The best bars and cafés Massachusetts

This place is one of the must-see places in Salem and is as popular with locals as it is with tourists passing through. The owners of the Gulu-Gulu café met in Prague at a café of the same name. Back in the United States, they decided to recreate the atmosphere of this bar with a resolutely European style. And we love it! On the menu, mostly salads and sandwiches, served all day long. The place serves coffee during the day but also beer and wine. Concerts and other events are organized regularly.

An ultra-sympa bar, with an eclectic decoration, a mix of museum dedicated to Elvis and flea market. Locals love this cosy place that has been part of the South End scene for over 50 years and still has very affordable prices. It is true that you can eat well and cheaply there, in addition to having a drink in an almost parallel atmosphere. From its toilets with graffiti-covered walls to its LEDs hanging from the ceiling, Delux Cafe is a real old-fashioned bar, where pretension is not the order of the day. Attention, payment in cash only.

The trendy bar where Boston's finest like to hang out. If your budget doesn't allow you to stay at the Liberty Hotel, which houses it, treat yourself to a gourmet break in the Scampo Bar. Here you can discover a place steeped in history. Here you can drink good cocktails, most of which are classics revisited, such as Manhattan with bacon or sangria served hot in winter! Scampo also serves good food. For the little anecdote, before being a very expensive hotel, the Liberty Hotel was a prison.

Set on the harbor, Legal Harborside offers three concepts on as many floors. On the second floor, you can eat seafood and oysters on the go, in a relaxed atmosphere; on the second floor, fish and seafood are also honored, but prepared in more elaborate dishes; on the third floor, you can sip a cocktail while enjoying the view from the rooftop, which is accessible all year round. In summer, you can sit on the armchairs in the sun, lulled by the sound of the waves, a glass of punch in your hand...

This large space with an industrial and trendy look attracts students as well as young working people, who come to drink a fresh foam in the middle of the steel tanks. The place could be described as a "community bar", where you can drink homemade beer brewed on site, play board games, take part in philosophical discussions or take part in tastings. There are events almost every evening: rock concerts, classical music, jazz concerts and shows...

How can you resist the breathtaking view from this bar? With its large jetty on stilts, which serves as a terrace even though there are no tables there, it feels a bit like having your feet in the water... which is not at all unpleasant! Even the interior is worth it: we love its long room, lit by bay windows. The sofas give the establishment a slightly vintage look. And of course, we love its extensive cocktail list and martinis. Good to know: The Harbor Lounge doesn't serve food.

This is an excellent cocktail bar with a sea view, whose terrace overlooks the water. Some of the high seats face the ocean, and nothing else. You could spend the night there, the atmosphere is so intoxicating - cocktails also help a lot. The menu offers a wide variety of cocktails, from classic mojitos (with coconut, watermelon or pomegranate) to exotic strawberry margaritas, not to mention a wide selection of martinis (try the elderberry martini!). One of P-Town's flagship addresses.

The Solas Irish Pub is attached to the beautiful Lenox Hotel. The setting and decoration are a little more refined than in an average Irish pub, and the clientele is therefore younger and trendy, but the principle remains the same: people come here mainly to drink a Guinness, comfortably seated on the leather benches. If the weather is nice, you can sit on the few tables of its small terrace, installed under the pretty façade. The food is not always perfect, so concentrate on the atmosphere and the beer!

A rather common local pub, whose service is not always ideal. Yet the place is often full, which is certainly due to the fact that Beacon Hill doesn't have many bar options. There's a nice selection of draught beers. The place has everything of a classic dive bar, with its long beer-soaked bar and wooden booths. If you happen to be in the area and are looking for a place to stop for a froth, stop here, but don't make a detour to this bar.

This company brings together a brewery, a vineyard and a distillery. You can take a tour of each of the production units, but you can also simply sit in the pub and taste their local production. We advise you the beers, more than the wine... Some days there is live music, check the website for events that take place during your visit. Cisco Brewers is a bit off-centre, you have to drive about ten minutes west along Hummock Pond Road to get there.

It's one of the nicest pubs in Oak Bluffs and even on the island. This craft brewery serves a wide range of local beers, which vary with the seasons. Try the pumpkin beer for Thanksgiving, it's not sure you'll find it good, but it's an original idea! The service is welcoming and the atmosphere is warm, especially in the evening - you can't hear yourself tasting your pint. The menu features classic dishes, pulled pork sandwich, coleslaw and other burgers.

This is what the Americans call a dive bar, a neighbourhood bar with a relaxed atmosphere, where pretension is not in order. To some, The Ritz is the last real bar on Martha's Vineyard. For over 75 years now, its regulars have been gathering around its wooden bar and drinking a fresh foam while chatting with the bartender. The decoration is a bit retro without being worked on, as can be seen from the magazine pages cut out and simply glued to the wall. We come here to drink a beer while listening to the blues live.

Provincetown doesn't only have trendy cocktail bars: the city also has its own dive bar, and the atmosphere is as relaxed as one can imagine! The Old Colony Tap is a popular bar where gay and straight customers mix happily. We like its marine atmosphere, with its buoys as decoration, and its tavern-like look, with its large used wooden tables that smell like beer. Besides, what we drink in this bar is mostly pints. The maritime tradition of P-Town can be found here in its most festive aspect.