Some people prefer to keep their cocktails to themselves, while others truly appreciate the joy of sharing a giant drink with friends. For those who enjoy sharing, here are some of the most fun Boston-area cocktails meant to be split among two or more drinkers, from classic Hong Kong and Kowloon scorpion bowls to Howl at the Moon’s boozy buckets. Drink responsibly — and don’t let your eyebrows get too close to flaming rum.
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20 Giant Boston-Area Cocktails to Share With Friends
From scorpion bowls to mai tai buckets
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1.Kowloon
Saugus, MA 01906
It’s a bit of a geographic outlier on this particular map, butKowloonout in Saugus is a necessary scorpion bowl destination on the North Shore. The decades-old kitschy landmark is a palace of tiki drinks, fountains, parties, and comedy, with a humongous menu of Chinese, Thai, and Japanese food. You can evenbuy your own bowlfor making giant cocktails at home.
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2.Variety Bar
Somerville, MA 02143
Variety Bar is part of the Comedy Studio at Somerville’sBow Market, supplying tasty beverages to those attending a show at the Studio as well as any other Bow Market goers wandering in. The two scorpion bowl options are priced at $25 and $30, with the former nodding to the Hong Kong classic (check that out elsewhere on this map) and made with “rums, juice, and nostalgia.” The latter adds cognac and orgeat. For anyone craving the fun of a scorpion bowlwithoutthe booze, there’s also the pseudoscorpion for $14 — citrus shrub, orgeat, and sparkling water.
![A large wooden bowl is full of booze, with a flame coming out of the top. There are five straws with different colored stripes in it.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ge3ceFaaVu9KEvbstw_nx1sJqqE=/0x0:1875x1250/1200x900/filters:focal(788x475:1088x775):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62596502/43395157_562984167458395_4823617619120619520_o.0.0.jpg)
3.Highland Fried
Cambridge, MA 02139
It’s always a party at Inman Square’s home for tiki drinks and fried chicken,Highland Fried. The restaurant’s scorpion bowl ($30), with the standard flaming center, promises to “rock ya like a hurricane.”
![The exterior of a restaurant with red and light blue paint and neon signage reading “cocktails.” Cursive letters spell out the restaurant’s name, Highland Fried.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/RocvjdE9Wp2SVYCE5uw5Onxlm4M=/0x0:1000x665/1200x900/filters:focal(420x253:580x413):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62596503/New_sign_w_walkers.38.jpg)
4.Hong Kong
Cambridge, MA 02138
The Hong Kong is an experience. Open inHarvard Squaresince 1954 and atFaneuil Hallsince 1988, the two family-run venues are a rite of passage for area college students and anyone else who likes karaoke, dancing, ultra-cheap Chinese-American appetizers, and — most importantly — scorpion bowls. (The Hong Kong even calls itself “home of the bowl.”) Curious about the ingredients? It’s “a secret family recipe of alcohol and juices.” Comes in a personal size, too.
![Scorpion bowl at the Hong Kong](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/1EzvWJHujsDwubDdBxqHiGs9ErY=/0x0:1519x600/1200x900/filters:focal(584x214:826x456):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62596504/drink_slider_2.0.0.jpg)
5.Casa Caña
Boston, MA 02135
Allston’s newestrum bar一對夫妻雞尾酒齒輪組的佛ur or more people ($72). There’s the mambo Italiano (Bacardi Cuatro, Redemption Rye, Zucca, lemon, honey, bubbly, mint, blackberries) and the hotel nacional (Havana Club Classico, apricot, pineapple, lime, bubbly). Cozy up inside the brightly colored space on a cool night, or take advantage of nicer weather on the spacious courtyard patio.
![An elegant glass punch bowl is filled with a light yellow cocktail garnished with orchid petals. A few cocktail glasses surround the bowl, and a hand reaches in with a metal ladle.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/acuLsofnT3CdCpsY2Q51sKU8vFM=/0x0:960x960/1200x900/filters:focal(404x404:556x556):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62596507/42989580_554390641683531_4644726707914276864_n.0.0.jpg)
6.A4cade
Cambridge, MA 02139
Cambridge’s fun cocktail-bar-meets-arcade,A4cade, offers an extra-large version of several of its cocktails, including the “beach better have my mango” (a mango rum blend with vanilla, cinnamon, allspice, citrus, and bitters) and “land shark!” (Privateer Tiki Gin, apple brandy, aged rum, sherry, blue curacao, passionfruit, and lime), $28 each. Grab some friends, play some games, and share some booze.
![A Doctor Who-inspired Tardis drinking vessel with bendy straws and figurines coming out of it](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SLWwwBHjAEpFF-mPkOT_7274EGY=/0x0:2667x2002/1200x900/filters:focal(1121x788:1547x1214):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65576176/a4cade_cocktail___zac_wolf.0.jpg)
7.Tiki Rock
Boston, MA 02109
Tiki Rock, one of Boston’s most overtlytiki-themed bars, has a couple of big, shareable drinks to go with its colorful, energetic space: a painkiller and the Ohana punch, $60 each for a four-person serving.
