Boston Birthday Hotspots

As a non-celebrator of my own aging, I usually avoid throwing myself a Boston Birthday Bash.  BUT I absolutely get giddy over planning for someone else's big day and stress for ions over where to have the hooplah!

here are my top favorites based on the personality of the honoree.  I broke it down specifically like this because, contrary to popular practice, the birthday party should be centered around the person actually having the birthday, not what will please the masses.  Just because the birthday girl/guy was nice enough to keep lazy, jobless Eddie as a friend, doesn't mean you can't go somewhere classy for the party because your worried Eddie won't be able to afford it.  Screw Eddie!  If he's smart he'll use this as an opportunity to make some money and he'll drive everyone to the bar in his Corsica at $10 bucks a head.

Anyways, 

For the Eddies (lol); the friend who doesn't like to spend a lot of money, favorite show is STILL South Park, and who thinks buffalo chicken is a food group.  We all have, and we all love (sometimes) our Eddies. 

• Coogans, Financial district. Dollar drafts, enough said. 
• Stats or Playwright in Southie 
• Sullivans Tap on Canal Street
• Whiskeys on Boylston
• Harvard Gardens
• FOR DINNER: The Fours, Cheers, Sidebar, Boston Beer Works, Tommy Doyles, Fajitas and Ritas
• WEEKEND GETAWAY: Vermont, Maine, NH 
• ACTIVITY: bowling at Kings, karaoke bar

This person has a large group, and variety, of friends.  He/she is laid back, prefers beer to martinis, and doesn't like to miss a New England sporting game.  Works hard, plays hard. Chose someplace with a little bit of a dance floor, plenty of room and affordable drinks.

• The Harp  
• Clerys  
• Northstar 
• Market
• Greatest Bar, across from the Garden
• Dillons on Boylston
• Jerry Remys, Whiskey Priest, ABG
• ACTIVITY: Medieval Manor dinner show, Howl at the Moon, F1 racing in Braintree
• WEEKEND AWAY: Cape Cod, Newport
• FOR DINNER: Dicks Last Resort, Fire & Ice, Brownstone, 

For the friend who is classy but not a club goer.  He/she likes nice things and owns their own suit (fellas) or a nice designer bag or 4 (ladies).  This is the guy who brings the specialty seasonal beers when everyone else gets a bud light and the girl who makes impeccable desserts for holiday parties that look too good to eat (my women's studies professor would have puke if she read that, but you get the idea).

• Towne
• Liberty hotel -- Alibi or Clink
• City Bar 
• Drink
• 28 Degrees
• The W lounge 
• ACTIVITY: A show - flower show or car show in the expo center, play or concert, hypnotism show in Back Bay
• WEEKEND AWAY: Marthas Vineyard, Nantucket, PTown 
• FOR DINNER: Legal Seafoods, Strega, Tias, Toro, Cafeteria, The Butcher Shop, 

This Birthday Brat is wild.  They love house music, dancing, think youtube videos are a suitable hobby and spend too much time getting ready and worrying about appearances (yes guys too)

• Bijou
• Bond
• Royale
• Estate
• Gypsy Bar (least club-like)
• If it's nice weather head down to Marina Bay
• For Dinner: Red Lantern, Sonsie, Umbria, Le Petit Robert
• ACTIVITY: Pole dancing class, Comedy show, Improv Show
• WEEKEND AWAY: Go to Foxwoods and get a table at shrine! Or skip off to NY and get wild at Pasha!