Before 2012

1. The Middle East Downstairs

7.5

480 Massachusetts Ave (at Brookline St.), Cambridge, MA

Rock Club · 69 tips and reviews

2. House of Blues

8.8

15 Lansdowne St (btwn Brookline Ave. & Ipswich St.), Boston, MA

Music Venue · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 154 tips and reviews

The Comedy Studio is one of Before 2012.

3. The Comedy Studio

1236 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA

Comedy Club · Harvard Square · 11 tips and reviews

Museum of African American History is one of Before 2012.

4. Museum of African American History

8.6

46 Joy St (Smith Court), Boston, MA

History Museum · Beacon Hill · 13 tips and reviews

5. Eastern Standard

528 Commonwealth Ave (at Kenmore Square), Boston, MA

American Restaurant · Kenmore · 304 tips and reviews

6. Highland Kitchen

9.1

150 Highland Ave (at Central St.), Somerville, MA

New American Restaurant · 162 tips and reviews

7. Hungry Mother

233 Cardinal Medeiros Ave (at Bristol St), Cambridge, MA

Southern Food Restaurant · 88 tips and reviews

8. McGreevy's

911 Boylston St (at Gloucester St), Boston, MA

Irish Pub · Prudential - St. Botolph · 88 tips and reviews

TT the Bear's Place is one of Before 2012.

9. TT the Bear's Place

10 Brookline St (btwn Green St. & Mass Ave.), Cambridge, MA

Rock Club · 28 tips and reviews

Beantowne Coffee House is one of Before 2012.

10. Beantowne Coffee House

1 Kendall Sq. (at Hampshire St.), Cambridge, MA

Coffee Shop · 23 tips and reviews

11. Cigar Masters

745 Boylston St (btwn Exeter & Fairfield), Boston, MA

Smoke Shop · Back Bay East · 16 tips and reviews

The Underground Dungeon is one of Before 2012.

12. The Underground Dungeon

766B Cambridge St (at Berkshire St.), Cambridge, MA

Video Games Store · 5 tips and reviews

13. Lord Hobo

92 Hampshire St (at Windsor St), Cambridge, MA

Gastropub · 120 tips and reviews

14. Green Street

280 Green St (btwn Magazine & Pearl), Cambridge, MA

Cocktail Bar · 100 tips and reviews

15. Meadhall

4 Cambridge Ctr (at Broadway), Cambridge, MA

Bar · Kendall Square · 187 tips and reviews

16. The Lower Depths

476 Commonwealth Ave (btwn Charlesgate & Kenmore St.), Boston, MA

Bar · Kenmore · 112 tips and reviews

17. Bukowski Tavern

7.7

50 Dalton St (btwn Belvidere & Boylston), Boston, MA

Dive Bar · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 146 tips and reviews

18. Common Ground

85 Harvard Ave (at Brighton Ave), Boston, MA

Bar · Allston Village · 54 tips and reviews

19. Deep Ellum

477 Cambridge St (at Brighton Ave.), Allston, MA

Gastropub · 191 tips and reviews

20. The Field

20 Prospect St (btwn Bishop Allen Dr. & Mass. Ave.), Cambridge, MA

Pub · Mid-Cambridge · 69 tips and reviews

BostonTweet: One of the best Irish bars in Boston! Yes. Of course the Guinness kicks ass.

21. Sólás

710 Boylston St (at Exeter St.), Boston, MA

Irish Pub · Prudential - St. Botolph · 65 tips and reviews

BostonTweet: Go upstairs at Solas. They have great Guinness and upstairs isn't well known making it a quiet and relaxing spot on Boylston Street

22. Oleana

9.2

134 Hampshire St (btwn Elm & Norfolk), Cambridge, MA

Mediterranean Restaurant · Inman Square · 130 tips and reviews

Senator John Blutarski: Eat: whipped feta, falafel, grilled octopus; literally everything is delicious, just choose a creature you feel like eating and believe in everything else from there. Rosé Rioja doesn't suck either.

All Star Sandwich Bar is one of Before 2012.

23. All Star Sandwich Bar

7.9

1245 Cambridge St (at Prospect St), Cambridge, MA

Sandwich Spot · Inman Square · 82 tips and reviews

24. East Coast Grill & Raw Bar

1271 Cambridge St (btwn Oakland & Prospect), Cambridge, MA

Seafood Restaurant · Inman Square · 84 tips and reviews

Senator John Blutarski: The tuna taco. Eat it. Also delicious to add a bit of their Inner Beauty hot mustard.

25. Bukowski Tavern

1281 Cambridge St (at Prospect St), Cambridge, MA

Bar · Inman Square · 86 tips and reviews

26. The Druid

8.9

1357 Cambridge St (at Springfield St), Cambridge, MA

Pub · Inman Square · 73 tips and reviews

Cambridge Brewing Company is one of Before 2012.

27. Cambridge Brewing Company

8.2

1 Kendall Square, Building 100 (at Cardinal Medeiros Ave & Hampshire St), Cambridge, MA

Brewery · Kendall Square · 118 tips and reviews

People's Republik is one of Before 2012.

28. People's Republik

878 Massachusetts Ave (at Lee St.), Cambridge, MA

Bar · Mid-Cambridge · 42 tips and reviews

29. River Gods

125 River St (at Kinnaird St.), Cambridge, MA

Bar · 43 tips and reviews

Grendel's Den Restaurant & Bar is one of Before 2012.

30. Grendel's Den Restaurant & Bar

7.5

89 Winthrop St (at JFK St), Cambridge, MA

Bar · Harvard Square · 107 tips and reviews

Charlie's Kitchen is one of Before 2012.

31. Charlie's Kitchen

7.8

10 Eliot St (at Winthrop St.), Cambridge, MA

American Restaurant · Harvard Square · 167 tips and reviews

AMC Loews Boston Common 19 is one of Before 2012.

32. AMC Loews Boston Common 19

8.2

175 Tremont St (at Avery St), Boston, MA

Movie Theater · Chinatown - Leather District · 154 tips and reviews

Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is one of Before 2012.

33. Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)

6.8

1 Harborside Dr (at I-90), Boston, MA

International Airport · Jeffries Point · 1480 tips and reviews

Paradise Rock Club is one of Before 2012.

34. Paradise Rock Club

8.3

967 Commonwealth Ave (Pleasant St), Boston, MA

Rock Club · Allston · 84 tips and reviews

35. Great Scott

1222 Commonwealth Ave (at Harvard Ave.), Allston, MA

Rock Club · 42 tips and reviews

The Publick House is one of Before 2012.

36. The Publick House

8.7

1648 Beacon St (st Washington St.), Brookline, MA

Gastropub · Washington Square · 148 tips and reviews