![A big shareable cocktail is served in a giant bowl with lots of colorful straws, citrus slices, and orchids](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/cKwhhBQpnwAexNMNWGK5XiwhYU8=/0x0:1280x1280/1200x900/filters:focal(538x538:742x742):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65576177/IMG_8405.0.jpg)
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8.在嚎叫the Moon
Boston, MA 02110
Sing and dance at this boisterous piano bar while drinking literalbucketsof cocktails — including hurricanes, mai tais, mules, and more — with your friends.
![A large plastic bucket is filled with a bright blue cocktail. A label that says “Welcome to the show!” is plastered on the bucket.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ykXF7H50bW43FbUI87TreT5rkI4=/0x0:960x640/1200x900/filters:focal(404x244:556x396):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62596508/44664301_2312356995465684_2046746598821593088_n.0.0.jpg)
9.Yvonne's
Boston, MA 02108
Swanky Downtown Crossing cocktail denYvonne’sserves a couple of large-format cocktails ($95 apiece) meant for groups of four or more, including the “lil’ Sebastian” (a spicy tequila and grapefruit concoction) and the “Miami vice” (rums, pineapple, coconut, strawberry, and lime).
![A large-format cocktail is served in an elegant glass vessel with a spout on a white tablecloth-covered table in a dimly lit restaurant. There are citrus slices in the drink, and pineapple leaves are coming out of the top of it.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/cE_c7KF70_PbY5UbKknXDOz7dys=/0x0:960x642/1200x900/filters:focal(404x245:556x397):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62596509/44267151_2007250979565023_8285993835364876288_n.0.0.jpg)
10.Scorpion Bar
Boston, MA 02210
It would be a bit of a missed opportunity if a club calledScorpion Bardidn’t serve scorpion bowls. Part of the Big Night Entertainment Group, the giant Seaport District nightclub and Mexican restaurant (and its siblings at Foxwoods and Patriot Place) serves three varieties ($55), including a giant margarita and a cocktail that combines Grey Goose and ginger beer with Lejay Blackcurrant Liqueur and sour. Two other Big Night Entertainment Group venues,Red LanternandEmpire, also serve a few oversized cocktails apiece, including the Samoan shipwreck at Red Lantern (Avion Silver, Bacardi Pineapple, lime, and fruit juices; $70) and the big kahuna at Empire (Grey Goose, watermelon punch, mint, and ginger; $80).
![A bartender holds a pink scorpion bowl in a giant glass. It has two straws coming out of it.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/fN5wZdbfAsaDfWv7yTDFdMP6d7s=/0x0:1200x779/1200x900/filters:focal(504x294:696x486):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62596510/21994053_1206996786112599_4011878494177140798_o.0.0.jpg)
11.Kings Dining & Entertainment
Boston, MA 02210
Scorpion Bar isn’t the only Seaport destination for giant cocktails.Kings Dining & Entertainment, which features bowling and lots more, knows that pitchers of cocktails pair well with games. While it has offered a few different options in the past, Kings is currently keeping it simple with a one-and-a-half-gallon mai tai ($70).
![Two clear glass pitchers are full of cocktails — one a pale green, one bright orange](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/HtiYsUMFZPsZS_Jv44hdpjd7mKs=/0x0:960x960/1200x900/filters:focal(404x404:556x556):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62596511/39799664_1753621048024786_722884442351206400_n.0.0.jpg)
12.Shōjō
Boston, MA 02111
瞬息之間,“涼茶”——restaur的傳統ants serving booze later than they’re supposed to by hiding it in a teapot —Shōjōserves up a cocktail called cold tea for two (during legal hours, of course) in a classic Chinese restaurant teapot and little cups ($20). It’s oolong tea-infused vodka, Peche de Vigne, oolong syrup, and lemon.
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13.Blue Dragon
Boston, MA 02210
At Ming Tsai’sFort Point restaurant, diners can share a couple of different cocktails with friends ($28 apiece): the scorpion bowl-like dragon bowl and a painkiller.
![A dimly lit wooden bar at a restaurant](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/7m47yXzIT30f860ycZbsDAQ7NBQ=/0x0:1024x697/1200x900/filters:focal(431x268:593x430):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62596514/Blue_20Dragon_20Bar_20DOC.0.92.jpg)
14.Bootleg Special
Boston, MA 02116
Dinner atBootleg Specialis already going to be sloppy — you’ll be digging into saucy, spicy seafood with your hands — so why not add a big, shareable bowl of booze to the mix? Two to four people can share the South End restaurant’s hurricane bowl (passionfruit and lemon rums, juices, and pomegranate liqueur), yellowhammer bowl (Kalani Coconut Rum, Effen Blood Orange Vodka, pineapple, El Dorado Spiced Rum), and more at $28 for the two-person size or $58 for four.
