Amrheins

Amrheins claims lineage back to 1890, marking it as a cornerstone of South Boston for over a century. It owners boast that the bar has the oldest hand carved bar in America, and it's where the first draft beer pump in Boston was installed. That may be true, but the daily business of this grand old bar is serving drinks and food to a changing clientele. As West Broadway undergoes massive development, including the building in which Amrheins sits, one can only hope this bastion of old Southie does not disappear in a cloud of gentrification.