Bars

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Restaurants

Brookline Gets a Thai-Inspired ‘Elevated Dive Bar’ from the Mahaniyom Team

Thai flavors meet global dishes and refreshing highballs at Merai, the soon-to-open second restaurant from the team behind Brookline Village’s award-winning Thai restaurant Mahaniyom. Set […]

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Restaurants

Soju, Sounds, and Sushi: A Restaurant Trio Opens in Downtown Crossing

Downtown Crossing is now home to a taste, or three, of contemporary Asian cuisine, culture, and cocktails with the debut of a trio of new […]

Restaurants

Ten Great Boston Date-Night Ideas

Whether you’re planning a first date or keeping things exciting after a decade of marriage, or anything in between, Greater Boston’s got plenty of fun […]

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Restaurants

The InterContinental’s Dining Revamp Puts an Italian Steakhouse on the Waterfront

Italian steakhouse fare is landing on the Boston waterfront: The InterContinental Boston hotel is revamping its dining program after nearly two decades. Gone is Miel, […]

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Restaurants

Where to Find Great Late-Night Food around Boston

Sure, with our early last calls and even earlier subway-service shutdowns, Boston will never be confused for the City That Never Sleeps—and the pandemic and […]

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Restaurants

Here’s Where to Drink Creative Mocktails around Boston

It’s no secret that labels like “mocktails” and “zero-proof” are populating the bottom of drink menus everywhere these days. An increased interest in spirit-free drinks […]

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Restaurants

Sabina, Boston’s First Mezcaleria, Opens on Newbury Street

Boston has no shortage of self-described tequila bars, but far fewer local spots showcase the broader category of mezcal—and none, really, to the extent that […]

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Arts & Entertainment

Fan-Favorite Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Chain Finally Arrives in Boston

If your idea of a perfect movie theater experience is eating a full, scratch-made meal and drinking craft beer or a cocktail at your very […]

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Restaurants

Good Company, a New Charlestown Cocktail Bar, Features ‘Farm-to-Glass’ Creations

From curry-roasted-carrot cocktails to Japanese whisky flights to design-your-own sours, there’s a new cocktail bar in town: Good Company, the first solo project from longtime […]

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Restaurants

Moon Bar, a Casual Offshoot to Elegant Restaurant Mooncusser, Opens in Back Bay

Mooncusser, a fine-dining destination in Back Bay, was our 2023 Best of Boston pick for “Best Tasting Menu Worth the Splurge” for a lot of […]

Interior of a Mexican restaurant featuring dining space and a bar. Two skylights have faux greenery hanging from the edges, and one wall is covered in blue and white Mexican tiling.
Restaurants

El Tacuba, an Ode to Home-Cooking in Veracruz, Arrives in Medford Square

Five years in the making, El Tacuba is opening in Medford Square by the end of September 2023. The full-service sibling to local taco-and-torta chain […]

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Restaurants

The Ultimate Guide to Boston Restaurant Openings, Summer 2023

Summer is underway, and as we alternate between recurring thunderstorms and sweaty 90-degree days, exciting restaurants are opening in and around Boston. Below, find a […]

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Restaurants

The Most Exciting Rooftop Bars and Restaurants in Boston

Sometimes you’re fine with simply finding the closest possible restaurant patio for a pleasant al fresco meal. At other times, though, there’s something about ascending […]

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Restaurants

Hobgoblin Arrives in Downtown Boston, Steeped in Mysticism, Thai Flavors, and Jazz

As legend has it, 13th-century sorcerer Sir Hugo de Giffard enlisted the help of a magical hobgoblin army to build a subterranean cavern below Yester […]

A small restaurant space is filled with an eclectic mix of furniture and decor, including a curtain made of long pieces of bamboo.
Restaurants

The Eaves Tells a Story of a Life in Two Places Through Creative Vietnamese Food and Cocktails

Maybe it’s the pumping disco beat from a playlist that leaps from Boney M.’s “Rasputin” to the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive”; maybe it’s the sneaky […]