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_Annex

_Annex Event Space

A new private events + workshop space, located within the Charles River Speedway

About the Space

_Annex is a charming, light filled space with original 19th century details, including wood floors, cottage style windows, and a rounded turret corner

At a Glance:

  • 50 Standing and 30 Seated
  • Bose Sound System + uplighting
  • Limited Furniture
  • Free Wifi

At The Speedway:

Cater or stock the bar at your _Annex event with one of the award winning small businesses at The Speedway:

Notch Brewing

The Koji Club

Birds of Paradise

Pizza Project

Super Bien

Rite Tea + Espresso Bar

Hours:

Open for private events and special Speedway-wide events.

Garage B

Tables and chairs set up at Garage B, a modern industrial event venue at the Charles River Speedway.

_Annex Event Space

A new private events + workshop space, located within the Charles River Speedway

About the Space

_Annex is a charming, light filled space with original 19th century details, including wood floors, cottage style windows, and a rounded turret corner

At a Glance:

  • 50 Standing and 30 Seated
  • Bose Sound System + uplighting
  • Limited Furniture
  • Free Wifi

At The Speedway:

Cater or stock the bar at your _Annex event with one of the award winning small businesses at The Speedway:

Notch Brewing

The Koji Club

Birds of Paradise

Pizza Project

Super Bien

Rite Tea + Espresso Bar

Hours:

Open for private events and special Speedway-wide events.

Super Bien

Inside Super Bien at the Charles River Speedway.

Super Bien

Super Bien, a Latin American-inspired grocery bar, features the empanadas, sauces, and snacks with a twist that Melissa Stefanini’s Buenas is known for at her Bow Market location. Take your pick between a chicken bacon cool ranch or mac and cheese empanada. Sample creative new dishes and South American wines at the dine-in counter or pick up pre-packaged frozen emps and sauces on the go. Melissa’s gorgeous space, warm hospitality, and creative food offerings will keep you coming back for more (but make sure you bring home some snacks to keep you sated in the meantime.)

Hours:

Monday: CLOSED

Tuesday: CLOSED

Wednesday: 12pm-11pm

Thursday: 12pm-11pm

Friday: 12pm-11pm

Saturday: 12pm-11pm

Sunday: 12pm-8pm

  • Empanadas at Super Bien at the Charles River Speedway.

House of Art & Craft

House of Art & Craft

House of Art and Craft features thoughtfully selected, sustainable goods for your home, body and soul. Founded as an online store in 2016, founder Steysy Clark started the company to create truly clean and transparent home products that enhance mood and life’s experiences. Steysy’s shop at The Speedway is her first brick + mortar retail store, and is filled with soothing scents, beautiful hand-poured soy wax candles and aromatherapy/meditation products. As well as being a resource for handcrafted, plant-based and sustainable goods, Steysy also hosts regular workshops where participants learn to craft their own pure and wholesome creations that will not harm people, pets, or the environment.

Hours:

Monday: closed

Tuesday: closed

Wednesday: 4-8PM

Thursday: 4-8PM

Friday: F: 3-8PM

Saturday: 12-8PM

Sunday: 11AM – 5PM

 

Notch Brewing

Notch Brewing

The first Boston location for the popular Salem-based craft brewery, Notch Brewing’s Brighton taproom is their take on a traditional Czech and German-style beer hall, while their expansive biergarten makes it the perfect place to gather year-round.

The taproom and biergarten are home to frequent events, such as live music, hands-on workshops, movie nights, and plenty of opportunities to gather.

Launched in 2010, Notch Brewing – named for the nick made to keep record when you’re having more than one – was the first brewing company in the U.S. to focus exclusively on session beer, which only has 4.5% alcohol or less. These lower alcohol beers, based on classic session styles from the Czech Republic, Germany, England, and Belgium, are the perfect way to bring people together for a good time.

In July of 2022, Notch Brewing was named Boston’s Best Brewery in Boston Magazine‘s annual Best of Boston issue.

Hours:

Monday: 4pm-10pm

Tuesday: 4pm-10pm

Wednesday: 4pm-10pm

Thursday: 12pm-10pm

Friday: 12pm-11pm

Saturday: 12pm-11pm

Sunday: 12-8pm

  • People drinking beer in Notch Brewing's Biergarten at the Charles River Speedway.
  • A beer at Notch Brewing's Brighton Tap Room at the Charles River Speedway.
  • Notch Brewing's Brighton Tap Room at the Charles River Speedway.

The Koji Club

Sake being poured at the Koji Club in the Charles River Speedway.

The Koji Club

Boston’s first sake bar!

The Koji Club is a safe space to learn about and celebrate Japanese sake, and to reframe sake from an esoteric sushi companion to an approachable everyday beverage choice. At the Koji Club, guests can enjoy sake while also learning about its culture and history from an industry leader and tastemaker.

Founded in 2020 by advanced sake professional Alyssa Mikiko DiPasquale, the Koji Club started out as a “virtual clubhouse” of bi-weekly tastings and special events, though the long term vision always included a physical location. We are so glad Alyssa found her home in The Speedway.

In July 2022, Alyssa was named Boston Magazine‘s Best Beverage Director in their annual Best of Boston issue, and most recently on Condé Nast Travelers’ 2023 Hot List: Best New Restaurants in the World

 

Koji Club Hours

Wednesday: 5-10pm
Thursday: 5-11pm ***
Friday: 5-11pm
Saturday: 5-11pm
Sunday: 5-10pm

On weekends, we host ticketed sake tastings

*** Thursday night special: Bento Boxes from Cafe Sushi Shoten – reserve yours here!

Phone: (617) 456-8732

  • A sake cocktail at Boston's first sake bar, The Koji Club, at the Charles River Speedway.
  • Inside Boston's first sake bar, The Koji Club, at the Charles River Speedway.
  • A group cheers with sake glasses at The Koji Club at the Charles River Speedway.