
43 "Drinks & A Light Bite" restaurants in Boston.
When you don’t want to commit to a full dinner (blind date, catching up with an aunt, waiting two hours for a table elsewhere), bars with good food are ideal. Make an easy exit after the first round, or go for a second and maybe some food if it’s going well. Either way, these spots have you covered.
Barra
Union Square
The Lexington At The Picnic Grove
Cambridge
Thirsty Scholar Pub
Inman Square
Mariel Underground
Downtown
The Butcher Shop
South End
Roxanne’s is a cocktail bar in Downtown Boston where all the drinks costs $10, so you should probably go.
Roxanne’s
Beacon Hill
Fromage Wine Bar & Restaurant
South Boston
Bar Mercato
Downtown
Longfellow bar is a high-end cocktail bar in Harvard Square with excellent food that you eat with your hands.
The Longfellow Bar
Cambridge
The Glenville Stops
Allston
Lone Star Taco Bar
Allston
Nathalie
Fenway
The Map Room is a cocktail bar located inside the Copley Square library, and one that deserves to be patronized by people other than tourists.
Map Room Tea Lounge
Back Bay