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Stake out a spot, grab a beer, and cheer on the runners.
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Where to Eat and Drink Along the Boston Marathon Route

Run to the tavern, not to the finish line

by Erika Adams and Terrence Doyle Updated
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Stake out a spot, grab a beer, and cheer on the runners.
| Nicolaus Czarmecki/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images
by Erika Adams and Terrence Doyle Updated

Some people are lucky enough to have a friend who lives along the Boston Marathon race route. Great: Drink in the backyard, grill various meats, and enjoy. For those who aren’t so lucky, there are a number of excellent restaurants and watering holes lining the route. Sink some pints, venture to the route, cheer like hell, repeat.

Here are some of the best and most convenient places to eat and drink on Marathon Monday.

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Union Street Restaurant and Bar

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After cheering on runners along Heartbreak Hill, head to Union Street for burgers and beers on the restaurant’s sunny outdoor patio.

107R Union St, Newton, MA 02459
(617) 964-6684
(617) 964-6684

The Publick House

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Get the mussels at the Publick House, and get a tasty Belgian beer, too.

1648 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 277-2880
(617) 277-2880

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Washington Square Tavern

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You’ll have to cross Beacon Street to get to Washington Square Tavern from the Publick House (good luck with that), but once you’re there, try a spiced pear martini with a tableful of fried clams, calamari, and ice-cold oysters.

714 Washington St, Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 232-8989
(617) 232-8989

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Bab Korean Bistro

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Dig into cheesy rice cakes, scallion pancakes, and dumplings upon dumplings while watching the runners pass through Brookline.

1374 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 383-5575
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Coolidge Corner Clubhouse

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You know the drill: This is a good spot. It’s a sports bar, and running is a sport, so take a booze break here in the middle of watching a sport.

307 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 566-4948
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Audubon

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Audubon is slick and sorta dark. Which is to say, it’s the perfect place to hole up with a drink while everyone else is out there running 26.2 miles. Chase it with a gochujang-slicked pulled pork sandwich, paired with kimchi slaw.

838 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02215
(617) 421-1910
(617) 421-1910

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Cask 'n Flagon

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The Cask ‘n Flagon is a bit off the route, but it’s adjacent to Fenway Park, and there are precious few things associated with Boston sports as iconic as the Red Sox and the Marathon, so it’s worth the extra walking.

62 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215
(617) 536-4840
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Bukowski Tavern

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If the insanity of Boylston Street isn’t your bag, head to Bukowski Tavern. It’s close enough to the mayhem to hear it all, but far enough away to not get lost in the shuffle.

50 Dalton St, Boston, MA 02115
(617) 437-9999
(617) 437-9999

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Faccia a Faccia

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A short walk from the finish line, swanky Italian spot Faccia a Faccia opens at 11 a.m. on race day. Grab an outdoor patio seat, a pitcher of grapefruit-spiked spritz, and settle in for the festivities.

278 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116
(857) 991-1080
(857) 991-1080

Rochambeau

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Located steps from the finish line on Boylston Street, French spot Rochambeau has a big outdoor patio for spectators, plus a special marathon menu that includes steak tartare, Bolognese, and steak frites. The front-row view of the runners is great; in other words, get there early to stake out a spot.

900 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02115
(617) 247-0400
(617) 247-0400

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Union Street Restaurant and Bar

107R Union St, Newton, MA 02459

After cheering on runners along Heartbreak Hill, head to Union Street for burgers and beers on the restaurant’s sunny outdoor patio.

107R Union St, Newton, MA 02459
(617) 964-6684
(617) 964-6684

The Publick House

1648 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02445

Get the mussels at the Publick House, and get a tasty Belgian beer, too.

1648 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 277-2880
(617) 277-2880

Washington Square Tavern

714 Washington St, Brookline, MA 02446

You’ll have to cross Beacon Street to get to Washington Square Tavern from the Publick House (good luck with that), but once you’re there, try a spiced pear martini with a tableful of fried clams, calamari, and ice-cold oysters.

714 Washington St, Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 232-8989
(617) 232-8989

Bab Korean Bistro

1374 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446

Dig into cheesy rice cakes, scallion pancakes, and dumplings upon dumplings while watching the runners pass through Brookline.

1374 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 383-5575
(617) 383-5575

Coolidge Corner Clubhouse

307 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446

You know the drill: This is a good spot. It’s a sports bar, and running is a sport, so take a booze break here in the middle of watching a sport.

307 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 566-4948
(617) 566-4948

Audubon

838 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02215

Audubon is slick and sorta dark. Which is to say, it’s the perfect place to hole up with a drink while everyone else is out there running 26.2 miles. Chase it with a gochujang-slicked pulled pork sandwich, paired with kimchi slaw.

838 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02215
(617) 421-1910
(617) 421-1910

Cask 'n Flagon

62 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215

The Cask ‘n Flagon is a bit off the route, but it’s adjacent to Fenway Park, and there are precious few things associated with Boston sports as iconic as the Red Sox and the Marathon, so it’s worth the extra walking.

62 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215
(617) 536-4840
(617) 536-4840

Bukowski Tavern

50 Dalton St, Boston, MA 02115

If the insanity of Boylston Street isn’t your bag, head to Bukowski Tavern. It’s close enough to the mayhem to hear it all, but far enough away to not get lost in the shuffle.

50 Dalton St, Boston, MA 02115
(617) 437-9999
(617) 437-9999

Faccia a Faccia

278 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116

A short walk from the finish line, swanky Italian spot Faccia a Faccia opens at 11 a.m. on race day. Grab an outdoor patio seat, a pitcher of grapefruit-spiked spritz, and settle in for the festivities.

278 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116
(857) 991-1080
(857) 991-1080

Rochambeau

900 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02115

Located steps from the finish line on Boylston Street, French spot Rochambeau has a big outdoor patio for spectators, plus a special marathon menu that includes steak tartare, Bolognese, and steak frites. The front-row view of the runners is great; in other words, get there early to stake out a spot.

900 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02115
(617) 247-0400
(617) 247-0400

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