Me and a buddy will be going to Boston for a weekend in early October. We will be staying at the Buckminster (I know its not the best joint, no need to discuss it.) We are both 22, college students so we want to go to some good bars the both nights we will be there. We dont want to be running around all night searching for different places, we are looking for a good strip with a lot of bars, any particular street, etc. I am aware that the Buckminster is near Fenway, and there are lot of bars there but i%26#39;m not sure who frequents them. Also, any list of good college bars, etc. Thanks.
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The Fenway area is great, because there are many different types of bars, and you only have to choose the crowd. There are casual bars (Baseball Tavern, Crossroads, P.J. Kilroy%26#39;s, Cask n%26#39; Flagon, Copperfields), college crowd favorites (An Tua Nua, Who%26#39;s on First) and even an upscale sports bar in Game On. On Landsdowne Street, there are a wide variety of trendy/cheesy dance clubs and bars (Avalon, Axis, Tequila Rain, Embassy) a dueling piano bar (Jake Ivory%26#39;s), a place to see live bands (Bill%26#39;s Bar), a place to dance or play pool (Jillian%26#39;s) and an attached bowling alley (King%26#39;s). Boston Billiards is also close by and is a good place to watch the game or play pool. There%26#39;s a lot of variety and it just depends on your mood. Boston University, Northeastern, Berklee and a few smaller schools are all pretty much on top of that area.
Another good place to consider is Fanieul Hall. There are a ton of places there that attract a young crowd, like Clarks, Bell in Hand, Jose Mac%26#39;s, Coogan%26#39;s, Hong Kong and The Place. There%26#39;s also a trendy bar where you can dance or play pool called The Rack. A lot of professional athletes hang out there, so naturally, you can always find a lot of young women there as well. Both The Rack and The Place can be meat-markets, so again, just depends what you%26#39;re looking for.
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You guys are in the perfect location! Lansdowne Street right beside Fenway Park is loaded with all kindsa bars for evry type and plenty of girls go with their friends. Check out the web for any Bars on Lansdowne Street in Boston. Kenmore Square is all BU students with loads of bars, clubs, restaurants and a young, eclectic mix. You guys are gonna have a blast!!!
The other ';Student Central'; areas are Harvard Square and Allston.
Allston starts just beyond the far side of the BU campus from Kenmore Square. You can reach its hub in about 10 minutes by the Green Line ';B'; trolley (free above ground when heading away from downtown.) That%26#39;d be the corner of Commonwealth and Harvard Avenues. There%26#39;s a long stretch of bars and clubs east, west, and north of that corner, including ';Big City'; which stays open till 3 AM and has an entire separate pool hall. About four short blocks north of the Harvard/Comm Ave intersection, Allston%26#39;s other major artery (Brighton Ave) crosses. (There%26#39;s also a frequent T bus route, the 57, which originates in Kenmore Square and runs out Brighton Ave; the fare%26#39;s 90 cents.) A personal favorite place, the ';Harpers Ferry'; rock/blues club, is near the Brighton/Harvard corner. So is the Sunset Grill, with its ';110 or so beers on tap,'; several Irish pubs, and every kind of restaurant from Brazilian to Burger King. Farther north on Harvard Ave, past some Asian-food takeout places and more Irish pubs, you%26#39;ll see the big new ';Sting Ray'; tattoo parlor and gear shop and the Sports Depot bar n%26#39; grill. Compared to the Fenway Park area, the mix in Allston is more locals blending with students than tourists and suburbanites blending with students. As a non-student local I like hanging out there a lot better.
Harvard Square%26#39;s worth the trip just to see who%26#39;s at ';The Pit,'; a big partially-sunken plaza by the Red Line subway station. There are all kinds of ';unusual'; people and street musicians around there, while close by is the big terrace by Au Bon Pain which brings crowds to its chess tables. Along JFK and Winthrop Streets is where you%26#39;ll find most of the neighborhood%26#39;s eating places and watering holes.
Along Huntington Ave, starting at Northeastern University and going all the way to Mission Hill, there%26#39;s another - more dive-y - strip of taverns which also extends for several blocks down Tremont St at Brigham Circle. Plus, two Red Line stops beyond Harvard is Davis Square in Somerville, yet another popular student draw (it%26#39;s near Tufts.) It boasts its own Irish bars, the ';Johnny D%26#39;s'; jazz/blues club, the Southern-wannabe ';Redbones'; BBQ restaurant, etc.
We%26#39;re the world%26#39;s largest college town, so you can%26#39;t help but enjoy yourselves in any of the areas mentioned as well as in the two already brought up. Just remember to save enough for cab fare if you%26#39;re out past about 1 in the morning (when T service stops) - and walk away from fights :-)
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