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THE! Hong! Kong!
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1236 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Near Arrow St.
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Words don't do this place justice. At least not OUR words. Click on the name/link at left to read other's words. And know, yeah and verily, that it was the scorpion bowl to be gotten in this den of iniquity that lieth at the root of this event. In the deeps of history.... many years ago..... when we were young.... and could go out..... and had fewer responsibilities...... soooo thiirrrstyyyy...... Oh, sorry. Continue.
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NOT ON PART. GUIDE MAPS
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Grafton Street
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1230 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Turn right when leaving Hong Kong - you're already there!
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Restaurant with a bar. The opposite of the Hong Kong. It's in the place where Will Hunting said, "How do you like them apples". The Baskins Robbins/Bow and Arrow complex was here for those of you who remember the Bow and Arrow. A moment of silence as you pass, if you don't go in.
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The Cellar (downstairs)
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991 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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after Ellery St.
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Bar. Wine. Snifters. Toddys. Tea. Dark beers. You get the idea. Quiet, when you're not there. When you are there, not quiet and it gets crowded because it's small.
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The Cellar (upstairs) (wait! - that's an oxymoron, you moron!)
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991 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Also after Ellery St. (duh!)
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Bar. Like the cellar of the Cellar, it's quiet when you're not there. Some actually drink wine here. When you are there, it's not quiet, and gets crowded because it's small. But bigger then the cellar of the Cellar. You decide.
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4
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Plough and Stars
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912 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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On the corner of Hancock St.
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Small, narrow, true-to-life pub/bar. Irish theme -- get a good Guinness, and then get out and make room for others -- it's small. Cover later on for music. You'll probably be there before the cover.
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People's Republik
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876 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Across from Lee St.
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Formerly known as Drumlins. Was and is a "Real Bar". However, now it also a Marxist/Soviet theme park. Lots of real dart games. So..... 1 pub crawl, 3 darts, 6 beers, and one Cold War era rotting Soviet missile. Let's see what we can make.
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Cantab Lounge
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738 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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After Pleasant St.
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If you're the neighborhood type, "good bar; good music". Cover (all the time? Or just later on in night?). Usually are amenable to letting you in to get a beer without the cover if you explain to them that you are with a 300-500 person pub crawl and willbe leaving after the beer.
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The Good Life
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720 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Next to Cantab Lounge - also after Pleasant St.
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The Good Grief. Pseudo martini bar for people who don't really want a martini but feel cooler drinking one. Ask for the MassAveAThon Martini -- their cheapest draft somestic beer in a martini glass. At times, there are lines waiting to get in here?!?!?
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The Field
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20 Prospect St.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Go left a few doors off (the odd side) of Mass Ave.
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Dark Irish themed pub. Hard to describe (interesting?) crowd -- all over the map. Pool tables last time we checked. Crowded, dark with complicated layout. Don't go in if you're already having balance issues. Otherwise, interesting exploring. It's dark. It's not well lit.
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NOT ON PART. GUIDE MAPS
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River Gods
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125 River St
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CAMBRIDGE
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Go right a few doors off (the even side) of Mass Ave.
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No info. Let us know what you find out!
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Greek-American Political Club
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288 Green St.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Turn right off Mass Ave. onto Magazine St., then a quick left on Green.
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Closed, it seems. But go take a look anyways.
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10
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Charlie's Tap/Green St. Grill
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280 Green St.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Same as above: Turn right off Mass Ave. onto Magazine St., then a quick left on Green.
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Used to be a real bar. Now mostly oriented towards a nice little restaurant business. In fact, the "Tap" part of the name seems to have quietly disappeared since we were youths.
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Phoenix Landing
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512 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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After Magazine St.; before Brookline St.
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Dance club masquerading under faux Irish theme. "20-something" club atmo. Cover later on in evening?
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ManRay Night Club (aka Campus)
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21 Brookline St.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Turn right one block off Mass Ave. to corner of Brookline and Green.
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Lot of monochrome black wardrobes used here to project some sort of message. Unclear to us..... Cover. "The Art of Nightlife" or some such nonsense was their mantra in the past. Leave your Pats replica shirt at home if you want to check this place out. Some alternate lifestyle nights.
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TT The Bear's Place
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10 Brookline St.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Turn right one block off Mass Ave. onto Brookline.
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Rock and roll bar. Cover. Been holding up their end of the deal in the Central Scare for years. If your runnin' out of gas early, consider stopping here. Some MassAveAThoners have been on the bill here before.
