Look, little shaver: When you’ve graduated from cheap scorpion bowls and karaoke at the Hong Kong, we’ll see you at this smart but still-fun cocktail den where two bars’ worth of masterful vest- and tie-wearing mixologists can school you on spirits one second and chat indie rock the next. (To this scene add fine gastropub eats; serve.) Five years after bringing a more sophisticated drinking culture to Harvard Square, it’s still going strong, and we continue to profess our undying affection.
Russell House Tavern
14 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge • (617) 500-3055
russellhousecambridge.com
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Neighborhoods: Harvard Square
2014 Winner: Grendel’s Den
You started in Harvard Square, but one right turn, and you’re suddenly in Middle-earth...
- 89 Winthrop St., Cambridge
- (617) 491-1160
- grendelsden.com