It's a big day in Boston: The Celtics are celebrating Banner 18 from a caravan of duck boats. Beginning at TD Garden, the parade route travels on Causeway Street past City Hall Plaza and Boston Common on Tremont Street, before ending on Boylston Street by the Hynes Convention Center. Obviously, there are plenty of sports bars and restaurants along the way where you can post up for a celebratory drink or two. Check out these 10 spots in Boston raising specials on Friday, June 21, in honor of the Champion Boston Celtics.
Opening early for drinks at 10:30am on Friday, June 21, this Boylston Street chophouse has a patio enveloped in lush topiaries near the end of the parade route. Lunch begins at 11am with seafood towers, sandwiches, salads and entrees like Abe’s Omelette with roasted filet mignon, caramelized onions, gruyere and hand-cut fries.
Sister spot to Abe & Louie’s and right next door, Atlantic Fish Co. also has a beautiful patio along the parade route, and plans to open for drinks at 10:30am on parade day and lunch at 11am.
Situated at the beginning of the parade route near TD Garden, Alcove is serving up celebratory cocktails, pitchers and punch bowls on Parade Day. Try the Courtside with black-pepper tequila, blood orange and ginger; Party Foul with tequila, cherry, cacao and lemon; or an Aperol Spritz pitcher for 4 people.
Castle Island's Southie taproom is serving up $6.17 pints of Winner all day long on Friday, June 21. The post-parade party also features live music and Bardo’s Bar Pizza, wings and more coming out of the kitchen.
This specialty shop on Beacon Hill is offering a Banner 18 breakfast sandwich during the parade on Friday, along with its curated selection of groceries, iced coffee and more. Find Crane River Cheese Club along the parade route as the caravan turns onto Cambridge Street.
All along the parade route, Boston’s Harpoon Brewery is posting up at bars today during the festivities: Find brand ambassadors (and beer promos) at Bell In Hand Tavern, The Dubliner and Beantown Pub. Harpoon also introduces a new loyalty program today where beer fans can sign up to win prizes. After the parade, unwind at Harpoon’s new summer beer garden at the Emerson Uncommon Stage on Boston Common (100 Tremont St.)
Not quite on the parade route, Hook + Line on Fan Pier Boulevard in the Seaport is sibling spot to Alcove—and where you’ll want to go to cool off after the parade. The waterfront restaurant is serving up celebratory snacks all day, including kids’ hot dogs, hot dogs with caviar, ice cream sundaes and more. Hook + Line also specializes in lime rickeys, the classic New England treat: These refreshing bevvies can come with or without gin.
Opening early at 1pm, Rosebar at the Copley Square Hotel is situated near the finish line. On the menu to celebrate the parade are oysters, truffled flatbread, a jerk Wagyu burger and more. The Secret Garden made with green ingredients such as green tea-infused shochu and basil is a fun and festive drink option.
The newest sports bar on Canal Street, Scores will be lit all day: It opens early at 9am on parade day. The Tatum Tot Poutine with brown gravy and cheese curds, Celtics-themed flatbreads like the Truth and the Big Ticket, and a sandwich called the “Chick” from French Lick are just some of the Celtics-themed dishes on the menu.
The oldest bar on Canal Street has been waiting years for this. The iconic dive bar promises no frills—just another day in paradise. Banner 18, baby.
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