Well done Irish bar right near the Garden. For a large-capacity bar, this place nevertheless manages an intimate feel. ~30 beers, British exports, solid pub food. Working fireplace.

This sports bar provides a great spot to pre or post game for any TD Banknorth Garden event, with a full bar, menu and TVs tuned into local sports teams.

A classier pre-game destination than the hot dog stand outside the Fleet Center—but don't really come the night of a Bruins game, or you'll be faced with a limited “game day” menu. Anthem seeks to provide “gourmet comfort food” in a trendy but casual eatery, but, like Larry Summers, is not quite pulled together. Perhaps with time. Unique menu items make the trek worth it. Start off with a generous serving of the roasted pumpkin soup ($5.75) while steering clear of the overly-breaded fried plaintains. This may be the only place north of the Mason-Dixon line where you can eat a fried twinkie (with berry coulis; $5) without risking ridicule at the state fair. Balance it out with a fashionable sidecar from the well-stocked and hip bar. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

A boutique Kimpton hotel situated in the Boston Garden neighborhood of Boston near North Station. This small and arty hotel packs a punch with the Ruby Room, a hotel bar and restaurant that is the perfect place to get your day or evening started.

Ruby Room is the lush bar located in the Onyx Hotel.

Panders to young professionals and plays top 40 music. Sadly the name is rather a misnomer, and the only thing truly great about this bar is the sheer size. This is just another bar with two flat screens. There really isn't anything great, good or even OK about this bar. The wallpaper is an attempt at creating atmosphere that's otherwise lacking, with random retro Boston newspaper clippings. Reading about the Great Boston Fire of 1872 might be the highlight of your night.

The Fours - Powered By EveryScape The Four's is a good place to go to hang out with some friends and watch some games. Every place you sit in the bar has at least three tv's you can watch comfortably. The food is standard pub food and isn't pricey. If you're looking for something that really feels like a Boston baaaah, then this is a decent place to go.

A+ dive bar. Want to show your friend from out of town and disprove their perception that Americans are a fat, culture-less mess? This place has everything - Massholes in their native habitat, Bruin's apparel a plenty, Hoop Fever, Buck Hunter, Billiard's, a snack machine, and of course, the mother of them all, booby photo hunt (an apparently truly American phenomenon). Tip: there's a couple here who hussles the innocents, so be wary - their games of choice are billiards and hoop fever.

A great place to go with your friends. The place is HUGE and there's always room to get in. They have 4 or 5 plasmas TVs playing whatever sport is going on that night and it's just a really fun atmosphere. In the summer they have outside seating available, which is always fun for people watching. The drinks are reasonably priced and well made. They have good food if you're in for dinner, and a "burger and a beer" lunch special that people working in the area take advantage of.