Cisco Brewers Fenway

Cisco Brewers Fenway serves beer, cocktails and food at 1301 Boylston Street, with live music on its event calendar. The menu goes well beyond a beer-garden snack: there are smash burgers, fish tacos, chicken sandwiches and lobster rolls, plus chowder and a pretzel with beer cheese. You can choose a traditional chilled lobster roll or one warmed in brown butter.

This is a Fenway gathering spot whose schedule follows the ballpark as well as its own events. The venue says it opens two hours before Fenway games and concerts, including on days when its regular schedule would differ. Check the calendar if live music is the reason you’re going. Guests under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.