Hidden bars & speakeasies in Boston
Looking for hidden bars & speakeasies in Boston? These 7 are the genuinely strange ones — Hecate, Next Door, Modern Underground and more — each hand-vetted and sourced, not pulled from a top-ten list. Great for an unusual date, a weird afternoon, or showing a visitor the side of Boston they'd never find on their own.
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Hecate
Named for the Greek goddess of witchcraft, magic and crossroads, this intimate cocktail den sits below Krasi…
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Next Door
Push past gilded curtains next to Pazza on Porter and a host decides, on the spot, whether you're getting int…
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Modern Underground
Below the counter of Modern Pastry — the North End's century-old cannoli-and-pastry shop — a stone-walled roo…
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Farmacia
Nine bar stools face backlit apothecary shelves in a brick-lined room where every quarter the entire menu res…
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Backbar
An unmarked orange door in an alley between The Independent and Bronwyn is the only sign this 39-seat room ex…
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Shore Leave
Own description: a "rum-dungeon hideaway." This subterranean South End room pairs sushi with tropical rum coc…
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The Wig Shop Lounge
The whole concept is the pun: a downtown speakeasy hidden behind — and marketed as — an actual wig shop, open…