🏖️🌆 Deals that feel like SUMMER

Happy May, Boston!

☀️ We’re officially celebrating the end of gloomy season. Everything feels a little more enjoyable, easy, and fun when May arrives in the city (despite some recent rainy weekends). Every outdoor meal, every date night, even casual Friday hangs feel a bit sweeter.

😬 Being fiscally responsible, however … not so easy. Especially when a lot of fun costs money. That’s why we’re bringing you our first-ever special edition summer guide, where EVERY spot on the list is offering a sweet discount for B-Side Members.

👀 What’s on tap this evening:

• A rooftop pool bar that’ll make you GASP

• ~Elevate~ your office lunch

• Our favorite waterside rooftop meal

• The PERFECT excuse to dress up and hit the town

Up first…

LIFTED RESTAURANT AT OMNI BOSTON HOTEL AT THE SEAPORT

Going to this bar is a form of self-care

💰The deal: 20% off your meal with the purchase of a drink (valid until July 4)

🏙️ Lifted Restaurant, to be clear, is more than just a bar. It’s a vibrant rooftop oasis. Its sparkling swimming pool, skyline Seaport views, and al fresco seating might make you want to stay forever.

🍤 Plus, they’re not messing around when it comes to food. Executive Chef Yousef Ghalaini (“Chopped” contestant and culinary genius) brings us an extensive, mouthwatering menu of inventive starters, salads, handhelds, entrees, and desserts. Our picks? The crispy fish tacos, bucatini shrimp scampi, and yuzu lemon tart.

🍹 And don’t forget about the DRINKS. With names like “Orange Blossom Breeze,” “Rays for Days,” and our personal favorite, the “Fit to be Tied” mocktail (Clean G zero-proof gin, grapefruit juice, orange juice, Owen’s Rio Red Grapefruit), Lifted is shaking up summer flavors you won’t soon forget.

THE LINEUP FOOD HALL

A Michelin-starred chef walks into a food hall

💰 The deal: A free side of “totchos” (tater tot nachos) with any bowl from Ariana.

🧑‍💼 For many of us, summer ≠ vacation. But that doesn’t mean we can’t treat ourselves to some of Boston’s best lunches while we’re waiting for the weekend.

🍔 Take a lunch break walk to a fancy food hall. Located on the mezzanine level of The Winthrop Center — an ultra-lux downtown skyscraper — The Lineup has five fast casual concepts from Chef John Fraser of Michelin-starred JF Restaurants.

🍕 Try everything from pastries to pizza for under $20. Day Shift brings us elevated breakfast sammies, pastries, and salads; Big Grin serves smash burgers, dogs, and ice cream; Gatto Pazzo comes in hot with pizzas, sandwiches, and salads; Iris Mezze reflects Chef Fraser’s mediterranean roots with pitas and bowls; and Ariana is your new fave spot for vegetarian burritos and tacos. They’re also adding a poke pop-up in the coming months. Thank us later.

Look out for a new perk from The Lineup next month!

THE OVERLOOK AT LEGAL SEA FOODS HARBORSIDE

What’s Boston seafood without a Boston Harbor view?

💰 The deal: 10% off food and non-alcoholic drinks (valid for all of May, only at The Overlook)

🐟 In our opinion … you’re in the wrong place if you can’t see the water while eating lobsters and clams. Also in our opinion … Legal Sea Foods’ third-floor roof deck, The Overlook (at its Harborside location), is THE place to go.

🍱 This is not your Grandmother’s seafood menu. Along with salads, bowls, raw bar, and seafood essentials, their sushi selection does not miss. Our menu picks: the firecracker roll, the tuna tataki, and the crispy fish sandwich (the fish is always fresh!).

🌅 Plus, we love a space that can accommodate all the vibes. The Overlook is a large and comfortable space with classic bar seating and four-tops, but you can also find comfy couch seating around the perimeter that overlooks the harbor (hense the name!).

BOSTON BALLET

Why not make it dinner and a show?

💰 The deal: $25 off all performances of Roméo et Juliette (valid until May 25)

💃 A night on the town hits different when you’ve got tickets in-hand. Even on a rainy summer night, the right combination of food and entertainment can transport you out of weekday mode much faster than the average night out in Boston. Our favorite way to escape? Catch a show at Boston Ballet.

🩰 This season’s show? Shakespeare with a twist. The Company is showing Jean-Christophe Maillot’s version of Romeo and Juliet, which takes place through the eyes of Friar Lawrence. Critics say the ballet is both traditional and avant-garde, making for a thrilling performance.

🌃 Plus, Citizens Bank Opera House is a destination on its own. If you’re due for some fabulous photos, a dose of Boston sightseeing, and a chance to romanticize your life for a few hours, you’re in the right place here.

📈 Thanks for reading! We may be a little discount-happy. In fact, we’re obsessed. But is that really a bad thing?

💜 Special shoutout to our partners. Thanks for helping us have more fun and more savings (because you can never have enough savings).

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