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