Noir

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This isn't the place for a cheap night out, as most drinks cost around $10. Those on a budget looking to take in the scene might consider a few Coronas.

Those looking for a savory drink should try the Blue Cheese martini, which is shaken tableside and comes with pungent, hand-stuffed Cachael olives.

Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn would feel at their ease in this nightspot in the Charles Hotel, with its sexy after-hours feel. Sink back into a voluptuous black-leather couch, sip a sultry drink, and cloak yourself in an air of mystery. Wear evening or casual attire. There's a small bites and snack menu.

Late-night tipplers "not ready to turn off the lights" and in the mood for an "intimate meet-up" head to this "sophisticated" bar in Harvard Square's Charles Hotel, where the scene's "decidedly nonstudent" and the cocktails "creative" and "pricey"; "lovely" outdoor seating is a "summertime perk."

The red and black lounge located on the first floor of The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square maintains a film noir motif via aptly named cocktails. The wine list is modest as most people come for the specialty drinks like Noir’s Boudoir and Body Heat Cider. Rialto’s executive chef has prepared a bar menu of snacks such as toasted mixed nuts with wasabi peas and a “cocktail” of chicken, mustard,...

Like the genre from which it gets its moniker, Noir is seriously dark. Bordering on ask for a flashlight to read the menu dark. That’s part of the draw. Cozy black banquettes, heavy velvet curtains and beads swaying across the entrance add to the air of seclusion and sophistication. That is until late at night, when seemingly the entire staff of every restaurant in the area piles in, turning...

Noir bar at the Charles Hotel - *Best Bar, Lounge Best of Boston 2003* Boston Magazine - One Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA030180ATTR:BEERSPECIALSRESTAURANT