Parker’s Bar

Parker’s Bar was designed after the original 19th-century library of the Omni Parker House, so you’re drinking among mahogany paneling and stained glass, with a fireplace for the coldest nights. The menu keeps to classic cocktails and a curated wine list, plus an elevated casual dinner menu, which makes it just as good for a full meal as for one drink after work.

The history comes with the room. The Parker House has stood at the corner of School and Tremont streets since 1855, Boston cream pie was created here, and Charles Dickens made the hotel his Boston home for five months during his 1867 to 1868 tour. For a winter drink downtown, it’s one of the warmest-looking rooms we know.