The Berkshires
Coffee made with a choice of in-house roasted beans will provide the caffeine boost you need to make your way around the many galleries of Mass MoCA…
Must-see nightlife in Massachusetts
The Berkshires
A bustling den of cramming students and mentoring professors. Besides liquid caffeine, some seriously delicious desserts like triple-layer chocolate…
Boston
Italian coffee. Antique Alsatian bar. Comfy couches and cozy fireplace. Cosmopolitan clientele. This place oozes Old World ambience, and we mean that in…
The Berkshires
We've all been to bookstores that serve coffee, but this one serves wine. Good wine. Which is a perfect complement to the good books that are also on sale…
Back Bay
This sweet bar lies inside a parking garage next to the canyon of the Mass Pike. Expect sticky wooden tables, loud rock music, black hoodies, cussing, a…
South End & Chinatown
The South End's best – and perhaps only – hipster dive bar. This long-standing favorite has Christmas-light decor and a totally laid-back atmosphere. The…
The Berkshires
You can rest easy, knowing your beer was brewed with solar power. The frothy, hoppy brews are the star of the show here, but the grass-fed beef burgers…
The Berkshires
Downstairs at the Red Lion Inn, this dark, cozy bar has a friendly crowd and live music most nights. It serves daily pub specials like chicken pot pie,…
Cambridge
When cool cats are not drinking and dancing at Middlesex, the space transforms into a cheerful tea shop, serving bubble tea and other inventive drinks. It…
Provincetown
Trying to parse out how to categorize Monkey Bar can be confusing: Is it a Thai restaurant? Is it a martini bar? Is it a gay bar? Best to not think too…
Pioneer Valley
Slide into a high-top under some decent contemporary art to choose from the impressive list of available draft beers scrawled on the chalkboard menu. When…
Cape Cod
Tip your glass with class at this combo wine bar and art gallery behind the Dennis village post office. There's live music several nights weekly (jazz,…
Massachusetts
A cool place to sip a caffe latte or munch on a giant sandwich – sometimes served with a healthy dose of attitude. This is where multipierced urban youths…
Provincetown
P-town’s gay scene got its start here and it’s still the leading bar in town. This landmark club has several faces: the Little Bar, an intimate pub; the…
The Berkshires
Call in to this cozy cafe for quality, single origin coffee, specialty tea and freshly baked pastries; then browse the shelves of the adjoining used…
Pioneer Valley
No matter what your thirst, Mocha Maya's is the place, pouring everything from organic fair-trade coffee to locally crafted beer. Live music and poetry…
Boston's Western Suburbs
Part bike store, part cafe, this is a novel concept. Come hang out with other cyclists, browse the gear and drink invigorating coffee. A perfect stop pre-…
Provincetown
Hosts wildly popular afternoon tea dances (4pm to 7pm), often packed with gorgeous guys. DJs fire things up: visit on Thursdays for dance classics from…
Liam Maguire's Irish Pub & Restaurant
Cape Cod
The perfect Irish pub: good food (from beef and Guinness stew to fish tacos), good craic, a good selection of draft beers, Irish bartenders, live music…
Cape Cod
Drink in the seaside views from the veranda of this refined resort (built in 1914), or join the fun at the Beach House, where cocktails, clambakes and…
Boston
Take an hour-long tour ($5) to see how the beer is made and to sample some of the goods. Or just take a seat at the bar in the beer hall and watch the…
Cape Cod
At this lo-fi cafe, you can buy global beans by the pound or a toasted bagel to accompany your quality espresso, cappuccino or latte. It's a welcoming…
South Shore
No food, just friendly folks, inviting atmosphere and perfectly poured Guinness. You might catch some live music, but the good craic is guaranteed.
Massachusetts
Depending on the night, this gay lounge runs the gamut from casual neighborhood karaoke bar to bass-thumping dance club.
Martha's Vineyard
The upstairs deck at this harborside seafood restaurant is the place in town for drinks with a view.
Martha's Vineyard
Not far from Oak Bluffs' main drag is this all in one new-American bistro, hipster bar and family-friendly bowling alley. It's important to note that this…
Charlestown
First and foremost, it's a hookah lounge, with plush furniture, ornately carved woodwork, nightly belly-dancing shows and sophisticated flavors of tobacco…
Kenmore Square & Fenway
Once the unofficial 'Dirty Rock Club' of this strip, Bill's Bar is still an obligatory stop if you're clubbing on Lansdowne St. Not your first stop,…
Cambridge
Sleek and sophisticated, Middlesex brings the dance crowd to the Cambridge side of town. Black modular furniture on heavy casters moves aside when the…
Boston
Boasting all sports, all the time, the Four's makes a great place to appreciate Boston’s near-fanatical obsession with sporting events. The large two…
Back Bay
You may have never heard of Nightclub & Bar Magazine, but they once named this Back Bay original the best lounge in the country! That seems like a stretch…
Boston
West End Johnnies is a grown-up sports bar, with black leather furniture and retro sports paraphernalia adorning the walls. On weekend nights, it's also a…
South End & Chinatown
Whisky Saigon is among the hottest dance spots in Boston at the time of writing, and with good reason. Who can resist bubbles and laser lights on the…
Beacon Hill & Boston Common
If you're into wine, you’ll be into Bin. Big windows overlook Charles St and wine bottles line the walls. The extensive wine list spans the globe,…
Boston
Boston Beer Works is a solid option for beer-lovers and sports-lovers (conveniently located near the city's major sporting venues). The excellent…
Back Bay
Located in the posh Copley Square Hotel, Minibar is much more enticing than your typical hotel bar. It’s a swank space with cushy couches, sexy people and…
Beacon Hill & Boston Common
Most nights of the week, this is a pleasant but innocuous cocktail bar with forgettable food. But come Friday night, the bar morphs into a wildly popular…
Cambridge
Charlie’s is a three-in-one. Downstairs is a lovable greasy spoon serving burgers and bargain-price lobster rolls late into the night; upstairs is a much…
Back Bay
For an intimate atmosphere and sweet selection of cocktails, this swish bar in the Lenox Hotel is not exactly a destination in and of itself, but it’s…
Boston
With Irish bands playing traditional tunes on Monday and Thursday, and a decent list of appropriate beers, Mr Dooley's is one of the most welcoming joints…
