Brendan Behan Pub

Brendan Behan Pub review

This is one of the jewels of Boston's popular Irish pub scene. Named after the Irish playwright, the Behan has kept up the tradition by regularly hosting readings and storytellings. Patrick McCabe has read here, as has JP Donleavy. Behan's is not a fancy place - it's small and dimly lit, with no food on offer - but that's part of its charm. It's effortlessly Irish, which can't always be said of the many imitators it has spawned. This is the real deal. Sadly, the pub no longer holds its standing-room-only seisiúns, but devoted regulars still come here for a quiet drink and a game of cribbage.