Silhouette Lounge
Lounge bar · Allston ·
Pitchers of beer, free popcorn, darts, pool, and a jukebox
Pitchers of beer, free popcorn, darts, pool, and a jukebox
"There are few Boston-area dive bars more beloved than the Silhouette Lounge. Pitchers are cheap, drinks are cheap (and massive, and strong), there’s free popcorn, there’s a pool table, there are many dart boards and, very importantly, there are free hot dogs for life for anyone who devotes a tattoo to the bar." - Nathan Tavares
"At some point, a friend from another school is going to visit you and want to see some “real Boston drinking spots in Southie.” After you break the news that Southie is now filled with dog-groomers and pretty much impossible to get to anyway, you can take them to the Sil. This is an old school dive with cheap beer, Buck Hunter, and an interior that hasn’t been touched since 1972. There’s often a line of students out the door on Friday and Saturday night, so it’s not like it’s completely a townie watering hole, but it’s close enough to get the feeling." - dan secatore
"Allston is full of bars, but none of them match the Silhouette. Upon entering, Irene will ask if you want any dinner (popcorn). You do. You also want cheap pitchers of PBR, and you want to play some early ’90s rap on the jukebox. Shoot some pool, too. But watch out for the local sharks — they take themselves a little too seriously." - Lala Thaddeus
"Celebrate an off-season Christmas-themed party with $1 all-beef hot dogs during an early-bird window (then $3.50 afterward) branded as “Sil Dogs,” festive decorations including a Christmas tree, and holiday-inspired drink specials like the Grinch — a peppermint RumChata shot with crème de menthe — running from late afternoon into the night." - Nathan Tavares
"Ah, the Silhouette Lounge. What is there to say about the Sil that hasn’t been said already? Pitchers are cheap, drinks are cheap (and massive, and strong), there’s free popcorn, there’s a pool table, there are many dart boards, and there are free hot dogs for life for anyone who devotes a tattoo to the bar." - Terrence Doyle, Rachel Leah Blumenthal, Erika Adams
