The Best Places to Drink and Do in Brookline
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The best places to drink and do in Brookline, according to the experts: James Beard Awards, Eater, and Spirited Awards have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Merai comes out on top.
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Rank 1. Merai
Modern Thai Cocktail Bar
The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2025 · Nominee · Best New Bar
- Eater Eater: Best New Bar
- Spirited Awards Spirited Awards: 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best New Bar
- Eater Best New Bar
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East
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Rank 2. Mahaniyom
Thai
A two-dozen-seat Thai tapas room in Brookline Village where the menu reads like a love letter to northern Bangkok filtered through a genuinely curious kitchen. Small plates and creative cocktails share equal billing, the Michelin Bib Gourmand crowd sitting close enough to see what everyone else ordered. The New York Times and Boston Magazine have both circled it, which tracks for a spot this compact running this confidently.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- The New York Times The New York Times: The 25 Best Restaurants in Boston Right Now
- Boston Magazine Boston Magazine: #13 · Top 50 Restaurants in Boston
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Boston Right Now
- Boston Magazine #13 · Top 50 Restaurants in Boston
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Rank 3. Blossom Bar
Cocktail Sichuan
Sichuan Garden fed Brookline Village for two decades before the family's son, a bartender with a James Beard-nominated bar pedigree, took over the front of house and made it a cocktail bar. The drinks lean tropical, lots of rum and agave, threaded through with Sichuan flavors that have no business working this well together. The Spirited Awards named the bar team a Regional Top 10 Honoree, which tracks.
The awards
- Eater Eater: The Best Bars Around Boston
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Boston
- Eater Eater: The 38 Essential Restaurants in Boston
- Eater The Best Bars Around Boston
- The Infatuation The Best Bars In Boston
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Boston