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Downtown Salem · Lounge

Mercy Tavern

It is a Salem favorite for a reason, barbecue and well-made drinks in a small room that fills up with regulars and live music. On a Halloween weekend it will have the loudest, most fun energy of the bunch.

GroupsLate nightDancing
Neighbourhood
Downtown Salem
Style
Lounge
Known for
Friday blues jam 4-7pm · craft cocktails alongside barbecue · live music most nights
Prices
$$ · cocktails ~$14–17
Getting in
Walk-ins only
Food
Full menu
Hours
Roughly Mon 4pm-midnight, Tue 4pm-1am, Wed-Fri noon-1am, Sat-Sun 11am-1am; confirm, listing dated mid-2025
Address
148 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970

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Checked: Listing with hours last updated June 20, 2025; no closure signals found.

Photo: Mercy Tavern, from their website.

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