L Street Tavern

L Street Tavern (currently known as Woody's L Street Tavern) is a bar located at 658 East 8th Street, at its intersection with L Street, in South Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1962,^[1] it came to prominence as the dive bar frequented by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's characters, Will and Chuckie, in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting.^[2][3]

L Street Tavern
Restaurant information
Established	1962 (63 years ago) (1962)
Owner(s)	Jack Woods Susan Woods
Street address	658 East 8th Street
City	South Boston
County	Suffolk County
State	Massachusetts
Postal/ZIP Code	02127
Country	United States
Coordinates	42.331656°N 71.035438°W / 42.331656; -71.035438

History

Jack (Woody) and Susan Woods purchased the bar in March 1997, and began planning its renovations. Four days later, "Robin Williams walked in the door with two cute kids who said they'd written a screenplay," said Susan.^[4][5]