22-05-2025
Where to find the Boston area's summer beer gardens
The Boston area is packed with beer gardens selling local brews, from Aeronaut Allston to Night Shift's pop-ups along the Charles River.
Here's where to go.
Aeronaut Allston kicked off its summer season on May 16, running through June 28.
Hours: 5–10:30pm Friday and Saturday.
Cisco Brewers Seaport, Boston's favorite parking lot beer garden, will return in full swing after Memorial Day.
Hours: 4–11pm Tuesday–Thursday; 3–11pm Friday; 12–11pm Saturday and Sunday.
Distraction and Democracy Brewing are running the beer garden at City Hall Plaza this season.
Hours: 3–8pm Monday–Wednesday; 3–9pm Thursday and Friday; 12-9pm Saturday; 12–8pm Sunday.
Dockside Beer Garden near the New England Aquarium is back on with brews, clam chowder, corn dogs, fish tacos and other items.
Hours: Noon–6pm daily.
One Reason Garden Bar at the Charles Hotel reopened in Harvard Square earlier this month.
Hours: 4–9pm Wednesday–Friday; 12–9pm Saturday; 12–6pm Sunday, all if weather permits.
Night Shift Brewing's three Boston beer gardens are open, selling beers, hard seltzers, wines and nonalcoholic drinks.
Night Shift Esplanade is by the Hatch Shell along the Charles River. Hours: 4–10pm Wednesday–Friday; 12–10pm Saturday; 12–8pm Sunday.
Night Shift Allston is at Herter Park along the Charles River. Hours: 4–10pm Thursday and Friday; 12–10pm Saturday; 12–8pm Sunday.
The third beer garden is on the Greenway near South Station. Hours: 3–8pm Tuesday–Friday; 12–6pm Saturday.
Summer hours take effect tomorrow (Friday) at Sam Adams' downtown taproom.
The Anchor in the Charlestown Navy Yard is back.
Trillium Garden on the Greenway has food trucks selling tacos and Latin soul food.
UnCommon Corner, the Boston Common beer garden run by Harpoon Brewery and Emerson College, returned this month with food from El Jefe's Taqueria.
