PyeongChang two days ahead of opening of 2018 Winter Olympic Games — Pyeongchang two days ahead of opening of 2018 Winter Olympic Games

Where to Drink in Boston While Watching the Winter Olympics

Watch figure skaters twirl gracefully through the air as you swirl decidedly ungracefully through these sports bars

by Terrence Doyle Feb 8, 2018, 11:40am EST

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Pyeongchang two days ahead of opening of 2018 Winter Olympic Games

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by Terrence Doyle Feb 8, 2018, 11:40am EST

The 2018 Winter Olympics begin tomorrow in Pyeongchang, South Korea, so it’s time to start thinking about where to watch them from Boston. While drinking.

Sure, it’s very cold, and staying in to watch the Olympics at home might seem like a better option than dressing for the weather and trudging to a bar, but guess what? It’s really cold in Pyeongchang right now, too, so pop that parka on, and head out into the cold in solidarity with all those frigid Olympic athletes in South Korea. (Yes, while drinking.)

Here are some of the best places in and around the city to watch the Olympics. (And maybe check this ice luge situation out, too.)

Note: Map points are arranged geographically from north to south, not ranked.

Another note: Because of the massive time difference between South Korea and the United States, a lot of events will be airing as Americans are about to sleep, are sleeping, or are just waking from sleep. As such, not every event will be aired live at these bars.

Parlor Sports

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Go to this Inman Square joint, drink some craft beer, and watch as a bunch of has-beens and never-weres try to lead the US men’s ice hockey team to Olympic gold for the first time since 1980.

1 Beacon St, Somerville, MA 02143

(617) 576-0231

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Crowded interior of a narrow, casual bar with sports bar vibes. A sign on a wall reads Inman Boxing. — Parlor Sports

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The Fours

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Don’t wear any team hats from New York, Los Angeles, Montreal, Philadelphia, Chicago...eh, you get the point. The Fours is a townie sports bar on Canal Street near TD Garden, and its patrons love their Boston sports teams. The televisions will be playing the Winter Olympics — though hockey will probably dominate the screens.

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166 Canal St, Boston, MA 02114

(617) 720-4455

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The Phoenix Landing

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The Phoenix Landing plays all things sports. (For example, the team is waking up early to show Six Nations rugby matches at the moment.) Get a Magners on ice or a Guinness and watch the US biathlon team try to capture its first-ever Olympic medal.

512 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 576-6260

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Lulu's Allston

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Get the fried chicken sandwich; get a Jack’s Abby house lager because it’s delicious and local; watch Chloe Kim twist and flip through the air above the halfpipe en route to her first Olympic gold medal.

421 Cambridge St, Allston, MA 02134

(617) 787-1117

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Empty interior photo of a casual bar and restaurant with a brick wall and bright red accents. — The tap tower at Lulu’s is stacked with good beer

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Porter Belly's Pub

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While Porter Belly’s is more well-suited to soccer and rugby, it’s still an excellent bar at which to watch sports. A pint of Guinness and some bobsledding, anybody?

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338 Washington St, Brighton, MA 02135

(617) 254-3300

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Porter Belly’s Pub — Snow Guinness awaits inside

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Tony C's Sports Bar & Grill (Fenway)

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There are several Tony C’s locations, and a sports fan can find a lot of televisions at all of them, but the Fenway location is best for these purposes. The bar was named for Red Sox legend Tony Conigliaro, after all. Grab a cheap, light domestic lager, and watch as the Dutch absolutely dominate everyone in speed skating.

Tony C’s has GOT some TVs

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1265 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215

(617) 236-7369

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tony c’s fenway — Tony C’s has GOT some televisions

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Coolidge Corner Clubhouse

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Drinkers are greeted with painted scenes from the Tuck Rule Game as they enter the Coolidge Corner Clubhouse. The NFL season is over (as we all know far too well), but the Clubhouse will be showing the Olympics for the next two weeks. Drown your Super Bowl sorrows by drinking half a dozen Coors Lights and watching strangers strapped into oversized skis launch themselves through the air.

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307 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446

(617) 566-4948

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coolidge corner clubhouse — Go for the Boston sports stadium recreations, stay for the men’s figure skating

Punter's Pub

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This place is a dive, but there are darts and billiards, so it’s a fun dive. More cheap beer — and more skiing events you won’t think of for another four years once these Winter Olympics have ended.

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450 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115

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Slade’s Bar & Grill

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Slade’s is mostly known for its soul food and as an entertainment venue — go there to see music (soul, jazz, blues, hip hop, or R&B) or stand-up comedy — but it’ll be showing the Olympics on the televisions at the bar. Go catch some cross-country skiing, and go catch some jazz too.

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958 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02120

(617) 442-4600

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Stats Bar & Grille

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Get a vodka soda with a lime to blend in with the locals, and watch as Shaun White attempts to regain Olympic glory.

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77 Dorchester St, Boston, MA 02127

(617) 268-9300

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Stats Bar & Grille — No shortage of televisions at Stats

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The Haven

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Go to the Haven, eat the haggis, drink a creamy, perfect Belhaven Ale, and look around in bewilderment after realizing those people on the television aren’t sweeping the floor — they’re playing an Olympic sport called curling.

2 Perkins St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

(617) 524-2836

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Interior of the Haven, a Scottish restaurant in Boston’s Jamaica Plain, featuring an antler chandelier and simple tables and chairs. — The interior of the Haven feels like an authentic Scottish pub

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Eire Pub

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The Eire is a classic Dorchester Irish pub: the perfect place to get nice and loose on a cold school night while watching even colder people perform remarkable feats of athleticism.

795 Adams St, Boston, MA 02124

(617) 436-0088

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The Eire Pub is pretty into being an Irish pub

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Parlor Sports

The Fours

The Phoenix Landing

Lulu's Allston

Porter Belly's Pub

Tony C's Sports Bar & Grill (Fenway)

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Coolidge Corner Clubhouse

Punter's Pub

Slade’s Bar & Grill

Stats Bar & Grille

The Haven

Eire Pub

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Parlor Sports

The Fours

The Phoenix Landing

Lulu's Allston

Porter Belly's Pub

Tony C's Sports Bar & Grill (Fenway)

Coolidge Corner Clubhouse

Punter's Pub

Slade’s Bar & Grill

Stats Bar & Grille

The Haven

Eire Pub

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