Game Day Haunts

Maya Ellison

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Here’s my actual rotation when I’m in full sports goblin mode. Sometimes I want history, sometimes I want 47 TVs, sometimes I just want to scream about xG in a dark corner while someone spills Coors Light on my sneakers. This is where I end up when the Sox are on, the C’s are stressing me out, or it’s 7 a.m. and some World Cup group-stage chaos is happening across the ocean.

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Name	Neighborhood	Primary Sport Energy	Screen Situation	Best Game-Day Move	Typical Crowd	Price Level	Address	City	My take
1Fenway Park	Fenway	Red Sox baseball, playoff nerves	You’re watching the actual field plus concourse monitors	Get in early, lap Jersey Street, grab sausage and keep walking	Lifers, families, tourists taking 900 photos of the Monster	$$$	4 Jersey St, Boston, MA 02215	Boston, MA	Feels like stepping into a history book that also overcharges you for beer. Still worth it every single time.
2Cask ’n Flagon	Fenway / Kenmore	Pre- and post-Sox, other big national games	Big bar TVs, solid angles even if you’re stuck in back	Slide in a couple innings before first pitch for one drink and people-watching	Out-of-towners, loud friend groups, a few regulars clinging to their stools	$$	62 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215	Boston, MA	Yes it’s touristy. Yes I still end up here, talking myself into one more basket of fries like it’s a personality trait.
3Game On!	Fenway	Everything Boston, plus ping pong and batting cage chaos	TVs in every direction, basement level feels like a control room	Duck downstairs, grab a high-top, pretend you’re not about to scream at the bullpen	Young crowd, pregame crews, random bachelor/ette parties	$$	82 Lansdowne St, Boston, MA 02215	Boston, MA	Comes off a little fratty, but when the game’s tight and the whole bar pops at once, it’s pure serotonin.
4Banners Kitchen & Tap	West End / TD Garden	Bruins and Celtics, plus national events on the monster screen	That giant LED wall that makes you feel like you’re inside the broadcast	Grab a seat facing the big screen and give up on checking your phone ever again	After-work crews, jersey families, folks flexing their season tickets	$$$	82 Causeway St, Boston, MA 02114	Boston, MA	Data-nerd heaven. Feels like watching from inside a spreadsheet with nachos. I mean that as a compliment.
5The Phoenix Landing	Central Square	Soccer-first, especially Liverpool and big tournaments	Screens all around the bar; on big matches it feels like mission control	Drag yourself out for early kickoffs and crush a full Irish while your brain wakes up	Supporters’ groups, expats, serious football brains, random students	$$	512 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139	Cambridge, MA	When the place is packed for a World Cup game, it’s louder than half the actual stadiums. I bring earplugs and zero regrets.