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Best Bars Near TD Garden Before and After a Game or Concert

Bruins, Celtics and concert nights send thousands of people into the same few blocks at once. Walking times below are estimated from each venue's location to TD Garden.

01

Closest to the arena (under 10 minutes' walk)

These fill first. Arrive early, or plan to go here after the crowd has thinned.

  1. 1
    Antico Forno
    North EndPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE2,658 reviews🚶 9 min to TD Garden

    Antico Forno has an extremely lively Friday-night dinner atmosphere with bar seating and strong demand for tables.

    “The atmosphere was extremely lively” — reviewers
    #dinner first#high energy
    See live pulse →
  2. 2
    Wicked Craft Co.
    North EndPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE1,653 reviews🚶 9 min to TD Garden

    Wicked Craft Co. has a lively social atmosphere with drinks and loud music featuring reggaeton and throwbacks.

    “the music was on point with reggaeton and throwbacks” — reviewers
    #high energy#dinner first#family dining
    See live pulse →
  3. 3
    Libertine North End
    North End427 reviews🚶 9 min to TD Garden

    Libertine has a busy, very loud Saturday-night dining atmosphere, with reviewers mentioning creative cocktails and wine.

    “My party of two had to shout at each other across the small table” — reviewers
    #dinner first#craft cocktails#wine#high energy
    See live pulse →
  4. 4
    Teddy's on the Hill
    Government CenterPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE287 reviews🚶 9 min to TD Garden

    Teddy's on the Hill has a lively dive-bar atmosphere with downstairs games and music and an upstairs soccer crowd that can make the small bar feel cramped.

    “we had a great night! great music too!” — reviewers
    #dive bar#sports crowd#game day
    See live pulse →
  5. 5
    Bell in Hand
    Government CenterPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE3,715 reviews🚶 10 min to TD Garden

    Bell in Hand has a social tavern atmosphere with beers, a bar area, and evening energy that continues at 9 p.m.

    “Bell in Hand is the kind of place where the party continues” — reviewers
    #beer / brewery#dinner first
    See live pulse →
  6. 6
    The Green Dragon Tavern
    Government CenterPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE2,558 reviews🚶 10 min to TD Garden

    The Green Dragon Tavern has a historic, local pub atmosphere that draws pub-crawl groups for beer, cocktails and shared sangria.

    “Loved all the history and the local atmosphere.” — reviewers
    #beer / brewery
    See live pulse →
  7. 7
    Lucca Restaurant
    North EndPRICE_LEVEL_EXPENSIVE1,245 reviews🚶 10 min to TD Garden

    The evening atmosphere is dinner-focused, with reviewers describing casual date nights and drinks including martinis and cider.

    “a casual Friday night date night” — reviewers
    #dinner first#date night
    See live pulse →
  8. 8
    The Point Boston
    Government CenterPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE1,234 reviews🚶 10 min to TD Garden

    The Point has a friendly, casual bar scene for drinks with friends and a club atmosphere upstairs on weekends.

    “The upstairs not only has a club atmosphere on the weekends” — reviewers
    #laid back#high energy#beer / brewery
    See live pulse →

02

Places that serve food

Close venues whose reviews point to a proper dinner, good for eating before the doors open.

  1. 1
    Antico Forno
    North EndPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE2,658 reviews🚶 9 min to TD Garden

    Antico Forno has an extremely lively Friday-night dinner atmosphere with bar seating and strong demand for tables.

    “The atmosphere was extremely lively” — reviewers
    #dinner first#high energy
    See live pulse →
  2. 2
    Wicked Craft Co.
    North EndPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE1,653 reviews🚶 9 min to TD Garden

    Wicked Craft Co. has a lively social atmosphere with drinks and loud music featuring reggaeton and throwbacks.

    “the music was on point with reggaeton and throwbacks” — reviewers
    #high energy#dinner first#family dining
    See live pulse →
  3. 3
    Libertine North End
    North End427 reviews🚶 9 min to TD Garden

    Libertine has a busy, very loud Saturday-night dining atmosphere, with reviewers mentioning creative cocktails and wine.

