The “Ho-Jo” wink in its name captures the playfulness of this captivatingly camp hangout inside the Cali rock-inspired Verb Hotel, once a humble Howard Johnson that housed a tired Tiki bar. Now, co-beverage managers Joe Cammarata and Daren Swisher pour adroitly mixed tropical tipples, stiff sippers (like the Budokan, made with mushroom absinthe) and large-format tank cocktails at a colorful and kitsch formica bar stocked with unique rice wines by sake guru Alyssa DiPasquale.
Hojoko
1271 Boylston St., Boston • (617) 670-0507
hojokoboston.com
Other Winners
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2014 Winner: Hopsters Brew & Boards
If you dig the DIY beer-making movement but aren’t willing to turn your living room into a microbrewery, Hopsters offers a fairly brilliant solution...
- 292 Centre St., Newton
- (617) 916-0752
- hopsters.net
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2015 Winner: Cafe ArtScience
The region’s Mr. Wizard of mixology, Todd Maul, plies the cocktail craft with greater creativity than ever at this new Kendall Square venture, brainchild of food innovator and Harvard engineer David Edwards…...
- 650 E. Kendall St., Cambridge
- (857) 999-2193
- cafeartscience.com
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2017 Winner: The Supper Club at Capo
With a checkered floor and wood paneling on one end, and a stage that hosts live music sets on the other end, there’s a vibe that’s one part grandma’s basement, one part...
- 443 W. Broadway, Boston
- (617) 993-8080
- caposouthboston.com
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2018 Winner: City Winery
- 80 Beverly St., Boston
- (617) 933-8047
- https://citywinery.com/boston
Photo credit: Gary Alpert
