No. 9 Park Boston Wine bar
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No. 9 Park

For more than 15 years, Chef Barbara Lynch's flagship restaurant has been a Boston institution. By Lynch's side since the beginning, Cat Silirie—the wine director for all of Lynch's restaurants—continues…

Eastern Standard Boston wine bar
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Eastern Standard

Eastern Standard is hands down one of the absolute best places to drink in Boston. On the wine front, Colleen Hein's list—a mix of classics and more esoteric regional wines…

Jame's Gate Boston Irish pub
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James’s Gate

James’s Gate is divided into two halves: the restaurant and the pub.  It’s probably no surprise that you should stick to the half devoted to drinking, where the bar stools…

JM Curley Boston cocktail bar
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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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Avenue Pub

This bar's structure dates back to the mid-18th century, and has a large second floor balcony that overlooks passersby and Mardi Gras parades come February. Avenue Pub boasts the city’s…

healthy spirits beer and whiskey shop san francisco
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Healthy Spirits

With two locations in San Francisco, Healthy Spirits is the city's go-to for rare Belgian beers and brown spirits. The shop is stacked, floor to ceiling, with Trappist ales, lambics…

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Ales Unlimited

This Pacific Heights store often has over 900 beers available, including plenty of rare releases, California suds and a great selection of Belgian and Trappist ales. The store prides itself on the…

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Beer Revolution

Oakland's defacto craft beer shop, Beer Revolution always has 50 taps and hundreds of bottles passing through the packed store. Rare, weird and local—Beer Revolution has them all listed on…