😋 Boston foodies, this is your Super Bowl

Happy Friday, Boston!

🎵 We promised we’d remind you when Fenway Lumineers tickets go on sale … And we’d never break a promise! It’s happening today at 10 a.m., and you can grab them here.

👀 What’s on tap today:

• MBTA shutdowns, incoming!

• This winter = BRUTAL

• The bars where Bostonians find love

Up first…

RESTAURANTS

Three weeks of foodie deals

If there are two things B-Siders love, it’s dining and deals. Enter: Dine Out Boston, a glorious three-week stretch when tons of local restaurants offer multi-course, prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus ranging from $22 to $55 a pop.

This year runs from Feb. 23 to March 15, and over 175 spots are participating. We scoured the list and sniffed out a few notable newbies for you to try:

😮‍💨 For food that feels upscale but won’t break the bank … Alden & Harlow in Cambridge offers fancy-feeling contemporary American bites for $46, including on Saturdays (unlike many Dine Out spots). 

🍔 For a meal approved by Cousin Stizz … BRED in Kendall Square will level up your typical burger night with a starter, entree, hand-cut fries and dessert (see: glazed beignets) for just $36. SOLD.

🪩 For an excuse to try a (rightfully) trendy spot … Capo Restaurant & Supper Club’s reputation precedes it, but if you’ve never been to the contemporary Italian Southie haunt, a $41 three-course dinner is the perfect excuse to go.

🍝 For a perfect date night splurge … Hit up Geppetto in East Cambridge. Its Dine Out Menu will run you $55, but the quality of the Italian-inspired dishes and renowned chefs promise to impress. 

🍺 For a perfect date night on a budget … Southie’s Lincoln Tavern will hit the spot. The vibes and menu give elevated local tavern and the price is so, so right at $36 for a three-course dinner.

🥬 For a plant-based menu that doesn’t feel limited … Lulu Green in Southie has it for $36, including on Saturday night. From pasta to burgers to shawarma and killer cocktails, you wont miss the meat.

🍸 For a spot that’s graced every “best of” list … Check out Moon Bar in the Back Bay. It’s known for inventive fusion dishes and fabulous cocktails. For its excellent reputation, $46 a pop feels like a steal.

🌮 For a Saturday night deal (and fabulous margs) … Taco Azul Downtown is the ticket, even on Saturdays. It claims to have the best guac, tacos, and margs in Boston — and for $46, we’d be more than happy to see for ourselves.

💡 For the most beautiful dining room you ever did see … Try Charlestown’s Waverly Kitchen & Bar. We’d go for the aesthetic alone, but the three-course, $41 menu including steak frites certainly doesn’t hurt.

👀 Hungry for more? Check out all the participating spots here.

CITY

Quick & dirty headlines

🚃 Riding the T this weekend? Good luck. The Green Line will be shut down between North Station and Kenmore (C and D branches), Babcock Street (B branch), and Heath St. (E branch). The shuttle bus sitch (or lack thereof) is different for each branch, so if you’re planning on riding, we strongly suggest you review the plans here. Meanwhile, the Red Line will be shut down and replaced with shuttles between JFK/UMass and Braintree. Consider taking the fare-free commuter rail between Braintree, Quincy Center, JFK/UMass, and South Station instead. Oy.

⚽ Josh Kraft gave Mayor Michelle Wu a red card. Kraft, mayoral candidate and a son of Pats owner Robert Kraft, called on Wu to “immediately halt” demolition on Franklin Park’s White Stadium until legal proceedings are resolved — a lawsuit over the redevelopment project is expected to go to trial March 18. The call-out makes sense in terms of Kraft’s campaign, which has attempted to paint Wu as out-of-touch with voters. But given the vibes from Mayor Wu and the project’s tight timeline (BOSNation is slotted to play there in spring 2026), stopping doesn’t seem likely. 

