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The Next Big Thing
The Red Hat is one of The Next Big Thing.

1. The Red Hat

6.6
9 Bowdoin St (at Cambridge St.), Boston, MA
Dive Bar · Beacon Hill · 47 tips and reviews
Eastern Standard is one of The Next Big Thing.

2. Eastern Standard

528 Commonwealth Ave (at Kenmore Square), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Kenmore · 304 tips and reviews
Cafeteria Boston is one of The Next Big Thing.

3. Cafeteria Boston

279 Newbury St (at Gloucester St), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Back Bay West · 144 tips and reviews
Anna's Taqueria is one of The Next Big Thing.

4. Anna's Taqueria

8.2
446 Harvard St (at Thorndike St), Brookline, MA
Mexican Restaurant · Coolidge Corner · 51 tips and reviews
The Druid is one of The Next Big Thing.

5. The Druid

8.8
1357 Cambridge St (at Springfield St), Cambridge, MA
Pub · Inman Square · 73 tips and reviews
McCormick and Schmick's is one of The Next Big Thing.

6. McCormick and Schmick's

34 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · Back Bay · 41 tips and reviews
Improv Asylum Theatre is one of The Next Big Thing.

7. Improv Asylum Theatre

8.6
216 Hanover St (btwn Cross & Parmenter), Boston, MA
Comedy Club · North End · 37 tips and reviews
Bon Me is one of The Next Big Thing.

8. Bon Me

7.9
Dewey Square, Boston, MA
Food Truck · 35 tips and reviews
Mela is one of The Next Big Thing.

9. Mela

7.6
578 Tremont St (btwn Union Park & Upton St), Boston, MA
Indian Restaurant · South End · 41 tips and reviews
Estragon Tapas is one of The Next Big Thing.

10. Estragon Tapas

7.7
700 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA
Tapas Restaurant · South End · 25 tips and reviews
O'Briens Pub is one of The Next Big Thing.

11. O'Briens Pub

6.3
3 Harvard Ave (at Cambridge St.), Allston, MA
Rock Club · 8 tips and reviews
Samuel Adams Brewery is one of The Next Big Thing.

12. Samuel Adams Brewery

9.4
30 Germania St (btwn Brookside Ave & Bismark St), Boston, MA
Brewery · Jamaica Plain · 248 tips and reviews