The rat race always kept downtown Boston busy from 9 to 5. But thanks to a spate of exciting new openings, the area is getting foot traffic after office hours. And this spacious (no, huge) patio makes for perfect people watching. Inside, sleek woods and fancy light fixtures telegraph a handsome midcentury cocktail bar, but bring those ’tinis outside to take in fresh air and Sterling’s buzzing social scene.
Sterling’s
60 State St., Boston • (617) 531-8200
sterlingsboston.com
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2016 Winner: Precinct Kitchen + Bar
Boston has a way of breathing unlikely new life into historic buildings—you know, like giving us the chance to get schnockered at the former police headquarters...
- 154 Berkeley St., Boston
- (617) 532-3827
- precinctkitchenandbar.com