Vintage Lounge’s ultra-sleek ambience attracts a mix of young professionals, Financial District heavy hitters and collegiate hipsters looking to swill an after-work cocktail and munch on the restaurant’s stunning selection of Spanish appetizers known as tapas. The contemporary couches found near the bar area inspires conversation and the décor almost--but not quite--overshadows the glittery crowd. Definite late-night hotspot that seems more like an exclusive NYC tapas bar than a typical, Beantown haunt.

The Black Rhino has closed and been replaced with Market. A Financial District restaurant and bar with a roofdeck. This lounge features a round central bar, red decor, a dance floor and seating for dinner, coctails and dancing in the evening. Their upper floors feature wrap around seating, VIP areas and private bars.

The Times is a great after work bar to meet your coworkers or friends. Its also a good place to throw a party. The place is large enough that you don't feel suffocated and you can actually get a table. Simple menu but good grub, many beers with a staff that's happy to serve them to you. Fun casual crowd. Lots of open space to mingle without standing on top of someone's chair. There is live music as the night rolls on. A classic Boston pub in the Financial District.

Hungry diners will find a wide variety of thick, creamy "chowdahs," broiled and fried fish dishes, a raw bar, salads, and more. Many people dine here for a "crack" at the lobster (look who's wearing a bib now!). Legal's offers a children's menu with standards like hot dogs, cheeseburgers, and the like. Here, however, you can also offer your kids a fish platter ($8.95) or fish sticks. They're much better than Mrs. Paul's! Drinks are $1.25 extra, and comes in a great cup you can take home and use again. Kids are also kept busy with crayons and an activity coloring book.

Housed in the old location of Pizza Oggi, Lobby Bar & Kitchen is a sleek and modern new addition to the increasing number of new hot spots in the Financial District. The designers of City Bar at the Lenox hotel created a sleek spot designed for lunch and after work drinks for the office drones occupying the neighborhood during the day, and open for dinner and cocktails as well.

The Reef is an outdoor waterfront bar and restaurant located at New England Aquarium Plaza on Central Wharf.

This classy and comfortable restaurant is overlooking the Boston Harbor and affords not only great views of the water, but great food as well. Diners will enjoy a relaxed atmosphere in our spacious dining room, shaped like a ship's bow.

Popular hangout with the business crowd, Brandy Pete’s serves up deli sandwiches and American staples like hamburgers, subs, salads and roast beef. Open since 1933, this pub also boasts a stellar selection of beers and pub grub like fried calamari. During the summer, they open up their doors and offer outdoor seating—a definite Financial District hotspot during lunch. Great place to wine and dine potential clients in a welcoming and comfortable environment.

This incredibly popular chain sits in Boston's Faneuil Hall area and caters to a mix of tourists and locals alike who will wait a long time to get a table. Also very popular with the Brooks Brothers suit wearing crowd that starts piling in for drinks weeknights around 5 pm- esp. popular in the summer for it's large patio. If you think schnozzing with people in power suits is sexy, this is the place. The decor is bizarre - huge metal horse statue, striking lighting, a wall made of giant Jenga pieces, and a drawer which pulls out of the kitchen area filled with only tortilla chips (you can't make stuff like this up). The fries are incredibly thin, shoestring type, so definitely come here if you like this kind of fry. Fall-off-the-bone ribs and sizzling steaks are their specialty.

A crowd of young professionals served by young professional waiters fills the outdoor bar-patio of this waterfront restaurant. Not surprisingly, Tia's menu features seafood, although strict carnivores can enjoy landfood and vegetarians can feast on gardenfood. The clientele and atmosphere border on swanky, but the excellent fresh seafood (particularly the $19 lobster special) and the cheerful, attentive service will make you forget the recruiting-like atmosphere. Voted Best Outdoor Drinking by Boston Magazine, Tia's also accommodates private parties of all sizes. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.