DK Travel : Boston : Bars & Nightclubs

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Delux Café

Cheap drinks and an Elvis shrine lend an edge to the trendy scene here. It’s good clean fun for hipster grandchildren of the beatniks (see Delux Café).
Doyle’s Café

The apex of Irish-American political culture, Doyle’s has been serving beer since 1882, and corned beef and cabbage on Thursdays for as long as anyone can remember. Busy nightly.
Encore Lounge

Live entertainment – jazz, blues, show tunes – creates a nice backdrop for this swank hotel bar.
Good Life Cambridge

The Good Life’s Central Square outpost retains the same classic cocktails and jazzy atmosphere that made the downtown original such a hit. But the Cambridge location is the one frequented by serious jazzbos, who come to see some of the region’s best acts jump, jive, and wail (Thu–Sat).
Good Life Downtown

This retro lounge lizard bar-restaurant jumps after work and on weekend nights with downtown execs. Cosmopolitan cocktails are top notch (see Good Life Downtown).
Good Life Downtown

A favorite after-work spot for the Financial District’s young executives, the Good Life feels like the kind of place the Rat Pack would have spent many an hour in. Dim lighting, red vinyl booths, be-bop on the hi-fi, and a long cocktail menu round out the swingin’ scene.
Green Street Grill

On the river side of slowly gentrifying Central Square, Green Street morphs from an upmarket restaurant into a blues and jazz club starting around 10:30pm. The talent tends to be local and ethnic – a great place to catch rising stars wellschooled in African and Latin rhythms. Piano jazz brunch offered on Sundays.
Hard Rock Café

Boston’s outpost of the hegemonic rock ’n’ roll café has all the memorabilia you would expect, along with a hopping after-work bar scene. Thursdays bring local rock bands.
Harpoon IPA

Ranked among the top domestic and imported India pale ales by Beer Connoisseur Magazine .
Harpoon UFO Hefeweizen

Unfiltered, Belgian-style brew, with fruity undertones.