“A lot of people said Hinge, but the majority said a bar. And the one that kept coming up again and again was The Burren.”
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Boston has never been known as a city for romance. For years, it’s had a reputation for being cold, cliquey, maybe even cursed when it comes to dating. But just across the river in Davis Square, one local pub might be rewriting that story — pint by pint. Inside the warm glow of Somerville’s beloved The Burren, love, of all things, seems to be on tap.
Earlier this year, Boston influencer Krissy Bets unintentionally put The Burren’s romantic reputation on the map. What began as a lighthearted TikTok ranking local bars by how many couples met there quickly took off. “Originally, I was just documenting my own dating experiences,” Bets explained. “Then I put out an Instagram story poll asking, ‘If you met your boyfriend in Boston in the last five years, where did you meet?’ A lot of people said Hinge, but the majority said a bar. And the one that kept coming up again and again was The Burren.”…