Bukowski Tavern

Although this pub's namesake was a champion of the disaffected, Bukowski is welcoming, loud, and brimming over with quality brews. Both locations are great, but we're partial to the Inman Square location for the big front windows that open into the street on nice days.

The food menu will satisfy vegans, veggies, and carnivores like, but the lengthy beer list can get overwhelming. Don't fret. Ask your server to spin the beer wheel on the wall and quaff whatever sudsy sip of heaven comes your way.

1281 Cambridge St., Cambridge, 617-497-7077 or 50 Dalton St., Boston, 617-267-5028.