The Wig Shop
Venue Brief
Blacked-out Temple Place cocktail lounge with curtained booths, pop-art menus and campy retro drink names, drawing Downtown Crossing daters until 2am.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- IntimateVintageDate Night
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Casual Chic
- Cuisine
- Tapas/Share Plate
- Demographic
- Young ProfessionalsCouplesTourists
- Music genre
- Lounge/Chill House
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Offerings
- Table Service
- Open times
- Mon 5 PM – 2 AMTue 5 PM – 2 AMWed 5 PM – 2 AMThu 5 PM – 2 AM BestFri 5 PM – 2 AM BusySat 5 PM – 2 AM BusySun 5 PM – 2 AM
- Vibe score
- 8.0 / 10
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About The Wig Shop
Blacked-out windows and a double set of doors hide the room from Temple Place; inside, sheer curtains divide the seating into semi-private nooks, cordless brass lamps sit on gilded tables, and a backlit bottle wall climbs behind the bar. The cocktail list reads like a pop-art magazine, with nostalgic, campy names and some unusual combinations, and the food stays simple: hummus with warm pita, guacamole, steak skewers, fries and doughnuts. Some tables are shared, which one first-date reviewer ended up enjoying. Voices stay low enough to talk. It opens every night of the week from 5pm to 2am, and Google places it in the $20 to $40 band. The 4.0 rating reflects a split: many praise unusually warm staff, while others report 45-minute waits, a tight room and a single shared restroom stall. Time Out ranked it 12th on its 2026 list of Boston bars.
