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Everything You Should Eat and Drink around Boston before the Summer Ends

Rude of us to suggest that summer is almost over, we know—but our inbox is already filling up with an alarming number of press releases […]

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Boston’s Best Outdoor Dining: 63 Amazing Patios, Roof Decks and More

Patio season is always one of the blissful times to dine out in Boston, and with springtime now upon us (!) we’ve updated our list […]

The Barking Crab
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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 […]

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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' beers outside in front of tanks
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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, […]

spritz drinks cheers at Eataly Boston
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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 […]

Tony C's Fenway_Roof deck TVs
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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

People around tables at the Raw Bar at Island Creek Oyster Farm
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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, […]

The Boston Harbor Hotel on the waterfront
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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, […]

The Alba rooftop patio in 2018.
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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 photo courtesy of Trillium Brewing Co.
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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 Wachusett Brew Yard returns to the Patios at City Hall Plaza
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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 […]

The Castle Island beer garden at Constitution Wharf overlooks Boston Harbor and the skyline
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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 […]