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The Middle East (Downstairs)
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472-480 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Entrance for downstairs is right, off Mass Ave on Brookline.
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Boston music club institution. Cover.
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The Middle East (The Corner/Upstairs)
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472-480 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Entrance for upstairs is on the corner of Mass Ave and Brookline.
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Restaurant setting with small bar (no cover) in front of club that requires cover. Get a mid-eastern snack and a window table for a great time watching the MassAveAThon go by. Then rejoin the march of the lemmings to the river.
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Asgard
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350 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Corner of Sidney St.
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Newer place (opened in 2001/early 2002). Confusing Viking/Norse name fronting an Irish themed restaurant/bar. Report back to us on this place if you go there.
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NOT ON PART. GUIDE MAPS
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Sidney's Grille
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20 Sidney St.
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CAMBRIDGE
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follow Sidney St. on right side of Mass Ave. - look in lobby of hotel on left side of Sidney St.
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Newer place (opened in 2001-2002 timeframe?) Hotel cocktail lounge and restaurant. You'll probably scare people if you go in here after your march through previous pubs. If you stop in, report back to us on it!
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All Asia Cafe
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334 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Corner of Blanche St.
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Quiet bar w/pan-Asian menu. Bar seems to have grown at expense of restaurant over the years. Our crowd is beginning to spread out a little by this point, so you can usually pull up a seat at the bar by the time you get here. Opened within last few years (2000-2001?).
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Miracle of Science
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321 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Corner of State St.
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Ahh, the Christener. Yesss, inddeeeeed. Place is more aptly named "Misfits of Science" - thx to Billy Yates for that one! Please stop here, just to help the people here be exposed to the greater range of experiences that lie just outside what they believe to be a safe little enclave.
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Rhythm and Spice
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315 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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After State; before(?) Village
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Closed June 2002. Unfortunate. Cooooollll Caribbean atmosphere is now missing from the 'Thon.
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Cuchi Cuchi
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795 Main St.
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CAMBRIDGE
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This one is a little bit of a detour -- Go left off Mass Ave. onto State St., go one or two blocks then go left on Windsor, then go one block and go left on Main St. Look for it before Cherry St.; it's on the right side.
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Coochie coochie coo says ZsaZsa and the belly dancers. At least they said it to us about 7 years back. We think. It was getting late. Bear with us. Vision problems probably masked hearing problems at that point.
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Cambridgeport Saloon
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300 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Opposite Village St. If you are trying to get here after the Cuchi Cuchi detour - go left as you leave Cuchi on Main St., go right on Windsor, then right on State, then left on Village St. to Mass Ave.
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Closest thing you'll see tonight to a Bucket-O-Blood-O-Rama fronted by mulletry. Yeeaaahh, baaaby. aka The Spittoon. Formerly a "Fathers n", where n=some Roman numeral that we've lost track of. (For those of you to whom "fathers" has meaning.)
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Paradise
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180 Massachusetts Ave.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Corner of Albany St.
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Nooo, not the Paradise on Comm Ave. This one's a little different than that. Absolutely the last place to stop for a quick one before the bridge. Or, stop in to dance the night away.
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Crossroads
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495 Beacon St.
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BOSTON
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A few doors down on Beacon St., off right of Mass Ave.
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aka Brodigan's; first pub over the bridge. You'll need sustenance after that long walk. If you took a cab, no drink for you! Big sprawling barrooms (yes, thats plural) on (at least) two levels. A few Irish icons on walls, but no real theme. MassAveAThoners are usually now beginning their roving hookup dances.
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Last Drop
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421 Marlborough St.
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BOSTON
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On corner of Mass Ave. and Marlborough. No sign; downstairs.
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Basement bar; also formerly a "Fathers n", where n=some Roman numeral that we've lost track of. Sister pub to place in Oak Sq./Brighton, for those of you familiar with it.
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25
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Blue Cat Cafe
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94 Massachusetts Ave.
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BOSTON
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After Marlborough; before Newbury St.
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No info -- firsthand report needed.
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Other Side Cafe
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407 Newbury St.
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BOSTON
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Go right on Newbury; down a few doors.
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Why, yes I'd love a sawgrass juice with my Budweiser. And free range coffee? Yeahhh, sounds good. And while you're at it, can I buy one of those neat stocking caps -- yeah, I know it's in the 60's outside, but I like how the hat looks.
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TC Lounge
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1 Haviland St.
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BOSTON
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Go right on Haviland; down a few doors.
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No info - report back to us please.
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Jillian's Billiard Club
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145 Ipswich St.
