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Birds of Paradise, Brighton’s travel-themed cocktail bar, closes at the Speedway

The bar located at the Charles River Speedway poured its final drink Oct. 31.

Will Isaza pours a Lima to Dubai cocktail at Birds of Paradise in 2023. Erin Clark/Globe Staff

November 4, 2025

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A popular cocktail bar at the Charles River Speedway in A post shared by Birds of Paradise (@birds.of.paradise.bar)

Birds of Paradise was known for its globally-inspired cocktail menu, with drinks themed after destinations like the “Chengdu, China” made with Empirical Cilantro spirit and Ming River baijiu.

In September,

The bar’s concept, according to director of bar operations Will Isaza, was about escapism. “It was more about taking people to a place that felt normal again, or pre-pandemic, where there were no travel restrictions,” he told Boston.com in 2022. “You could go wherever you wanted at any time.”

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