In business since 1981, 621 Tavern & Grille offers a wide selection of bar food, pizza, barbecue, pasta and seafood dishes. The well-lit restaurant features sports-related paintings on the walls, a full bar and several plasma televisions tuned in to the latest game. 621 Tavern & Grille also provides a variety of catering services.
Inside Trina's, you'll find a hipster bar without pretense that is far livelier than its black exterior lets on. It features black-and-white decor and a brushed-aluminum bar, giving it a '50s vibe, though you'll often find Hendrix on the jukebox and Looney Tunes on the flatscreen TVs.
Pearl Street Station recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. A very cool spot to dine, Pearl Street Station resides in an old train station that was originally built in 1891. This very spacious restaurant serves some of your bar favorites like chicken wings, but also offers sandwiches and other meal options like pasta, grilled chicken and more. It specializes in barbecue and will even cater barbecue events right in your own backyard.
Pearl Street Station has railroad crossing signs, streets lights, and other cool antiques scattered around the dining area. It has a very large area for you to sit and relax in while you watch the game on the big-screen TV.
Pearl Street has a function room that anyone can use to host a party for family and friends and it can hold up to 100 guests.
This restaurant offers perhaps the best view in Boston. Partnered with the Skywalk Observatory, Top of the Hub is located on the top floor of the Prudential Tower. Offering fine dining with an eclectic twist, dishes reflect a variety of influences including local, West Coast and Asian.
Popular items from the chef's tasting menu include Crab Louis, foie gras torchon and pan seared scallops. The three-course prix fixe menu is another good choice and there is a dedicated menu for vegetarian and vegan diners. Don't forget to try one of the signature cocktails or delectable dessert like the Valrhona chocolate cake.
So many bar fans and keno players have frequented Casey's for the past 15 years that it's the type of place where regulars have assigned bar stools. Customers can fill up on the daily menu specials including stir-frys and deli-style sandwiches--all listed on the chalkboard that hangs next to the flat-screen TVs, light-up beer signage and Red Sox game calendars. Casey's easy going and chatty bartenders (and the keno screens) are sure to keep most visitors well entertained.
The Independent is a comfortable neighborhood restaurant and pub located in the heart of Union Square. Its seasonally influenced menu focuses on sustainable and fresh ingredients and is offered at both bars as well as in the dining room. The drink menu here is quite extensive, featuring both trendy and classic cocktails, a wine list focusing on small vineyards producing organic and biodynamic wines, as well as 32 draft beer options and over 60 bottles. The Independent's friendly bartenders willingly offer draft samples and suggestions to try and match patrons' tastes.