1. Marliave
7.7
10 Bosworth St (btwn Province & Tremont), Boston, MA
New American Restaurant · Downtown Boston · 109 tips and reviews
Boston.com: A cast-iron pot of meaty Boston baked beans ($5.25) arrives. Someone is serious about this humble dish, which isn't cloying or overrun with molasses, and is plenty soupy and smoky. Read more.
Kate Prokop: Loved the scampi. Perfectly homemade noodles.
Josh Gee: $1 oysters and littleneck clams from 4-6 pm on weekdays
2. Mr. Dooley's
8.2
77 Broad St (at Custom House St), Boston, MA
Pub · Financial District · 61 tips and reviews
Scarborough Joe: Besg pint of Guinness in town. Super cozy atmosphere, like you've walked into an Irish family's living room. Great Irish music at night.
Jack Good: If you miss Ireland, come here - seriously - great music, personality and drinks!
Monica V: The most authentic Irish bar in Boston
4. Union Oyster House
8.1
41 Union St (at Hanover St), Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Boston · 281 tips and reviews
Andrew Bestafka: It's worth it for the history! The chowda is great!
HISTORY: It has been open to diners since 1826 & is known as the oldest restaurant in the United States of America. In 1796 Louis Philippe, King of France in 1830, lived in exile on the second floor.
Epicurious: King Louis-Philippe of France once lived on the 2nd floor. JFK was a regular. John Kerry is a regular. The oldest continuously operating restaurant in America is quintessential, historic New England.
Lunnylenlen: Had the lobster roll with baked beans, more like a lobster salad roll. Beans taste like regular canned sweet beans. The schrod was so so. The MA cream pie is good, it is more “cakey” than I expected.
Paige Welch: Ask for the blood and sand cocktail and of course the Boston Cream pie
HISTORY: The ghost of this historic hotel's original owner, Harvey Parker, is said to wander the halls and walk through walls. Room 303 was reported to be the most haunted until it was turned into a closet.
7. Green Dragon Tavern
7.4
11 Marshall St (btwn Hanover & Union), Boston, MA
Pub · Downtown Boston · 88 tips and reviews
Andrew Matty: Great beers and a ton of history!
Jake Smith: In keeping with historic tradition, the owners of the Green Dragon apparently haven't cleaned the tap lines since the War for American Independence.
Guy: St. Andrews Lodge of Freemasons purchased this Tavern in 1766. They used the 1st floor for mtgs, & basement tavern was used by secret groups, becoming known as the "Headquarters of the Revolution". Read more.