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Boston’s cocktail culture rewards the bar seat. Across the city and neighbouring Cambridge and Somerville, strong classics, seasonal thinking and knowledgeable bartenders matter more than spectacle, preserving conversation as part of the experience.

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Where to go

Backbar

7 Sanborn Court, Somerville, MA 02143, USA

Backbar is hidden down an alley in Somerville’s Union Square, but little else about it takes itself too seriously.

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Eastern Standard

775 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA

Eastern Standard is a Boston institution rebuilt for a new chapter.

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Brick & Mortar

567 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

Above an unassuming entrance in Central Square, Brick & Mortar delivers the kind of cocktail bar that rewards repeat visits rather than spectacle.

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Equal Measure

775 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA

Equal Measure gives Boston a contemporary bar built around seasonality, sustainability and culinary thinking.

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