Boston Nightlife Tips by Gypsystravels

Nightlife Spot: The Top of The Hub

Before dinner we decided to visit a landmark restaurant/bar/lounge here in Boston. Located on the 52nd floor of the Prudential Tower, the Top of the Hub boasts some of the best views of the city and skyline. The restaurant's décor is elegant with a romantic atmosphere.

If you are looking for a restuarant to celebrate a "special occasion" or if you just want an exceptional meal with great atmosphere and views of the city, then I would highly recommend that you make reservations at the Top of the Hub.

You can also enjoy a few cocktails and a small selection of appetizers at the bar. We enjoyed a few Martini's before heading to dinner at Davio's.

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code: A full service restaurant and bar.
Phone: 617-536-1775
Address: Prudential Building - 52nd Floor
Directions: Back Bay

Nightlife Spot: The Foundation Lounge

The Foundation Lounge is a beautiful place, with a small patio to the side of the lounge. After dinner we decided we wanted to go someplace different and just check out the nightlife scene.

The Foundation Lounge was a great place for us to just wind down our evening. I must admit that I rarely actually go "clubbing" perferring a lounger/bar atmosphere and it is what drew me to this place.

As we arrived, the line was out the door and half way down the block. The Foundation Lounge is located in the Hotel Commonwealth. The crowd is what I would call "beautiful college students with money that dress to the nines" type of atmosphere.

The bar is large with the largest selection of liquors to appease anyone. The DJ was spinning some great music, but after an hour of a large crowd, being pushed and "oh I think I am getting to old for this feeling" we left.

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code: Elegant Casual is the best way I can describe the dress code, eveyone was dressed very nicely.
Phone: 617-859-9900
Address: 500 Commonwealth Ave, Kenmore Square
Website: www.foundationlounge.com

Nightlife Spot: The Sevens

One of my colleagues at work is a Boston native and alumn of BU. As I was discussing visiting Boston for a few days with one of the other attorneys she suggested that if we find ourselves around Beacon Hill to stop by this place. As we strolled the beautiful neighborhood of Beacon Hill we stumbled upon the bar without looking for it.

The bar is a great university hang out. There is a dart board in the back, a large TV playing the day's games and a great local vibe.

We stopped in and decided to have a few beers. I had a Blue Moon and Roni had a Stella. We decided to order a quick bit to eat after spending some time walking around. We didn't want anything to large and decided we'd order something light. We were going to dinner in about 3 hours and didn't want to spoil it.

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code: Beware, the food was horrible. I mean, the spinach dip was actually from a can and heated in the microwave and the chicken fingers were not crispy, more soggy really, because apparently they heated them in the microwave as well, yuk!!

I would highly recommend this place as a quick stop for a few beers and maybe a game or two of darts, but stay away from the food!!

My co-worker was horrified when I mentioned the lack of good food. She said that they were known for their sandwiches, go figure, I didn't try any of their sandwiches.
Phone: (617) 523-9074
Address: 77 Charles St
Directions: Beacon Hill

Nightlife Spot: Pour House

As we were walking along Boylston we came across this place. Now, I have read and heard about this place, and I wasn't sure what I was expecting, but I was a bit surprised at the down homey atmosphere.

They crowd is a mix of young and old and a bit loud, but what do you expect for a bar that claims to have the best and least expensive drinks in Boston (not sure about that).

I wanted to try their version of the "Mojito" which is one of my favorite drinks for the summer. They were pretty good actually and I would definitely come back again just for that.

They serve some really inexpensive food, with specials of the week, you really can't go wrong.

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code: We didn't eat anything but we did have their "BEST MOJITOS IN BOSTON" which were so yummy!!
Phone: (617) 236-1767
Address: 909 Boylston Street
Directions: Back Bay near Prudential Center

Nightlife Spot: Black Rose

It's funny how people will pay to do a pub crawl that doesn't include drinks, so on our last visit we decided to do our own pub crawl and started at the Black Rose.

A week before St. Patrick's Day, all the pubs were gearing for the great celebrations.

I don't usually drink beer, but when I do, I usually like Blonde Ale's. Black Rose has a Red Hook Blonde Ale, excellent!!

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Theme: Eating and Drinking

Nightlife Spot: Mr. Dooleys

This place was named after the fictional narrator in Finley Peter Dunne's journalistic masterpiece. It's a favorite meeting place for the journalists, politicians and young Irish professionals.

This is truly an authentic Irish pub which has live music six nights a week. They have over 13 imported beers on tap and serves hearty portions of specialities such as Shepherd's Pie and Irish Beef Stew.

This is a great place for a pint and a chat and was our second stop on our own pub crawl that evening.

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Phone: 617-338-5656
Address: 77 Broad Street
Website: www.celticweb.com/mrdooleys

Nightlife Spot: 21st Amendment

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Phone: 617-227-7100
Address: 150 Bowdoin St
Directions: Beacon Hill
Website: http://21stboston.com