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Franklin Cafe

1. Franklin Cafe

4 star rating
106 reviews

Category: Restaurants

One of the best dinners I've had in a really long time. We started off with the calamari, which was different than expected. It wasn't pre-cut or battered, but was rather a full in-tact piece of calamari accompanied with an amazing dipping sauce. Different but in a good way. For my entree I had their "pork two-ways" which was perfectly cooked; not too dry and nicely seasoned. The tangerine gimlet…

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Good Drinks

4 star rating 106 reviews

1. Franklin Cafe

Neighborhood: South End

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good."  The drink menu is filled with great choices.  They spice up traditional drinks and even make bourbon taste like a summertime favorite.    The food is never "good."  It's always "very good...

4 star rating 69 reviews

2. City Bar

Neighborhood: Back Bay

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Good drinks (try the berry caipirinha).   Mixed crowd, which seems to depend partly on what's going on at the hotel/whose staying at the hotel (there were a bunch of drunk people from a wedding when...

4 star rating 90 reviews

3. Green Street

Neighborhood: Central Square

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Street restores my faith that you CAN get a good drink in this town without plunking down a Jackson. The Parisian Orchid reminded me of alcoholic lemonade--a perfect summer drink. Just make sure you...

4 star rating 65 reviews

4. West Side Lounge

Neighborhood: Porter Square

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Note- This summer, friday night is Farmer's Market Friday A fantastic idea worked up with the good people of Land Sake in Weston Now you can do good for the earth while you get your drink on Rock!...

4 star rating 67 reviews

5. Cantab Lounge

Neighborhood: Central Square

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Little Joe Cook was great...don't think he's playing anymore though.  Drinks are expensive. Feels like a backcountry roadhouse, which is a really good thing. Bartenders have tried to screw me over...

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Nice Bartenders

4 star rating 69 reviews

1. City Bar

Neighborhood: Back Bay

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City Bar is a single, square room.  Everyone sees you, you see them.  Nice label clothes on average looking people.    The bartender maintains his dignity.  Heavy use of eye contact and minimal use...

4 star rating 90 reviews

2. Green Street

Neighborhood: Central Square

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tip good 'cause the bartenders are real nice and hardworking. And in case you don't know what such-and-such obscure liquor is, they will kindly educate you in the finer tasting points. I also like...

4 star rating 152 reviews

3. B-Side Lounge

Neighborhood: Kendall Square/MIT

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and the wait-staff are nice, tattoed, and funky.  God I wish we had more bars that were cool - played classics and were no bs about quality.  Desserts are yummy too....

4 star rating 61 reviews

4. Good Life

Neighborhood: Downtown

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and many other greats.  There is tons of room to dance and a really cool crowd.  The bartender's are nice and attentive.    They are always showing local sports on the TV's or on occasion local...

3.5 star rating 35 reviews

5. The Charlesmark…

Neighborhood: Back Bay

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it there.  I'm always nervous when I'm the first one to a meeting spot, I don't want to look like a lush or anything!  I found that I didn't feel out of place here.  The bartender was very nice...

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