Parla XXI is the flashy sibling to Parla, an eight-year-old favorite in Boston’s North End. While the original location has a four-seat bar and a cordials license, the new spot, located at Somerville’s Assembly Row development, has much more space and a full liquor license. They both share the popular Dungeon Master program, where adventurous customers roll a 20-sided die to try a mystery cocktail from a list of staff creations, ultimately attempting to drink them all (not all in one visit!) On the food menu: “somewhat eclectic but somewhat Mediterranean cuisine,” with pastas, crudo, and more.

Good luck getting a reservation to East Boston’s hidden cocktail bar, Next Door: The Pazza on Porter sibling and neighbor books up quickly, thanks to its dramatically presented cocktails and seafood-focused menu of shellfish towers, caviar, crudo, and more. Those who do get in can work their way through drinks that are visually appealing but also expertly made — the smoke bubble toppings, flames, and such aren’t just gimmicks. Try the “lock and key,” a take on a pina colada made with clarified milk punch.

Popular Cambridge brewery Lamplighter has added a location at the Cambridge Crossing development near Lechmere. (Find it next to the Lexington.) Lamplighter CX features a taproom with a packed events calendar, plus a blending and barrel-aging facility. Drink a rotating selection of Lamplighter beers such as Apricot Rhapsody, a mixed culture sour aged on apricots, and Rabbit Rabbit, a double IPA; play shuffleboard; and snack on cheese and charcuterie boards or bring or order in outside food.

The much-heralded 2015 opening of Boston Public Market — a downtown market showcasing local food producers, crafters, and more — was about 15 years in the making, and it took even longer to get the permitting in place to bring in a cocktail bar, allowing customers to sip drinks while shopping throughout the space. The Pine Bar finally debuted in June 2022, from the restaurant group behind Lucia, Ducali, Cunard Tavern, and more. The bar features cocktails made from local liquor brands and ingredients from market vendors (such as dairy from Crescent Ridge), as well as New England craft beers and wines.

The Speedway in Brighton — which already housed Boston’s first sake bar, the Koji Club, and a taproom from Salem-based Notch Brewing — keeps getting more inviting, this time with the addition of Buenas sibling Super Bien. Owner Melissa Stefanini’s pastel-pink “grocerybar” serves pantry items and prepared dishes including empanadas alongside exclusively South American natural wines. The menu highlights such pours as biodynamic Argentinian pét-nat and amphora-aged orange wine from Chile with infectiously cheery commentary like “salty-sweet sourdough toast” and “yes, these are real tasting notes.”

Daiquiris & Daisies is the cocktail bar at downtown Boston’s new food hall, High Street Place. From Hojoko alums Daren Swisher and Joe Cammarata, Daiquiris & Daisies is the place to go for, yes, daiquiris and daisies, but also a wide range of other classic and creative cocktails built on a deep list of spirits that they’re eager to discuss. (They’re paying a lot of attention to nonalcoholic cocktails, too, so this is the place to go to try a spirit-free daiquiri.)

One of High Street Place’s other main purveyors of booze is wine bar Bubble Bath, part of restaurateur Tiffani Faison’s Big Heart Hospitality. The focus is on Champagne and other bubbly options — there’s even a Moët vending machine — but Bubble Bath also offers liquor lockers. (Most of High Street Place’s vendors serve booze, so those not in the mood for a cocktail [see Daiquiris & Daisies above] or Champagne can find Newburyport Brewing Co. sibling Alewives Tap Room, boozy milkshakes, frozen margaritas, and much, much more around the food hall.)

The downstairs bar at Mooncusser isn’t new, but it’s freshly exciting to visit, having recently welcomed local bartending legend Todd Maul (Clio, Cafe ArtScience) in for a residency. As Maul fans know, he loves to play with technology; watch for him to create clarified juices using a centrifuge, quickly freeze liquids with a Snapchiller machine, and torch things. Catch him Wednesday through Saturday, starting at 4 p.m., when he joins Cusser’s bar manager Jay Patterson (also an ArtScience alum) on the scene.

Swanky cocktail bar Hecate is tucked away under its big sibling Krasi, the popular Back Bay Greek restaurant and wine bar. Named for the Greek goddess of magic, boundaries, necromancy, and more, Hecate is meant to feel mystical and otherworldly, filled with details like intricately artistic menus and creative, beautiful cocktails. Yes, it’s tough to get in; there are no reservations, and the maximum party size is four. Check out the bar’s “tenets” here, and give it a try.

The longtime Boston Beerworks space steps from Fenway Park is now home to the first full-service location of Plantpub, a fully vegan comfort food restaurant with a focus on craft beers. (There’s a slightly older location in Cambridge’s Kendall Square that is much smaller and counter-service.) Diners can pair dishes like fried cauliflower wings, street corn, pizzas, and veggie burgers with a mostly local beer list and cocktails such as a daiquiri with rum from Everett’s Short Path Distillery or an espresso drink spiked with vodka from Boston’s GrandTen Distilling.

When restaurateur Tiffani Faison opened boisterous Fool’s Errand in 2018 in Fenway — on the same block as siblings Sweet Cheeks and Tiger Mama (since closed) — the venue was standing-room-only; returning from a pandemic hiatus, the European-leaning “adult snack bar” now has seating both indoors and out. Small bites like olives and bread and butter complement cocktails from the Gentle Forehead Kiss (Irish whiskey, green Chartreuse, creme de cacao, lemon, and soda water) to the Golden Cadillac, a nightcap with Galliano, creme de cacao, and Amarula.