![Overhead view of a table crowded with seafood dishes and a giant shareable pink cocktail with six colorful straws coming up out of it.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/DNiA5V-GFDfuiunP7OyxHM_eRTk=/0x0:960x720/1200x900/filters:focal(488x298:640x450):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62596515/40002146_663871560651529_5209347446563405824_n.0.0.jpg)
15.Shore Leave
Boston, MA 02118
One of several tiki bars on this map,Shore Leave— from the team behindBar Mezzanaacross the street — serves cocktails in creative glassware, topped with colorful garnishes, making for a festive night out. The current large-format cocktail selection includes a drink for two ($28), served in a volcano, and a couple options for larger groups, including the “rule 35,” a variation on a Trader Vic’s fog cutter for four people ($70).
![A shareable cocktail is served in a tiki volcano vessel with a flame coming out of the top and a giant sprig of mint leaves](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/GGnBE-q0eGsctwou-Okl_pclX8Y=/0x0:960x720/1200x900/filters:focal(404x284:556x436):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65576178/46519114_10101193124785198_327989055914508288_n.0.jpg)
16.Hojoko
Boston, MA 02215
O Ya’sfunky younger Fenway sibling,Hojoko, is a great spot for a noisy group outing — share some karaage fried chicken, robata grilled chicken tails, and crispy nori tacos with your friends; try the wasabi roulette, if you dare; and wash it all down with one of the “for the band” drinks, which are filled with rum and built for parties of four or more. Prices range from $75 to $95, topping out with the royal waioli punch: Plantation O.F.T.D., Plantation Barbados Rum, guava, lemon, pineapple, cherry, almond, coconut, Angostura bitters, and champagne. There’s also a two-person scorpion bowl for $28.
![Four hands grab pink straws leading to a big glass of a shared pink cocktail, garnished with orchids. A bottle of champagne is tipped into the glass.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/eH2scDsWVVLR04fQuaQAxyJH5hM=/0x0:960x640/1200x900/filters:focal(404x244:556x396):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62596516/28167169_959338217549781_1337660801769540751_n.0.0.jpg)
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17.Tiger Mama
Boston, MA 02215
While the food menu atTiger Mamalooks toward Southeast Asia, the cocktail menu goes tiki, and there are a few large-format options at a range of prices and sizes. For example, there’s the “Sanka, ya dead?” — it serves four or five people ($60) and includes rums, hibiscus cordial, cinnamon, allspice, pineapple, and lime, but there’s also the galleon for $120, containing rum, passionfruit, guava, amontillado, chartreuse, and cava, serving six.
![A giant pirate ship holds a shareable cocktail. It sits on a wooden table in front of a leaf-covered wall.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/dn5TQ19Eu3dbyR-4a6DjnPdfS8o=/0x0:4652x3439/1200x900/filters:focal(1954x1348:2698x2092):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65576179/Galleon__photo_credit_John_Michael_Leach.9.jpg)
18.Ginger Exchange
Boston, MA 02115
AtGinger Exchange’s Symphony location, diners can share scorpion bowls, mai tais, and more by the bucket ($26, meant for three or more people). There are also two-person versions for $19. Try them out in conjunction with the restaurant’s happy hour food specials at the bar and high-top tables, available between 3 and 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close every day.
![A brightly lit restaurant interior with orange walls and a marble-covered bar with white high-top chairs](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Ho5JVhoIEXGCLOHfZFRrEq_6k3k=/0x0:768x512/1200x900/filters:focal(323x195:445x317):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65576180/IMG_4951_768x512.0.jpg)
19.Golden Temple
Brookline, MA 02445
If there’s one reliable genre of restaurants in which to find scorpion bowls, it’s old-school Chinese restaurants. The decades-oldGolden Templeis no exception. The Brookline restaurant — which turns into a club on weekend nights — serves up a long list of boozy, fruity cocktails, including scorpion bowls (which also come in an individual size).
![A large glass holds a one-person portion of a scorpion bowl. It sits on a marble bar with red neon lighting visible in the background.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/qrUfvzb-do0XlIVS2JWFfqlG83w=/0x0:768x960/1200x900/filters:focal(238x463:360x585):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62596519/44110992_10101174357529928_7281416103115358208_n.0.0.jpg)
20.Fat Baby
Boston, MA 02127
South Boston’s adorably namedFat Baby— which has ties to other neighborhood hot spotsLincoln TavernandCapo— serves plenty of sushi, alongside a cocktail menu that includes a scorpion bowl ($45), meant for two to four people. (There’s also a porron of sake available for $40.)
![A scorpion bowl is garnished with orchids and colorful cocktail umbrellas](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/jXbfTHsopxDw9se85hEPMqOKL4w=/0x0:1080x1080/1200x900/filters:focal(459x313:631x485):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62596520/61978909_2215684365215391_7914960335768040503_n.129.jpg)