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BOSTON
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If you get to TC Lounge, you'll need to go back up (north) on Mass Ave, then go left on Boylston; if you don't go to TC Lounge, then take right on Boylston off of Mass Ave. as you head south; go right on Ipswich St.; follow alongside Mass Pike; keep going, don't be scared; yes, you're going the right way. - you'll eventually see the red neon glow.
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A real playland - Pool, games, sports, etc.
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Jake Ivory's
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1 Lansdowne St.
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BOSTON
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Take right onto Lansdowne from Ipswich. Door is on the corner of Lansdowne and Ipswich.
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Lansdowne St. - all "covers" - you may want to skip it entirely!
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Atlas Dance Club (hefty cover!)
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3 Lansdowne St.
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BOSTON
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One more door up Lansdowne.
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Lansdowne St. - all "covers" - you may want to skip it entirely!
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Bill's Bar
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7 Lansdowne St.
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BOSTON
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Keep going on Lansdowne.
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Lansdowne St. - all "covers" - you may want to skip it entirely!
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Karma Club
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9 Lansdowne St.
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BOSTON
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Keep going.
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Lansdowne St. - all "covers" - you may want to skip it entirely!
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Ramrod
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1254 Boylston St.
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BOSTON
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From Lansdowne/Ipswich, right on Ipswich to Boylston; take right on Boylston. Cross Boylston.
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Machine
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1256 Boylston St.
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BOSTON
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On Boylston.
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35
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Sophia's
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1270 Boylston St.
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BOSTON
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Also on Boylston.
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36
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Chops Lounge(in HoJo's)
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1271 Boylston St.
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BOSTON
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Cross Boylston.
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Fenway Baseball Tavern
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___ Boylston St. at Jersey St.
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BOSTON
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Cross Boylston again.
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Thornton's Fenway Grille
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100 Peterborough, at Kilmarnock St.
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BOSTON
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From Boylston, left on Kilmarnock one block to intersection of Peterborough.
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39
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The Linwood
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69 Kilmarnock St.
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BOSTON
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Go one more block on Kilmarnock to intersection of Queensberry.
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40
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LongHorn Steakhouse (in the Landmark Center)
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401 Park Drive
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BOSTON
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From Kilmarnock, get thee back to Boylston; turn left; go one block to intersection of Park Dr./Boylston/Brookline Ave.
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41
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Boston Billiard Club
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126 Brookline Ave.
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BOSTON
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Go up Brookline Ave. 2 blocks.
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42
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B.B. Wolf's
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109 Brookline Ave.
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BOSTON
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At Overland St.
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43
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Copperfield's & Down Under
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98 Brookline Ave.
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BOSTON
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Go up Brookline Ave. a little more.
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Who's On First
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19 Yawkey Way
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BOSTON
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From Brookline Ave., turn right on Yawkey.
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Avalon
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15 Lansdowne St.
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BOSTON
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From Yawkey, get thee back to Brookline Ave; turn right; go up Brookline Ave. then turn right on Lansdowne.
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Lansdowne St. - all "covers" - you may want to skip it entirely!
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Axis
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13 Lansdowne St.
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BOSTON
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Also on Lansdowne.
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Lansdowne St. - all "covers" - you may want to skip it entirely!
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47
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The Modern, and Embassy
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36 Lansdowne St.
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BOSTON
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Also on Lansdowne.
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Lansdowne St. - all "covers" - you may want to skip it entirely!
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48
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Cask and Flagon
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62 Brookline Ave.
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BOSTON
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Corner of Lansdowne and Brookline.
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Pizzeria Uno
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1 Brookline Ave.
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BOSTON
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Right in Kenmore Sq.
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50
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Cornwalls
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654 Beacon St.
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BOSTON
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Right in Kenmore Sq. (near BU Bookstore/Barnes and Noble)
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51
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P J Kilroy's Pub
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822 Beacon Street
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BOSTON
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Leave Kenmore Sq. via right side of Beacon St.; on corner of Mountfort just after Pike overpass.
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52
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An Tua Nua
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835 Beacon Street
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BOSTON
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Cross Beacon St.
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53
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Audubon Circle
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838 Beacon Street
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BOSTON
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Re-cross Beacon St.
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54
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Taberna De Haro
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999 Beacon Street
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BROOKLINE
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Re-cross Beacon St. yet again; follow Beacon through Audubon Circle for one block.
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55
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O'Leary's
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1010 Beacon Street
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BROOKLINE
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Re-cross Beacon St. yet again.
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