Yvonne's

Boston, Massachusetts

Regional honoree for Best American High Volume Cocktail Bar at the 2020 Spirited Awards and regional honoree for Best High Volume Cocktail Bar at the 2019 Spirited Awards.

A supper club and cocktail lounge occupying the former Locke-Ober space at 2 Winter Place, Yvonne's brings old-money Boston glamour to a room that was already dripping with history. The cocktail program sits comfortably alongside a food menu designed for sharing, but the bar itself, a long mahogany counter staffed by formally trained bartenders, operates as a destination in its own right. The menu favours classic cocktail architecture dressed in seasonal ingredients, with a notable champagne and sparkling section that sets it apart from the spirit-forward rooms elsewhere on this list. The dining room is theatrical; the bar is serious. For a city that can trend conservative in its nightlife, Yvonne's provides the right amount of occasion.