"Depending on when you go, there are times at Lincoln Tavern when you’ll feel like you’re surrounded by guys in backward TB12 hats leaving their phone numbers on the check for their waitresses. But if you can handle that scene, you’ll find that Lincoln Tavern is the rare restaurant that provides something for everyone. They serve brunch every morning, and if you need a place for a group dinner, this is one of the biggest restaurants in Boston, with a solid gastropub menu and good thin crust pizza that everyone will enjoy. And if you want to party, on Friday and Saturday nights it’s the most popular bar in the neighborhood, with bouncers at the door starting around 8." - dan secatore