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90 Tremont St., Boston 02129
617-772-5800

Nine Zero Hotel

Watch out for crazed out-of-town ibankers and touring trust fund brats with cash to burn. But the location, location, location is hard to beat. The linear, dark leather décor is oh-so-futuri... read more

155 Portland St., Boston 02114
617-557-9955

Onyx Hotel

This modish boutique hotel attracts travelers (and their pets) who appreciate the finer things: A yoga channel and complimentary mat for the fit and flexible, leopard-print robes and a daring black... read more

15 Arlington St., Boston 02135
617-536-5700

Taj Boston Hotel

A recent extensive restoration left glittering crystal chandeliers and shiny marble in its luxurious wake. The pastelhued garden view suite gives lovely, floral-infused glimpses of Boston Common. B... read more

15 Beacon St., Boston 02108
617-670-1500

XV Beacon

The blink-and-you’ll-miss-it entrance is perfect for clandestine stays, and goodness knows you’ll never forget the address. The towering ceilings, black-and-creme furnishings and smoky wood seem mo... read more

757 Massachusetts Ave., Boston 02139
(617) 576-4600

1369 Coffee House

Long time Cambridge institution has received about every local award a coffee shop can aspire to. It’s not entirely the brew, or the large selection of tea and better than average café... read more

569 Tremont St., Boston 02118
(617) 424-8577

Aquitaine

Inspired French bistro and wine bar brings Parisian feel to restaurant heavy South End. Intimate, cramped bar space exudes charm, with towering walls of bottles over head. White table cloth service... read more

25 Edwin H Land Blvd., Boston 02141
617-868-4444

Bambara

Located inside the funky, high end Hotel Marlowe. Eco friendly concept – everything from recycled menus and take out containers to on location garden and in house water filtrations system &nd... read more

10 Huntington Ave, Boston 02116
(617) 424-7446

Bar 10

Dimly lit, exotic, and stylish hotel lounge that doesn't feel like a hotel lounge transports you outside the city for the length of a few cocktails. Bar tables, comfy booths, and curtained private ... read more

1281 Cambridge St, Boston 02139
617-497-7077

Bukowski Tavern

Take drinking as seriously as their namesake, and with almost as much attitude. Over a hundred import, craft and specialty beers. Post work crowd loads in for pints and cheap bar food specials. Sto... read more

10 Eliot St., Boston 02138
(617) 492-9646

Charlies Kitchen

This Harvard Square institution keeps punk rock hold outs and the black hoodie set fueled on diner style grub (surprisingly decent burgers and fries, hotdogs and grilled cheese) and a broad selecti... read more

61 Exeter St. , Boston 02116
617-933-4800

City Bar

Hotel bars rule the roost in Boston now, but this one's been doing it longer, and better, than many of the come-lately's. Intimate, dark and refined, it's the rare example of a bar and lounge that ... read more

113 Dartmouth St., Boston 02116
617-262-9874

Clery's

Like the most popular bars, the scene at Clery's is amorphous. By day it's a casual neighborhood bar with the slouching collegiate charm of a campus side pub. On weekends the crowd gets thick with ... read more

85 Harvard Ave., Boston 02134
617-783-2071

Common Ground

Dim sports pub alternates scenes between locals and dining on the cheap college kids by day, to Allston scenester hot spot by night. That depends on the night, of course, And whether or not t... read more

299 Cambridge St., Boston 02141
617-547-4374

Courtside

Two part bar room and event space bridges gap between townie bar regulars and slumming post college kids. Softball and kickball teams, ironic karaoke rockers and dead serious karaoke stars pack the... read more

340 Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston 02109
617-227-2038

Durgin Park

Established before you were born, which is true, unless you're 100 years old, in which case, congrats on figuring out the online. Historic dining hall in tourist-heavy Quincy Market nonetheless bri... read more

42 Charles St, Boston 02114
617-742-3447

Figs

Always crowded, quaint and cramped pizzeria and Italian restaurant on historic Charles St. straddles the line between cute and so tight you can't get up from your table. One of two locations in cit... read more

22-24 Clinton St., Boston 02109
617-424-7625

Hard Rock Cafe

Tourist trap restaurant and venue in biggest tourist trip neighborhood in Boston. Big restaurant, big stage for rock shows, big shopping boutique, big everything. Little reason to go other than the... read more

42 Province St., Boston 02108
617-426-3333

Kennedy's Midtown

A neighborhood spot where the hungry and the thirsty converge and converse over heaving steaks, gourmet sirloin burgers, and of course, icy pints of Guiness. Just around the bend from Beantown's th... read more

3 Winter Pl., Boston 02108
617-542-1340

Locke-Ober

One of the oldest, and most prestigious restaurants in the city has old boy’s club feel. Probably because throughout the past century, much of the political wheeling and dealing and power bro... read more

52 Temple Place, Boston 02111
617-542-8111

Mantra

Marble walls, giant vault in basement and vaulted ceilings give this Indian restaurant and night club the feel of a repurposed bank. That's what it is. Sleek light displays with Eastern influenced ... read more