    “My party of two had to shout at each other across the small table” — reviewers
    #dinner first#craft cocktails#wine#high energy
    See live pulse →
  4. 4
    Bell in Hand
    Government CenterPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE3,715 reviews🚶 10 min to TD Garden

    Bell in Hand has a social tavern atmosphere with beers, a bar area, and evening energy that continues at 9 p.m.

    “Bell in Hand is the kind of place where the party continues” — reviewers
    #beer / brewery#dinner first
    See live pulse →
  5. 5
    Lucca Restaurant
    North EndPRICE_LEVEL_EXPENSIVE1,245 reviews🚶 10 min to TD Garden

    The evening atmosphere is dinner-focused, with reviewers describing casual date nights and drinks including martinis and cider.

    “a casual Friday night date night” — reviewers
    #dinner first#date night
    See live pulse →
  6. 6
    Parla
    North EndPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE1,165 reviews🚶 10 min to TD Garden

    Parla offers a small, bustling and welcoming setting for dinner and inventive craft cocktails, with bar seating for bartender-created drinks.

    “Small, bustling and very welcoming.” — reviewers
    #craft cocktails#dinner first
    See live pulse →

03

Backup options when the closest places are full

A slightly longer walk, usually an easier door.

  1. 1
    Antico Forno
    North EndPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE2,658 reviews🚶 9 min to TD Garden

    Antico Forno has an extremely lively Friday-night dinner atmosphere with bar seating and strong demand for tables.

    “The atmosphere was extremely lively” — reviewers
    #dinner first#high energy
    See live pulse →
  2. 2
    Wicked Craft Co.
    North EndPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE1,653 reviews🚶 9 min to TD Garden

    Wicked Craft Co. has a lively social atmosphere with drinks and loud music featuring reggaeton and throwbacks.

    “the music was on point with reggaeton and throwbacks” — reviewers
    #high energy#dinner first#family dining
    See live pulse →
  3. 3
    Libertine North End
    North End427 reviews🚶 9 min to TD Garden

    Libertine has a busy, very loud Saturday-night dining atmosphere, with reviewers mentioning creative cocktails and wine.

    “My party of two had to shout at each other across the small table” — reviewers
    #dinner first#craft cocktails#wine#high energy
    See live pulse →
  4. 4
    Teddy's on the Hill
    Government CenterPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE287 reviews🚶 9 min to TD Garden

    Teddy's on the Hill has a lively dive-bar atmosphere with downstairs games and music and an upstairs soccer crowd that can make the small bar feel cramped.

    “we had a great night! great music too!” — reviewers
    #dive bar#sports crowd#game day
    See live pulse →
  5. 5
    Bell in Hand
    Government CenterPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE3,715 reviews🚶 10 min to TD Garden

    Bell in Hand has a social tavern atmosphere with beers, a bar area, and evening energy that continues at 9 p.m.

    “Bell in Hand is the kind of place where the party continues” — reviewers
    #beer / brewery#dinner first
    See live pulse →
  6. 6
    The Green Dragon Tavern
    Government CenterPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE2,558 reviews🚶 10 min to TD Garden

    The Green Dragon Tavern has a historic, local pub atmosphere that draws pub-crawl groups for beer, cocktails and shared sangria.

    “Loved all the history and the local atmosphere.” — reviewers
    #beer / brewery
    See live pulse →
  7. 7
    Lucca Restaurant
    North EndPRICE_LEVEL_EXPENSIVE1,245 reviews🚶 10 min to TD Garden

    The evening atmosphere is dinner-focused, with reviewers describing casual date nights and drinks including martinis and cider.

    “a casual Friday night date night” — reviewers
    #dinner first#date night
    See live pulse →
  8. 8
    The Point Boston
    Government CenterPRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE1,234 reviews🚶 10 min to TD Garden

    The Point has a friendly, casual bar scene for drinks with friends and a club atmosphere upstairs on weekends.

    “The upstairs not only has a club atmosphere on the weekends” — reviewers
    #laid back#high energy#beer / brewery
    See live pulse →

04

Reservations

We don't list reservation policies we haven't confirmed. For a sit-down meal before a big event, book with the venue directly. Live door and line reports are on each venue's page.

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