In cambridge - Middlesex - get there before 9:30pm on the weekend or you will wait in line.
Enormous Room
In Brookline Village
Matt Murphys pub good music after 10:30 or 11pm everynight
Southend
Lots of places - Pho Republic on Washington Street
the first friday of the month - open studios is really good
Stellas - look for the yellow umbrellas - have good food but too many pilgrims
Frankin has good food but recently remolded and it is not the same place.
Wallys has live jazz every night after 9:30pm
Downtown
Try Mantra for lunch or dinner - Cool space with night club downstairs late
West Street Grill - same as above
Goodlife - same as above
Hotel bar at the Swiss Hotel (it has a different name now)
Northend
the Living Room - Ok
Back Bay
The City Bar for drinks with friends - it is in the lenox Hotel. I think that is the right hotel
Sonsie on Newbury -looks upscale from the outside but is a great place to watch the red sox at the same time.
Cafe 29 - on newbury is where all the hairdresser hang out apparently. Good characters hangout there.
Places I want to go
Blue in the ritz carlton
Ten tables in Jp
Hamersleys in the southend