Sports Bars
- Cask 'N Flagon · Fenway
- Bleacher Bar · Fenway
- Game On! · Fenway
Picks from Boston Magazine and Time Out Boston
Chicken Wings
- Buff's Pub · Newton
- Mahaniyom · Brookline
- Slades Bar & Grill · Roxbury
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Pizza
- Regina Pizzeria · North End
- Santarpio's Pizza · East Boston
- Galleria Umberto · North End
Picks from The Boston Globe and The Infatuation
Burgers
- Mr Bartley's Burger Cottage · Harvard Square
- Highland Kitchen · Somerville
- Little Donkey · Central Square
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BBQ
- The Smoke Shop BBQ - Seaport · Seaport
- Sweet Cheeks Q · Fenway
- Blackstrap BBQ · Winthrop
Picks from Boston Magazine
Hot Dogs
- Trina's Starlite Lounge · Somerville
- Simco's · Mattapan
- Lone Star Taco Bar · Allston
Picks from Boston Magazine
Dive Bars
- Biddy Early's · Financial District
- The Cantab Lounge · Central Square
- Silhouette Lounge · Allston
Picks from Boston Magazine
Breweries
- Trillium - Fort Point · Fort Point
- Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall · Seaport
- Lamplighter Brewing Co. - CX · Cambridge
Picks from Boston Magazine