Centrally located minutes from the Freedom Trail and Downtown Crossing, this neighborhood bar claims to be the friendliest place in Boston. Tucked away from the downtown crowds on Province Street, regulars enjoy the Hub Pub's $7 pitchers of beers and its better-than-average selection of bar foods—everything from chicken fingers to jalapeno poppers to buffalo wings. Great place to grab an after-work brew.

Nestled between Washington Street in Downtown Crossing and Tremont Street near the Boston Common, Kennedy's Midtown is an Irish pub and steakhouse located in the heart of downtown. This restaurant, which offers live music to patrons, is just steps away from Boston's finest hotels and attractions including the Orpheum Theatre, the Freedom Trail and the Theatre District.

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A lunchtime hideout near the Financial District, Sam Lagrassa’s is a take-out deli that claims to have the “No. 1 sandwiches in the world.” However, the moniker should be “largest sandwiches in the world.” Their larger-than-life Reuben and hot pastrami sandwiches are to die for and their deli meats and cheeses are top quality. Sam Lagrassa’s is definitely a carnivore’s dream.

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