Ten Best Restaurants/Bars Near Fenway ParkFenway Park is more than just where the Red Sox play. It's a Boston landmark and a baseball shrine. Watching a game at this hallowed ballpark is both an honor and a privilege. It is after all Major League Baseball's oldest stadium. The venerated venue is situated in the Boston neighborhood of Fenway-Kenmore on Yawkey Way. This area of Beantown is packed with places to go both before and after the Red Sox play baseball. |
To help you sift through all the choices, BostonSmarts has compiled a list of the ten best restaurants/bars near Fenway Park. All the businesses on our list are within walking distance of the ballpark and one is actually inside. The ten establishments we've selected range from lively sports bars to enchanting pubs. There is however one thing they all have in common. That is they are all great places to go even if it's not baseball season. Bleacher Bar Actually located in Fenway Park, the Bleacher Bar has delectable food, refreshing beer, and a unique view of the diamond. You can't make reservations on game day but you don't need a Boston Red Sox ticket to get a table. The restaurant has no direct access to the field and is not owned by the team. Boston Beer Works With 16 microbrews on tap, the Boston Beer Works has been serving Red Sox fans for more than a dozen years. Located right next to Fenway Park, Boston Beer Works is open every day of the week both before and after the game. During the baseball season BBW is packed. In the offseason, getting a table is much easier. We recommend the Blueberry Ale. Game On Game On calls itself a restaurant but with its 90 HD televisions it's actually every sports fan's fantasy. The victuals at Game On are your typical bar food—burgers, wings, and oysters—but they are flavorsome. Oh yeah, they also have ice cold beer. Game On is open for lunch as well as late night dinning. Cask 'n Flagon Residing in the umbra of the Green Monster, Cask 'n Flagon opened in 1969 as a bar called Oliver's. It's now a Boston fixture and a Mecca for diehard BoSox fans. The walls are decked with historic photographs of the home team and the staff prides itself on its attentive customer service. Also, the Cask 'n Flagon has more televisions than a big box electronic store. Eastern Standard For the Red Sox fans that want to visit a brasserie before the big game they should check out Eastern Standard. Situated in the heart of Kenmore Square (north of Fenway Park), Eastern Standard serves more than 60 cocktails and can lay claim to the longest marble bar in Beantown. The Lansdowne Formerly a piano bar named Jake Ivory's, The Lansdowne is now a roomy Irish pub with wood paneling, pints of beer, and mouth-watering dishes like shepherd's pie and Irish stew. Open every night until 2am, the Lansdowne is a destination for baseball fans both before and after the game. Jerry Remy's Jerry Remy's gets its name from the famous Red Sox second baseman and broadcaster. This sports bar has an amazing draught list, scrumptious eats, and two $250,000, 11-foot tall television screens. Needless to say this is not only the place to go before the game, it's also the place to go to watch team when they're out of town. Lower Depths Lower Depths is an edgier and more relaxed alternative to some of Kenmore/Fenway's high energy sports bar. This charming pub has 16 beers on tap and inexpensive bar food (hardly anything exceeds $10). Named after a Maxim Gorky play, this basement bar has a captivating mural of shady characters hanging on its walls. Enjoy trying to name them all. Church Church is nightclub that's a little different than all the other destinations on our list. This establishment is a restaurant and bar where you can get luscious cocktails (they have one named after every deadly sin) and delicious seasonal Boston-gastronomical fare. In addition to all that, Church is also a 225-capacity music venue that hosts renowned local and national artists. Related Articles: |
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