Stats Bar & Grille, the loud-and-proud sports bar on Dorchester Street that has been a South Boston fixture since 2010, is about to pour its last round. The owners say the bar will close at the end of March, with March 29 set as the final night of service, before the building is demolished this spring to make way for a larger, reimagined version of the venue. Regulars can expect one more month of games, Sunday Fundays and parade crowds before the lights go out and the wrecking crew rolls in.
According to Boston 25 News, the shutdown announcement landed in an Instagram post that thanked years of loyal patrons and promised, “We’ll be back. We promise.” The message traced Stats’ history back to its July 8, 2010 opening and joked that the crew had “run this building into the ground over the past 16 years,” while confirming that March 29 will be the last day for drinks and drafts at the current spot.
New Five-Story Chapter Already Lined Up
Plans to replace the single-story bar with a five-story mixed-use building have been in the pipeline for a while. A redevelopment proposal for 75–77 Dorchester Street outlines a project that would bring roughly 15 residential units, including three income-restricted homes, along with ground-floor restaurant space, as reported by What Now.
City licensing documents list Statires Group LLC as the company behind Stats Bar & Grille at 77 Dorchester Street, according to the City of Boston, and the bar’s own site backs up the South Boston address. What has not been spelled out yet is how soon construction will start, how long it will last or exactly when the Stats name might reappear in whatever new space rises on the corner.
What Southie Is Losing, At Least For Now
In the Instagram note and in local coverage, the owners frame Stats as less of a bar and more of a tradition. Over the years it turned into a go-to launchpad for playoff runs, a Sunday hangout spot and a shoulder-to-shoulder St. Patrick’s Day base camp. The farewell message gave a shout-out to anyone who “danced on a chair, dropped a shot glass, or stumbled up the stairs,” a pretty tight summary of its weekend reputation.
For many Southie residents, Stats has been the place to watch big games, toast championships and regroup before and after neighborhood parades. With March 29 circled on the calendar, the neighborhood gets one last stretch of send-offs before the raze-and-rebuild phase starts in earnest.
The owners left things on a hopeful note, promising a return, and regulars say they plan to treat the final weeks like the long-running last hurrah they have been expecting for years. Anyone angling for one more round under the old roof should keep an eye on the bar’s social channels for details on any closing-week events as Southie gets ready to say goodbye, at least temporarily, to a longtime local hangout.
