The Dark Bar Boston

The Dark Bar sits at 70 Rowes Wharf, just steps from the Boston Harborwalk. It holds a spot on the 2024 Food & Wine list of the top 15 hotel bars in the U.S.

The kitchen serves a mix of seafood and international classic dishes. While the room runs smart and elegant, the setting is the main argument for choosing it over the neighboring waterfront spots. You come here to avoid the tourist intensity of the nearby Faneuil Hall Marketplace. The interior feels more tethered to the quiet edge of the harbor than the frantic crowds five minutes away at the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum. It is a more disciplined, controlled environment than the boisterous fish houses that dominate this strip of the coast.