JM Curley
Boston's James Michael Curley served four mayoral terms, one gubernatorial term, two Congressional terms and two prison terms. Few politicians these days could pull all that off in one career.…
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backbar
Run by Sam Treadway, one of Boston's brightest bartenders, this pocket bar off an alley behind Journeyman (the progressive Somerville restaurant) covers a lot of ground for a companion piece.…
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The Gallows
This South End darling has a dark name—referring to the neighborhood's history as hanging grounds—and it lives up to it. In a good way. Inside, the Gallows is all moody,…
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West Bridge
Perhaps the best place to meet a nerd who also has good taste in food and drink, West Bridge has become MIT's de-facto bar and kitchen. Open straight through lunch…
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Highball Lounge
Highball Lounge is forgivably kitschy, mainly because it's located in a Kimpton Hotel—a chain that notoriously embraces the semi-cheesy. The bar is full of the sort of stuff you'd find…
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Island Creek Oyster Bar
Part of the Commonwealth Hotel and under the bar direction of Jackson Cannon (Eastern Standard, The Hawthorne), Island Creek is a big, airy seafood restaurant that gets packed to the…
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State Park
In Virginia there's an oddly named state park, Hungry Mother, called so for the tragic Molly Marley who starved to death after escaping from her Native American captors. In Cambridge,…
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Tavern Road
"Late-night" in Boston means 11 p.m. or midnight. But relativity aside, Tavern Road is a late-night industry darling that dishes out fantastically gooey cheesesteak, grilled cheese with tomatoes and Korean…
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Alden & Harlow
Boston's favorite rookie, Alden & Harrow is a very good restaurant with a very good bar. Things like the ubiquitous kale salad (no, really it's called the "ubiquitous kale salad")…
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Straight Law
From the team behind Brookline's Spanish haunt Taberna de Haro, Straight Law is named for a Savoy Cocktail Book drink that includes both sherry and gin—the bar's first two loves.…
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