Brendan Behan Pub
Typical beer $9
An Irish pub on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, small and dimly lit, with no food. Guests are encouraged to bring their own food. A live Irish session runs each Saturday, with three to ten musicians.
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Jamaica Plain
Neighborhood pubs, an old brewery district and a rock bar that stays open late.
Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood pub crawl with a rock bar at the late end. Home is the Orange Line from Jackson Square or Forest Hills, and our Last Train page has tonight's last departure.
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Drawdown Brewing
Drawdown Brewing is a taproom on Washington Street in Egleston Square, an LGBTQ+ woman-owned brewery. The beers are malt-forward ales such as an altbier and a cream ale. The bar top is made from reclaimed basketball court flooring.
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Stony Brook · about 8 min walk (estimate)
Jeanie Johnston Pub & Grill
A pub and grill at 144 South Street in Jamaica Plain, where Boston magazine liked its karaoke with a side of characters. It lists more than 35 bottled or canned beers and ciders. It stays open till 2:00 am Friday and Saturday.
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Forest Hills · about 8 min walk (estimate)
Midway Cafe
Midway Cafe, a homey bar at 3496 Washington Street, bills itself as Boston's Best Live Music. Time Out calls the room a tiny, noisy, divey rock bar. Dyke Nite on Thursdays is on the calendar.
Typical beer $8
The original Samuel Adams brewery, at 30 Germania Street in Jamaica Plain, is home to its innovation brewhouse. You can tour the brewery or sit in the taproom and beer garden. The draft menu keeps rotating.
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Stony Brook · about 6 min walk (estimate)
- original brewery in Jamaica Plain source
- tour, taproom and beer garden source
- home to the innovation brewhouse source
- rotating draft menu source
- tours every day except Sunday source
- https://www.samueladams.com/taprooms/sam-adams-boston-brewery
- https://www.timeout.com/boston/bars/samuel-adams-brewery
- https://www.timeout.com/boston/bars/best-breweries-in-boston
- https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/29585846
The Haven
The Haven, a Scottish pub at 284 Amory Street, is now in the bigger Brewery complex space. Time Out calls it Boston's most authentic Scottish pub. The cocktail menu is Scotch-friendly, with weekly dram nights.
Tres Gatos
Beer from $9
Tres Gatos is at 470 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain. It calls itself Boston's first full-service restaurant, bookshop and music store. The menu is Spanish-inspired tapas, with shared plates and communal dining.
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About Jamaica Plain
Where to start
Midway Cafe on Washington Street stays open 'til 2am, 7 days a week.
Centre Street is the pub run. Brendan Behan Pub has no kitchen. Time Out says guests are encouraged to bring their own food. It takes reservations for up to 20 people, which suits a birthday group more than a date.
Tres Gatos is the better date. The Infatuation singles out its shaded patio overlooking Centre Street.
Amory Street is the old brewery district, where the Haffenreffer brewery opened in 1871. The Haven is Boston's most authentic Scottish pub, per Time Out. It also has weekly dram nights.
Samuel Adams Boston Brewery calls itself "our original brewery in Jamaica Plain". The taproom closes at 9PM most nights, so treat it as the start of the evening.
Washington Street is the late end. Midway Cafe has Queeraoke every Thursday. Time Out calls it a "tiny, noisy, divey Jamaica Plain rock bar". It is also cash only.
Drawdown Brewing keeps short hours, open Friday 5 to 10 and Saturday 12 to 10, so check before you go.
Getting there and home
JP runs on the Orange Line. Take it to Jackson Square or Stony Brook for Centre Street. For Midway, get off at Green Street. Check Last Train before the last round.
Late food
Jeanie Johnston Pub & Grill is open till 2:00 am on Friday and Saturday nights. It also lists late night food. More in Eat Late.
Prices
History and background
The Infatuation counts low-key bars among JP's staples.
Cannabis
For Jamaica Plain / Roslindale / West Roxbury / Hyde Park, our Cannabis Index counts 5 licensed stores and an eighth runs about $25. Adults 21+ only. Consume only on private property, and do not drive. See our Cannabis Index. Data: Glass (glassintel.xyz).
Getting around
The Orange Line is the spine, with Jackson Square, Stony Brook, Green Street and Forest Hills stops heading south. Time Out lists Stony Brook for The Haven and Midway Cafe, or Jackson Square and Stony Brook for Brendan Behan, so check which station is closest to your door. Last trains vary by night, so see Last Train and the MBTA Trip Planner before you settle in.
Sources for this page
- https://www.mbta.com/schedules/Orange
- https://api-v3.mbta.com/
- https://www.theinfatuation.com/boston/guides/where-to-eat-and-drink-jamaica-plain
- https://www.brendanbehanjp.com/about-us
- https://www.timeout.com/boston/bars/brendan-behan-pub
- https://www.tresgatosjp.com
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_Plain
- https://www.timeout.com/boston/bars/the-haven
- https://www.samueladams.com/taprooms/sam-adams-boston-brewery
- https://midwaycafe.com/about.html
- https://www.timeout.com/boston/bars/midway-cafe
- https://www.drawdownbrewing.com
- https://www.jeaniejohnstonpub.com/