Cambridge Bars

Good Drinks

1. Durty Nelly's

Very nice little Irish pub, much nicer than most of the cookie cutter Irish pubs in the area.  The place is very small, but has a really cool…

2. City Bar

Neighborhood: Back Bay

City Bar has a huge selection of cocktails... probably at least 60 on the menu. Some are interesting, some are as uninteresting as green apple…

3. The Enormous Room

Neighborhood: Central Square

Maybe my opinion of this place is mostly shaped by what kind of drinker I am, but seriously, this place bites my goat. Absolutely not made for…

4. Franklin Café

Neighborhood: South End

Had an overall very positive experience here.  My dining companion and I headed here after hitting up the Museum of Science, and I'd never been to…

5. J.J. Donovan's

I've been here twice; once in the early afternoon with my father, while waiting for my mother to show up, and once when my friend needed to find a…

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Nice Bartenders

1. Bleacher Bar

Neighborhood: Fenway

Full disclosure:  I am a Yankee fan  What a great place!  Went here on a cold January Friday night and had the place mostly to ourselves.  Bartenders…

2. Midway Cafe

Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain

I have not been hear in about 6 years and was shocked to see  it is the same! The same great bands, the same annoying posers ( that i could care less…

3. Beacon Hill Pub

Neighborhood: Beacon Hill

Probably the absolute last bar you would ever expect to find nestled in the heart of Beacon Hill.  Complete dive bar, cash only, cheap beer, lots of…

4. Razzy's

To sum it up: It's cheap, it's fun, it's a neighborhood joint, and it's not trying too hard.   My neighborhood dive bar? It just might be.  A hop,…

5. Woodward

Neighborhood: Downtown

The Cure For Legionellosis or A Little Pinky Up With Your Cowboy Up Boston hotels. One imagines The Bellevue Stratford in Philly, but we have nothing…

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