Sport & Outdoor
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Eat & DrinkIconicLocal Gem
Cheers Beacon Hill
84 Beacon Street · Boston, MA
Why you should go…
Opened in 1969 as the Bull & Finch Pub, the bar sits in the basement of the Hampshire House, a 1910 Beacon Hill mansion, across from the Boston Public Garden. It took the Cheers name in 2002 after a licensing deal with the show's producers and remains a working restaurant and pub today, popular with fans making the pilgrimage to the building seen in the show's opening.
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Good to know
General eat & drink guidance
Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.
Go early or go late
The simplest way around a wait at a popular room is to sit down before the rush or after it.
Reservations open on a schedule
Where bookings are taken, tables tend to be released a set number of days in advance, often at a fixed hour.
Menus move with the season
Treat any dish you read about online as a maybe, not a promise, especially anything local and seasonal.
Ask what the place is known for
Staff will point you at the thing worth ordering faster than any list will.
What's around here?
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