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Hip haunt serving eclectic bar snacks along with creative cocktails in a street art–adorned space.
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Address: 7 Sanborn Ct, Somerville, MA 02143
Website: http://www.backbarunion.com/
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Casual nerdy cocktail bar. Delicious bar snacks from @field_and_vine. Open Tuesday through Sunday 5pm – 11:15pm. Union Square, Somerville, MA.
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Zeynep Beliz Oktay
Fun casual cocktail bar, loved the cocktails here. Saturday night around 8pm there was a 30-40min wait. Both the choices from their lord of the rings themed menu and the bartender’s special were delicious and the hot honey pecans were so good. The only issue was that we got a water glass with lipstick stains on it and the waiter’s reaction was just laughing and changing it..
… moreAlexey Subach
Overall it’s a good cocktail bar, definitely far from the top tier bars but the cocktails were pretty good – a borderline 5 star experience all in all. The waiting time on a Friday night was reasonable – around 15 mins. The atmosphere and interior were not as breathtaking in my opinion. It felt like it was designed 20 years ago. The staff were reasonably friendly and welcoming. The ID is a must to enter.
Fruits of My Labour cocktail was good – even though it reads light it still had a good amount of alcohol. The flavour wasn’t super sophisticated and cinnamon probably dominated but still there was a bit of interesting flavour next to it. Nothing mind blowing but nice.
The Lips of an Angel was also nice but maybe slightly less interesting – the orange flavour dominated but still a good one.
Aquarium jazz was a seasonal cocktail and probably it was the best one I’ve tried that evening and a really great smoked whiskey base with some stuff on top to balance.
Funeral was not as good – the anise flavour and the absinthe dominated it and it did not match my taste at all. Fortunately it was the only disappointment during the night.
They don’t have a lot of food options, mainly a few snacks. The nuts were actually walnuts but the walnut taste was not as prominent (a good thing for me) as the nuts were covered in syrup or something like that. Good overall but I wouldn’t try them again as they interfered with cocktail flavour because of some leftover wax-like film in my mouth.
I can recommend this spot if you are not able to book any top notch bars in Boston which require bookings in advance. They also include mandatory 20% tip into the bill.
… moreFruits of My Labour cocktail was good – even though it reads light it still had a good amount of alcohol. The flavour wasn’t super sophisticated and cinnamon probably dominated but still there was a bit of interesting flavour next to it. Nothing mind blowing but nice.
The Lips of an Angel was also nice but maybe slightly less interesting – the orange flavour dominated but still a good one.
Aquarium jazz was a seasonal cocktail and probably it was the best one I’ve tried that evening and a really great smoked whiskey base with some stuff on top to balance.
Funeral was not as good – the anise flavour and the absinthe dominated it and it did not match my taste at all. Fortunately it was the only disappointment during the night.
They don’t have a lot of food options, mainly a few snacks. The nuts were actually walnuts but the walnut taste was not as prominent (a good thing for me) as the nuts were covered in syrup or something like that. Good overall but I wouldn’t try them again as they interfered with cocktail flavour because of some leftover wax-like film in my mouth.
I can recommend this spot if you are not able to book any top notch bars in Boston which require bookings in advance. They also include mandatory 20% tip into the bill.
Monica Tran
I didn’t get a drink since I wasn’t in the mood. But the server here was phenomenal. The server with the fun earrings was so nice and gave me water in a fun cup! My partners cider was great!
… moreHassan Chehab
It’s got great drinks and a great atmosphere, great service. However the $17 cocktails make it hard to stay here for longer than one drink. They are great drinks though. Their bartenders know what they’re doing
… moreMillie Mai
Backbar is my absolute favorite craft cocktail spot in the Boston area. We come here about once a month – and I love that the cocktail menu changes frequently, with fun, creative themes. The service is always fantastic and the drinks are incredible. The atmosphere is fun and lively, lots of geeky little details and decorations. It does get pretty busy even on school nights, and they don’t take reservations so there have been times when the wait has been too long for us to stick around. (Photos are from multiple different visits with different menus)
… moreJJ Jordan
Every drink I’ve had here has been sooo flavorful and carefully crafted. The bartenders are friendly and are happy to answer any questions/give recommendations. It’s a bit pricey, but a great place to treat yourself!
… moreMorgan Doan
Went for the Lord of the Rings annual menu and it did not disappoint! Tried most of the drinks on the menu and they were all solid. Daily specials were especially fun! For that menu specifically all drinks were $17 and the bill included 20% tip so didn’t need to do any math
… moreNora Zhao
Drinks were okay, some were good and others were average. Menu gets updated often which is nice. However –
I must give 0 star to the service. First of all, very strange attitude of the bartender and the manager. The bartender was not even competent of having a normal conversation with customers. He gave attitude for no reason, cut my friend off, and called his manager immediately during a normall conversation. Is he on something???????
The manager was also overly protective of the bartender which we really expected him to be objective. There was no conversation between the bartender and the manager so we had to spend time explaining why he was called, but he did not handle the situation well enough either.
Additionally, they forced to charge 20% tip on all drinks.
… moreI must give 0 star to the service. First of all, very strange attitude of the bartender and the manager. The bartender was not even competent of having a normal conversation with customers. He gave attitude for no reason, cut my friend off, and called his manager immediately during a normall conversation. Is he on something???????
The manager was also overly protective of the bartender which we really expected him to be objective. There was no conversation between the bartender and the manager so we had to spend time explaining why he was called, but he did not handle the situation well enough either.
Additionally, they forced to charge 20% tip on all drinks.
Santi Lat
Incredible place. There was a bit of a line as the place is limited in seating space but it was worth the wait. We had a blast, specially trusting the bartenders with making us drinks based on flavors we like. Every drink was 100% creativity and offmenu and delicious everything. Will come back every time Im in Boston.
… moreNatalia K
We were in Boston for a few days and wanted to go to a speakeasy bar. We asked bartender just to make us a drink and told them ingredients and flavor we like and O.M.G it was spot on! So so good! If you are looking for different cocktails go here, you wont be disappointed! Atmosphere is fun.
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