It’s nice to see such places as the Friendly Toast in Cambridge’s Kendall Square (and several other locations) take a light-hearted attitude toward all this, realizing that sometimes, you just want to have a decent meal, a drink or two, and a few laughs while enjoying a funky vibe that’s missing from so many other spots.
Kendall
READY AND CHILLING: YOU MAY FEAR THE IDEA OF A WINTER PREVIEW, BUT YOU STILL NEED TO PREPARE

Why, they ask, would we remind Greater Bostonians about the hell that awaits?
BUS HOP

As long as you have 15 other people on board, you now have a way there and back. And it can be as cheap as five bucks.