
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.
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Closest to the arena (under 10 minutes' walk)
These fill first. Arrive early, or plan to go here after the crowd has thinned.
- 1Antico FornoNorth 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 energySee live pulse → - 2Wicked 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 diningSee live pulse → - 3Libertine North EndNorth 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 energySee live pulse → - 4Teddy's on the HillGovernment 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 daySee live pulse → - 5Bell in HandGovernment 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 firstSee live pulse → - 6The Green Dragon TavernGovernment 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 / brewerySee live pulse → - 7Lucca RestaurantNorth 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 nightSee live pulse → - 8The Point BostonGovernment 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 / brewerySee live pulse →
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Places that serve food
Close venues whose reviews point to a proper dinner, good for eating before the doors open.
- 1Antico FornoNorth 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 energySee live pulse → - 2Wicked 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 diningSee live pulse → - 3Libertine North EndNorth 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 energySee live pulse → - 4Bell in HandGovernment 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 firstSee live pulse → - 5Lucca RestaurantNorth 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 nightSee live pulse → - 6ParlaNorth 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 firstSee live pulse →
03
Backup options when the closest places are full
A slightly longer walk, usually an easier door.
- 1Antico FornoNorth 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 energySee live pulse → - 2Wicked 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 diningSee live pulse → - 3Libertine North EndNorth 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 energySee live pulse → - 4Teddy's on the HillGovernment 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 daySee live pulse → - 5Bell in HandGovernment 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 firstSee live pulse → - 6The Green Dragon TavernGovernment 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 / brewerySee live pulse → - 7Lucca RestaurantNorth 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 nightSee live pulse → - 8The Point BostonGovernment 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 / brewerySee live pulse →
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Reservations
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