What used to be a former 1920's speakeasy and later an underground cigar bar is now one of the most popular hangouts for post-gustatory relaxation. After you've stuffed yourself on pasta and cannoli, puff on a good stogie. There are a couple dozen excellent varieties to choose from, which can be paired with fine cognac or scotch. Bonus: an exotic hookah for those who want to partake of their smoke the really old-fashioned way. One of the hidden gems of the North End.

Bacco, in Boston's North End, is a neighborhood restaurant as well as a dining hotspot for the rest of the city. Inside there are 2 floors of dining and bars, with windows opening onto the streets below. The menu is Northern Italian with Mediterranean influences and the wine list is extensive, and predominately Italian. There are usually great happy hour deals with half price appetizers.

Free pizza slice on Mondays when you order a drink, even if it's a diet soda. Need I say more? The pizza menu has a few options as well as make your own. The calzones are $10.50 with the choice of 4 ingredients/toppings in each. Beer and wine are served in a casual atmosphere replete with a bar and small tables. The windows of the restaurant open onto busy Salem St. Enjoy the relaxed bar scene, appetizers, and try the espresso martini.

3 floors of distinct dining rooms and the North End's ONLY seasonal patio and rooftop dining. You'd think that the rooftop might offer you a panoramic view of the North End, but that's not the case. While it is open air, there's a sort of garden wall that runs up high on all sides and pens in a friendly bunch of people who love to chat, drink and smoke. In the summertime the patio is a total meat market, which is perfect if you are loaded with enough cash and the desire to get your buns gooched (girls) and your egos bruised (guys). Don't go if you're the least bit prissy or fussy. This is more like an amusement park than a restaurant, and an experience that you should enjoy at least once in your life.

This restaurant closed in the fall of 2008- currently vacant! In the space of the old La Brace comes Paesan's, a local pizzeria and restaurant owned by a local North Ender. The current place has flat screen tv's at every table and touts itself as a great place to watcht the Red Sox or Celtics. Has full bar as well.

Owner Frank DePasquale describes Bricco as a "boutique" Italian restaurant offering modern interpretations of regional Italian dishes. The menu features items such as zucchini flowers stuffed with truffled ricotta cheese, Big Night Timpano (drum-shaped stuffed pasta w/ meatballs & a slow, braised meat ragu), stuffed lobster, as well as a five-course chef tasting & wine flight. Bricco's chefs use locally grown fruits and vegetables, domestic & organic meats & specially selected seafood. Bricco has garnered many awards such as TV Diner's "Platinum Plate", one of Esquire Magazine's "Top Ten Restaurants in America", and "Best Guaranteed Great Meal in the North End," from The Improper Bostonian Magazine.

Now with a full service bar, Tresca in the North End is a fine dining Italian destination.

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Improv is at its craziest—and best—at this underground comedy haven. Tucked into the beginning of Hanover Street in the North End,mainstage shows combine improv and sketches into a slap-happy laugh orgy (W-Th 8pm, $15; F-Sa 8 and 10pm, $20). After the mainstage, late shows ($5-10) offer routines and sketches from guest artists as well as the cast. The all-improv Midnight Show (Sa, $10) is even zanier. Students can enjoy all NXT shows, featuring the “developmental” cast, for free ($5 for non-students). The onsite bar does a brisk business. Improv Asylum also offers classes ($250 for 8 3hr classes), corporate training, and private performances. Call a couple days ahead to ensure admission, a few weeks ahead for large parties. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

A bar for the 20 something crowd of the North End, Goody Glovers does pub food, trivia, outdoor seating, loud music, and beer pretty well. Goody's is a thin and small bar, so beware if you roll up with a large group. On the weekends the music is quite loud and not conducive to conversation.

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