Nightlife

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Bars That Let You Bring Your Own Food

A restaurant that doesn’t serve booze—that’s easy to solve. But a bar that doesn’t serve food... Hmm. You could try to subsist on their bowls of Chex Mix. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Here’s a few places that encourage (or at least don’t prohibit) some outside grub—and where you might obtain such morsels.

HIT AND MISS

Little Miss Whiskey’s Golden Dollar

What You’re Drinking: Bottles of beer, from the ironic (Löwenbräu) to the serious (Stone Ruination).
Where You’re Stopping First: Red Apron Butchery at Union Market.
What You’re Eating: The Porkstrami sandwich, a mix of pastrami-cured pork, bacon and bacon-braised sauerkraut. Did we mention the pork...

QUOTH THE RAVEN

Raven Grill

What You’re Drinking: A boilermaker.
Where You’re Stopping First: Just down the block, at Beau Thai Mount Pleasant.
What You’re Eating: The spicy panang curry bowl. Which won’t take up much real estate at the tiny bar.

GAME THEORY

Board Room

What You’re Drinking: Housemade sodas like strawberry-basil spiked with vodka.
Where You’re Stopping First: Nowhere, because Banana Leaves around the corner will deliver to the bar.
What You’re Eating: Snow crab nigiri, BBQ eel and dragon rolls. Which also make handy game pieces in a pinch.

THE MAINE EVENT

Iron Horse Taproom

What You’re Drinking: An array of rare Allagash Belgian ales on tap at the small bar.
Where You’re Stopping First: Luke’s Lobster around the corner.
What You’re Eating: A lobster roll. It’s from Maine. Your beer is from Maine. Enough said.

YOU FELT IT

Bedrock Billiards

What You’re Drinking: A shot of something stiff.
Where You’re Stopping First: Mellow Mushroom, just through the alley to 18th Street.
What You’re Eating: The Philosopher’s Pie, with steak, portobellos and artichoke hearts. Just keep it off the felt.