Lolita is a Mexican place in the Seaport that’s more like a gothic bar than a restaurant.

Thirsty Scholar is a pub in Inman Square with a large beer menu and average bar food.

The Druid is an Irish pub in Inman Square with surprisingly good oxtail soup.

Mariel is a Cuban restaurant downtown. Don’t let all the selfies distract you from the fact that it’s actually really good.

Better Sorts is a Downtown Boston cocktail bar with great cocktails, trippy deer portraits on the wall, and couches to take it all in.

The Met is both a business meal place, and a sports bar in the Back Bay.

Roxanne’s is a cocktail bar in Downtown Boston where all the drinks costs $10, so you should probably go.

Dos Diablos and Two Saints is a beer hall and taco bar in the Fenway.

Coogan’s is an Irish pub Downtown where you’ll get beer for the price of $1 and some stuff stuck to your shoes.

Merchant is a Downtown brasserie that gets the job done if what you happen to be looking for is a Downtown brasserie.

JM Curley is a solid downtown drinking spot with a great burger.

Tico is a lively Back Bay Latin place with a sneakily good burger.

Night Shift Lovejoy Wharf is the West End location of the Night Shift Brewery. Unlike the original, it has food, but it’s also not nearly as fun.

Elm Street Taproom is a solid beer bar in Davis Square.

The Burren is an Irish Pub in Davis Square with lots of live music and a refreshing paucity of shamrocks on the walls.

Committee is a perfectly OK Greek spot on Fan Pier that has a fun outdoor bar in the summer.