Drinking Outside
17 Waterfront Restaurant Patios in Boston to Visit This Summer
Not all restaurant patios are created equal. Some are on rooftops! Some have better space heaters on cool nights. And some, well, some are right […]
Boston’s Best Outdoor Dining: 65 Amazing Patios, Roof Decks and More
Patio season is always one of the blissful times to dine out in Boston, but al fresco options are even more welcome during these days […]
What’s the Point of St. Patrick’s Day?
There is no holiday more quintessentially Boston than St. Patrick’s Day. How Boston is St. Patrick’s Day? Not only did we basically invent the holiday […]
Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company Plans a Beer Garden for Framingham
UPDATE, July 18: It’s official: MetroWest has a regular, weekend beer garden. Exhibit ‘A’ kicks things off at 82 Morton St. in Framingham on Friday, […]
Eataly Boston Is Launching a Flower-Draped Outdoor Patio
Thanks to a few years of hosting monthly, pop-up “block parties,” the piazza outside Eataly Boston has proven to be a lively spot to celebrate […]
Where to Watch the Stanley Cup Finals Outside in Boston
We are totally over any weirdness about watching ice hockey in June when it’s Boston’s boys in black and gold competing for the Stanley Cup—and especially when […]
15 Coolest New Outdoor Patios around Boston
A&B Burgers Pregame events at the TD Garden this season with the best seats (near) the house: those on the patio outside the newest location […]
90+ Cellars Is Launching a Mobile Wine Bar in Boston
The summer of rosé rolls on for another year—literally. 90+ Cellars is getting ready to start up a brand-new, wine-bar-on-wheels for the season, stocking it with this […]
The Raw Bar at Island Creek’s Duxbury Oyster Farm Reopens for the Season
Luckily it’s open rain or shine this season, because the Raw Bar at Island Creek Oyster Farm reopens this weekend. A seasonal food truck, bar, […]
Boston Harbor Hotel Will Have a Local Beer Garden at Rowes Wharf
The 2019 Boston Beer Garden Watch™ continues—now with more waterfront views. The Boston Harbor Hotel is launching a new, seasonal beer garden, called Brewer’s Alley, […]
Quincy Restaurant Alba Is Expanding its Popular Roof Deck
It’s this type of classic April day—cold, rainy, and kinda miserable—that has Bostonians eagerly awaiting outdoor dining season every spring. Here is yet another reason […]
Trillium Garden on the Greenway Is Coming Back to Boston in 2019
UPDATE, May 1, 12:30 p.m.: The Garden on the Greenway is on the way: Trillium debuts its open-air beer garden for the season on Thursday, May […]
The Patios Will Return to City Hall Plaza with More Local Food and Drink
It might not feel like it, but summer really is just around the corner. When the warm weather finally hits, find us playing mini golf and […]
Castle Island Is Opening a Beer Garden on the Charlestown Waterfront
As the final full month of summer kicks into gear, so too does Boston’s beer garden scene. Joining the likes of Trillium, Notch, Lamplighter, and […]
Night Shift Is Opening Two Charles River Beer Gardens
UPDATE, Monday, August 13, 6 p.m.: The Owl’s Nest beer garden at Herter Park opens Saturday, Aug. 18, at noon. Night Shift has been slinging drinks along […]