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EST. | 2011

Open 5pm to 12

Tuesday through Sunday

7 Sanborn Ct

Somerville MA, 02143

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check out our current winter menu! (and LOTR menu drops 1/9/25!)
 

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Classes & Closet Bar
NEW YEARS EVE TICKETS and other backbar experiences

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You can now book cocktail classes with Sam, or cocktail & spirit tastings in our Closet bar. Click the link to see what's available

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News

from our blog

backbar news
Wine Enthusiasts ranks backbar as
Best Overall Bar in Boston

November 26, 2024

Thank you for the accolade! And congrats to all the other bars on the list!

read the article here

Boston Common Magazine ranks backbar as
Top Ten Bars in Boston

November 27, 2024

Lovely to be on such a great list of bars!

read the article here

backbar in the top 25 bars in the world

August 24th, 2021

Time Out magazine made a list of the 28 coolest bars in the WORLD and backbar is on it!

read the article here

Boston Magazine rates backbar #1 bar in Boston

MARCH 5, 2020

Thank you Boston Magazine for this honor!

"Cocktail connoisseurs flock to this inconspicuous spot, hidden behind a nearly unmarked door, for co-owner Sam Treadway’s seriously artful libations—from whimsical twists on milk punch to drinks highlighting obscure spirits such as Greek mastiha."

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/best-bars-boston/

Contact
CONTACT US
Hours

Tuesday - Sunday 5pm - 12am 

No Reservations, walk-in only, first come first serveWe do last call at 11:15 because we are completely closed at midnight.

Find us through the orange door in the alley between The Independent and Bronwyn

(7 Sanborn Ct, Union Sq)

Email us!

If you have questions, concerns, comments or inquiries about backbar please email us at info@backbarunion.com.

We’d love to hear from you!

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