DK Travel : Boston : Bars & Nightclubs

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Jacque’s

One of the oldest names on the Boston gay club scene, Jacque’s has been welcoming queer rock bands, drag queens, and their adoring fans long before being “out” was “in.” Garage rock and beer fuel the downstairs scene, while up above, cabaret acts, rockers, and transvestites perform. Queens generally command the stage Tuesday through Friday and bands play mostly on weekends.
Jacque’s

This two-level pioneer drag queen bar features female impersonators on weekdays and edgy rock bands on weekends. Set aside your preconceptions and relax (see Jacque’s).
John Harvard’s Coffee Stout

Try this novel, rich stout at John Harvard’s Brewhouse (33 Dunster St, Cambridge).
Johnny D’s

Dance to live zydeco, East Coast swing, and salsa all in one night. Davis Square’s – and arguably all of Boston’s – home for eclectic live music keeps the beat going seven nights a week. Dinner served Tue–Sat (see Johnny D’s).
Johnny D’s

World-music aficionados from all over the city have been flocking here for years to hear live funk, zydeco, folk rock, and – in the case of Babalu, Johnny D’s mainstay band – punk mambo hardcore juju.
Kingfish Hall

The first floor of this trendy fish restaurant hosts a dynamic bar scene replete with preening singles. Appropriately, one of the house cocktails is a “flirtini”.
Kings

The fifties were never so cool as they seem at this retrostyled lounge, pool hall, and bowling alley buried downstairs next to the Hynes Convention Center.
Les Zygomates

The dinner crowd at Les Zygomates (the French term for the facial muscles that make you smile) is lured by reasonably priced French bistro fare. Come 9pm, the sleek, whimsically designed bar area comes alive with young professionals intent on flexing their smile muscles and appreciating the nightly live jazz performances.
Limbo

How low can you go? The snazzy, gleaming Limbo bar is the Ladder District’s trendiest and most frenetic scene. There’s an upstairs dining section, too.
Lizard Lounge

Just outside Harvard Square, the Lizard Lounge attracts a young, alternative-rock and folk-loving crowd with the promise of good live music and a small cover charge.