Boston Cocktail Crawl – The Hawthorne

A sharp and elegant hotel bar, the Hawthorne is tailor-made for the Boston sophisticate looking for a night on the town. Ambiance: **** Decor: **** Service: **** Cocktails: **** Overall Rating: 4 After a beautiful evening stroll through Boston University I found myself at the Hawthorne, a bar that several local cocktail aficionados have recommended.  I made… Read More Boston Cocktail Crawl – The Hawthorne

Boston Cocktail Crawl – Drink

The lack of a cocktail list doesn’t stop Drink’s expert bartenders from providing thirsty Bostonians with truly inspired mixes. Ambiance: ****1/2 Decor: **** Service: ****1/2 Cocktails: ****1/2 Overall Rating: 4.25 On a strangely balmy Boston evening I headed over to Drink, a well-reviewed bar I found via Yelp.  Well, I headed over, then walked by —… Read More Boston Cocktail Crawl – Drink

Cocktails on the Med – Kapnos Taverna

Mike Isabella’s Ballston outpost Kapnos Taverna provides a few notable cocktails to go with your tzatziki and moussaka. Ambiance: ***1/2 Decor: **** Service: **** Cocktails: ***1/2 Overall Rating: 3.75 On a recent Fall stroll I was struck by the growth of the restaurant scene in Ballston, which I used to associate with sterile office buildings, a crummy mall, and drunken herds fleeing… Read More Cocktails on the Med – Kapnos Taverna