Shipwreck Lounge

Must ask for 2 bartenders Irish male K.O or Italian woman Anna  both friendly and very efficient.

This place truly is a shipwreck, and I LOVE IT!  The floor is uneven and carpeted, every surface is sticky, the free Hot Dog bar looks unappetizing at best, and every once in a while there is a whiff of raw sewage.  The Shipwreck provides endless people-watching, a lovely view of "beautiful" Revere Beach, and enough sad stories to make you walk out feeling that much better about your own life.

I didn't belong here. For this reason alone, I'll give it 3 stars. Let me explain.

My friend and I had some time to kill before our flight back home to Miami, and we decided to take the blue line out to the beach to check it out. Before heading back to our hotel to get ready to leave, my friend wanted one last beer in Boston. We stopped at Shipwreck, and I immediately felt out of place. There were 3 or 4 people inside. It felt like a complete dive that hadn't been updated since the 70s. It smelled that old too. The strangest people were there, and they definitely glared until my friend gulped down his beer and we headed out the door.

So why 3 stars? Because for a middle aged to elderly local that smokes and drinks, this place is perfect.....beyond perfect. It's like home. Just because it's not for me doesn't mean I can't see that this place is loved by its regulars, and I'm totally fine with keeping it that way.