☃️ It’s not your imagination: This winter has been brutal. At least, compared with our last few here in Boston. Since December, this season’s snowfall total is 28.1 inches. That’s still not quite enough to count as “normal” in Boston (33.8 inches), but it's much closer than last year’s measly 9.7. And that’s not to mention the cold or ice. This winter’s 45 days of temps below freezing is comparable to our 2015 “snowmaggeddon” season, and this week, icy conditions have caused three times the normal number of hospitalizations.

🏅 The Boston Marathon medals look … different. Again. The B.A.A. has unveiled the medal design for this year’s marathon. After last year’s design (which prominently featured sponsor Bank of America) caused an internet meltdown, the association has scaled back the sponcon. The bank’s logo is much less prominent — the company’s name is gone altogether — and unlike previous years, the medal is round. So far, it seems like the majority of social media is happy with the changes, and we have to agree, it looks pretty sick.

QUICK QUESTION!

⚽ What’s your take on the White Stadium drama?

THINGS TO DO

Weekend plans

✊🏾 Close out Black History Month with a freebie. Now through Feb. 25, admission to Boston’s Museum of African American History is FREE for all visitors thanks to the Red Sox Foundation. 

🛷 Hit the slopes in the Seaport. The tubing slopes, that is. Harpoon Brewery’s Slopeside tubing setup is open for biz through March 2, so check it out before it’s gone!

🤠 Do some good old fashioned boot scootin’. A.k.a. Line dancing! Sweet Cheeks Q is hosting a BBQ buffet and line dancing night tonight, and tickets are just $18. Beginners are welcome!

😂 Answer the eternal question: To drink, or not to drink? At Shit-faced Shakespeare, the answer is always “to drink.” Watch a genuinely drunk professional actor perform Hamlet tonight.

👟 Upgrade your workout wardrobe. If you bring in a pair of old leggings (no matter how crusty) to the Athleta on Newbury Street this Saturday, you can trade them in for a new pair of their Elation leggings.

🚴 Work out your mind and body. Rev’d Indoor Cycling is collabing with Hearts In Boston to host a special cycling class and mindfulness sesh with free goodies on Saturday. Did we mention that B-Side members get $15 off? Grab the code in your Feb. B-Side Membership Perks doc.

🛍️ Get started on your spring wardrobe. Head to the Revere Hotel on Saturday for Select Market’s biggest thrift market ever. See: 60+ unique vendors, $5 piles, tooth gems, temporary tats, and way more.

🧘 Stretch out in a Boston market. Option 1: Join the Soulful Sister Collective in a special pop-up pilates class at Time Out Market. Option 2: Head to Quincy Market for a yoga sculpt class, then refuel with a juice from Wagamama. Both are on Saturday.

🎭 Party in the streets Mardi Gras-style. Dorchester Brewing is hosting a Mardi Gras party this Saturday on Mass. Ave. There will be dancing, sweet treats, and best of all, it’s FREE.

MEDIA SPONSORSHIP

Grab a cold one at the … greenhouse roofdeck brewery!?

Dorchester Brewing boasts a stunning rooftop greenhouse and taproom right on Mass. Ave. with epic views of Boston. The perfect spot for anything: your next private event, birthday, or just a spontaneous stop-through. B-Side members get 50% off room booking fees for their private event!

Join the B-Side Membership to unlock this discount!

ONE LAST THING

The bars where Bostonians find love

@narcolepsybesty is back doing god’s work on Instagram. And obviously, by god’s work, we mean polling Boston couples on which bars they met their partners at and sharing the info.

She surveyed 116 couples, and 71 bars came up. In third place, where four couples met: The Flamingo. In second place, with five couples per spot: Lincoln Tavern, Bell in Hand, and The Harp. And in first place, where a whopping 12 couples met *drumroll* The Burren! 

Judging by the comments section full of people who have also met at the Burren, all we can say is: Run, don’t walk!

— Written by Gia Orsino

❤️ Thanks for reading! It almost makes the 70 minute T ride from my apartment to Davis Square seem worth it. Almost.

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🍕 The results are in: 50% of B-Siders say that out of the finalists in Boston.com’s pizza bracket, Regina Pizzeria wins out. One reader said: “Regina is just synonymous with Boston, can't discount an OG!”

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