Union Bar and Grille, located in the newly revitalized Sowa Area of the South End, was named "Best New Restaurant" Boston Magazine, "Best Bartender" Boston Magazine, "Best Guaranteed Meal" Improper Bostonian, "Best New Restaurant" South End Readers Poll, "Great 8 Restaurants 06" Phantom Gourmet, and the Improper Bostonian's "Best Brunch 2007."