
The ‘Must Visit’ Bar in Each State in New England
Who is ready for a road trip? Tis the season is very soon, so what do you think about hitting six of the "must-visit" hot spots around New England?
From historic, hole-in-the-wall, super creative, and live music, these are the perfect places for you to belly up and enjoy cocktails or mocktails.
According to Mashed, these places consistently make "best of" lists so how can you go wrong?
New Hampshire
The Peddler's Daughter in Nashua is all about its pints of Guinness and Harp, live music, and incredible food. Irish whiskey is also the reason so many people want to hit up this hot spot.
Maine
Vena's Fizz House in Portland has a Maine Margarita that draws in the crowds.
It's blended with tequila, blueberry, pine, lime, Dry Curacao, and Vena's own Bitter Tyrone.
Shall we skip out of work right now?
The husband-and-wife owners also have cocktail kits if you want to try to handcraft your own cocktails as well as mixology classes.
Massachusetts
Wally's Cafe and Jazz Club is world-renowned for its back ally style, low-key, and cozy getaway in Boston's South End. Every night is live jazz, dating back to the 1940s as the oldest family-owned jazz club in the country.
Rhode Island
Newport, it is to hit up the White Horse Tavern but get ready to spend some bucks that are worth it. It's been a bar since 1673, making it the oldest operating tavern in the country.
Connecticut
The Tap Room and Wine Bar inside the Griswold Inn in Essex used to be a schoolhouse before it became a place to toast with your friends in 1776. How perfectly New England is that for you?
Even Katherine Hepburn belly-upped for a cocktail way back when.
Vermont
The Three Needs Tap Room and Pizza Cube is a mouthful to say and a popular place in Burlington to enjoy pinball and pool tables. The outdoor courtyard is open all year long with Vermont brews and creative cocktails.
By the way, the in-crowd calls it Three Needs.
Boston, Massachusetts, 2025, Fenway Park Concert Series
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2025 Concerts at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton, New Hampshire
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