After dinner drinks in the South End?

[ced9]

I am having dinner with a group in the South End this weekend. We are eating on Washington St and wondering what suggestions people have for good places to drink after dinner. There are so many great restaurants but I don't know where to get after dinner cocktails IN the South End. We would like to be able to walk wherever we go...

[BoDubya]

You'll get all jostled around at the Franklin or Delux at 10pm on Friday. Plenty of space at the Red Fez or JJ Foley's. Gaslight makes my favorite cocktails in that area.

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Delux Cafe
100 Chandler St, Boston, MA 02116

Red Fez
1222 Washington St, Boston, MA 02118

[MC Slim JB]

I love Foley's, but it's an old tavern, more a Guinness and highballs kind of place, not really a great venue for proper cocktails. I think I've seen a cocktail glass used maybe five times in all the years I've been going there. It's not that the staff can't do them, it's just not that kind of place.

The Red Fez is dead most nights, even weekends, for a reason.

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Red Fez
1222 Washington St, Boston, MA 02118

[MC Slim JB]

How big is your group? There are plenty of places with decent to very good cocktails in the South End, but on a weekend night, many will be packed, not great for accommodating a bigger group. If you don't mind crowded conditions and waits to get drinks, you've got a lot of options. Are you looking for after-dinner cordials, bitters, fortified wines, beers, wines, fruity cocktails, real cocktails?

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[ced9]

Only about 6 in total and we aren't picky in terms of what we drink but I'd say wine, beer or "real" cocktails in a lively atmosphere would be ideal. Also, we don't mind a crowd- at 10pm on a Friday I'd prefer a crowded bar to an empty one!

[MC Slim JB]

Okay, some options: Franklin Cafe, Ginger Park, South End Buttery, Stella (the back bar might be a little less hectic), Union, Tremont 647/Sister Sorrel, Stephi's on Tremont, Estragon (limited cocktails: it's a beer/wine/cordial license), Pho Republique (Sat. is their last night ever), The Beehive (though there's often a line on weekends), Gaslight, Rocca, 28 Degrees, Masa, Delux Cafe, Coda.

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28 Degrees
1 Appleton St., Boston, MA 02116

Delux Cafe
100 Chandler St, Boston, MA 02116

Franklin Cafe
278 Shawmut Ave, Boston, MA 02118

South End Buttery
314 Shawmut Avenue, Boston, MA 02118

Masa
439 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116

Pho Republique
1415 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02118

Stephi's On Tremont
571 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02118

[CreativeFoodie42]

I'd second Franklin Cafe - it is one of my favorite drink spots in the South End. And 28 Degrees is always a fun scene on the weekends!

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28 Degrees
1 Appleton St., Boston, MA 02116

Franklin Cafe
278 Shawmut Ave, Boston, MA 02118

[kayowinter]

For a group of 6 28 degrees would probably have the best mix of comfort (many large tables geared toward drinks and conversation - they have snacks but I wouldn't call that their forte) and a very cool vibe. I think they make excellent drinks. Everywhere else is really a restaurant with a bar and consequently will mean 6 of you will be standing awkwardly at a very crowded bar - maybe not even together as some of those places can get so crowded. If it was more like two or three people, then I love most of the places MC S JB listed except Stephis (for political reasons, the food/drink is actually ok) Agree with poster below red fez is NOT worthwhile. Stella would be the biggest "scene" I think if that's what you're looking for in SE w/ pretty good cocktails but loud and crowded as mentioned above.