"An old-school Irish pub in Southie, Tom English’s Cottage harkens back to way before the Irish neighborhood gentrified. It is truly at the center of all the action on parade day, with a line out the door being all but guaranteed. To avoid it, come for St. Patrick’s Eve. Like the rest of the neighborhood, Tom English’s celebrates all weekend with requisite pitchers of green beer, green Jell-O shots, corned beef dinners, Jameson, and the occasional troop of step dancers." - Molly McDonough