Best of Boston
Best Bar Food
Clio
Boston
Want to know a secret? We love eating at a fine-dining establishment's bar, where we get the same great fare and ambiance sans obsequious servers. [...] read more»
2011 Best Bar Food, Upscale
Craigie On Main
Cambridge
Few food-world darlings have gotten more love of late than chef Tony Maws; everyone from Martha Stewart to James Beard has gushed. But for all [...] read more»
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2011 Best Bar Food, Casual
Audubon Circle
Boston
Boston is full of places to grab a beer, a greasy burger, or wings on the cheap. But for a brew and tasty bites that [...] read more»
2011 Best Bar Food, Specialty
The Haven
Jamaica Plain
The brave-hearted folks at this all-Scottish pub have liberated us from boring Anglo bar snacks. We've fallen hard for the tantalizing sausage-wrapped hard-boiled eggs and [...] read more»
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2010 Best Bar Food
Chez Henri
Cambridge
Bellying up to the bar has never felt so sophisticated as it does at Chez Henri, a classic Cambridge bistro. The bar fare—like that offered [...] read more»
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2009 Best Bar Food
Sel de la Terre
Boston
To go along with its spanking-new digs, the Back Bay outpost of this country-French standby has installed a smart but casual downstairs café with a [...] read more»
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2008 Best Bar Food, Upscale
blu
Boston
Posh as they are, the folks behind the Downtown Crossing eatery Blu recognize that a bar menu just ain't a bar menu without fries, wings, [...] read more»
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2008 Best Bar Food, Affordable
Bukowski Tavern
Boston
Bukowski Tavern Empirical testing has shown that of all the items the human body can digest, no two hit the spot more reliably than hamburgers [...] read more»
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2006 Best Bar Food, Affordable
The Pour House
Boston
There are two things that make for a good bar: booze and cheap, greasy food. From steak tips to fajitas to burgers, the Pour House [...] read more»
2005 Best Bar Food, Upscale
Mistral
Boston
Unlike at many chichi restaurants, chef-owner Jamie Mammano's entire critically acclaimed menu is served at Mistral's bar until quite late, freeing barflies to sidle up [...] read more»
2003 Best Bar Food
Chez Henri
Cambridge
Slow-roasted pork, wafer-thin ham, and gooey Gruyère, pressed together between slices of buttery, crisp Portuguese bread and served skillet-hot with homemade plaintain chips—there may be [...] read more»