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For anyone who thinks that Jamaica Plain is all hippies, gays, and green-minded food and fun, you’re only almost right. It’s also one of the Hub’s great destinations for authentic Boston-Irish drinks and fare, from the Jeanie Johnston Pub and James’s Gate to the Brendan Behan Pub in Hyde Square. New among this rogue crowd is The Haven (2 Perkins Street, Jamaica Plain, 617.524.2836), which also prides itself on old-country heritage, but shifts the theme to Scotland and its own gluttonous traditions. Among other things, that means antler chandeliers, ale-braised beef pie with potatoes and onions, Haggis, and guys in skirts who might beat you down for cheering on England in a soccer (er, football) match. It also has a phenomenal selection of “session” micro-brews, which are essentially beers so special that you stick with them for a whole sitting.

Here is a review just in from A Boston Food Diary:

Some of my favorite memories come from the time that I spent living in London, England during my senior year of college.  The extreme sense of pride that I had in myself for leaving everything, and everyone, that I knew and traveling to a far away place, fulfilling a life long dream to live in London, and then enjoying every moment that I was there, makes me often think back on those four months.  The things that I saw, the experiences that I had, and the wonderful people I met are memories I cherish, and whenever I have the ability to relish them in whatever capacity here in the States- I take it.  Whether it be seeking out an ale I used to enjoy, dousing my chips in malt vinegar, or looking through my scrap book of that time, I am immediately brought back to the lovely land that captured my heart several years ago.
It comes as no surprise then, that when Jason from The Haven JP, a Scottish tavern that opened just about 5 weeks ago in Jamaica Plain, emailed me asking me to come check them out- well- I knew I’d be there as fast as humanly possible. Continue reading A Boston Food Diary →

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