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100 LEGENDS WAY, BOSTON
If you're not looking for it, you might not know it was there.
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250 FRANKLIN ST., BOSTON. 617.451.1900. BONDBOSTON.COM
Nestled in the Langham Hotel, deep in the heart of the Financial District, Bond occupies the space that was once a conference room in the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, originally constructed in 1922.
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15 LANSDOWNE ST., BOSTON. 617.960.8332. HOUSEOFBLUES/BOSTON
My BFF, Eve, is in town. I've got tickets to parade Sunday's Dropkick Murphys show. This is obviously the best-case scenario for my 5 Drink Minimum to go down in.
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907 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON. 617.236.1767. POURHOUSEBOSTON.COM
I have been going to the PourHouse for some time, so the opportunity to drink there on the Dig's dime was not one I was about to pass up.
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1230 MASS. AVE., HARVARD SQ., CAMBRIDGE. 617.497.0400. GRAFTONSTREETCAMBRIDGE.COM
Upon entering Grafton Street, I pondered, "Do I belong in this place?"
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1625 TREMONT ST., MISSION HILL. 617.566.5958. THESAVANTPROJECT.COM
To the bar-scene neophyte, The Savant Project may seem daunting—between their storied Sex & Drugs Trivia nights and the salaciously themed libations (I didn't get to sample the Tijuana Tea Bag, but alas), let's just say it's a safe place to test run an experimental outfit you'd get shanked for wearing at your local dive.
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150 HIGHLAND AVE., SOMERVILLE. 617.625.1131. HIGHLANDKITCHEN.COM
Highland Kitchen sneaks up on you.
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138 BRIGHTON AVE., ALLSTON. 617.782.2020. ALLSTONSFINEST.COM
Up the steps from the Sunset Grill, deep in the heartin the money shot of Allston, is Big City.
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108 CAMBRIDGE ST., CHARLESTOWN. 617.241.4999
I asked the head bartender, Tim—formerly of J.J. Foley's and most recently, The Field—why this bar was named Tavern at the End of the World.
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Life rolls along no matter what the state of the state may be. There are still special occasions to celebrate, sporting events to watch and general revelry to be had.