These Five Massachusetts Sports Bars Were Named Best in the U.S.

Massachusetts is home to numerous fantastic restaurants, making it challenging to pick a favorite. From delicious farm-to-table food in the Berkshire hills to some of the best Italian food outside of Italy in Boston's North End and everything in between, Massachusetts is chock-full of culinary greatness.

Besides awesome restaurants, Massachusetts also boasts some of the best BARS in the country. In fact, the Bay State has quite a history with alcohol. Historians agree that bars in Massachusetts are about as old as the state itself. Early settlers wasted no time setting up local taverns, even before schoolhouses in some cases.

Massachusetts is home to what are believed to be the oldest bars in the United States, like the Green Dragon Tavern, which dates back to 1654, or Warren Tavern in Charlestown, which was the first building the town erected after the British burned the whole town during the Battle of Bunker Hill in June of 1775.

Since the country's inception, the bar business in Massachusetts has continued to boom. In 2023, the state was home to 828 bars and 1,645 beer, wine, and liquor stores, so needless to say there are plenty of choices.

If there is one thing that Massachusetts loves as much as drinking, it's sports! Luckily the two things go hand in hand. Recently, BET U.S. ranked the best sports bars in the country and five from the Bay State made the list, however, they were a little further from the top than we'd expect. Their rankings were based on the bar’s average Google review scores, the cheapest beer price, and the price of a hamburger.

Check out the five Massachusetts sports bars that made the list.

• 101. Boston Ale House, West Roxbury
• 77. The Banshee, Boston
• 39. Lazy Dog Sports Bar, Lynn
• 114. Bleacher Bar, Boston
• 143. Buffs’ Pub, Newton