DK Travel : Boston : Chinatown, the Theater District, & South End : Bars & Nightclubs

Aria

The lush life: sugar daddies and their trophies get on down amid red velvet and goth art. Admission on a busy night may depend on how hot you look.
Buzz @ Europa

The hottest DJ dance club in town designates Saturday nights for twentysomething boyz. Cool off between sets at the mahogany bar or in the martini lounge (see Buzz Party @ Club Europa).
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).
Encore Lounge

Live entertainment – jazz, blues, show tunes – creates a nice backdrop for this swank hotel bar.
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).
Pravda 116

A sleek and sophisticated bar in the front fades into a Euro-trance dance floor in the back. Very popular with the international set (see Pravda 116).
Roxy

This massive two-story dance hall sometimes morphs into a live-performance concert venue for touring acts. High-energy Latin on Thursday, pop rock on Friday, techno on Saturday (see Roxy).
The Big Easy

A rowdy good time is to be had at this New Orleans by way of Boston dance club, with cheap drinks and a brazen crowd. Live cover bands alternate with a DJ on weekends.
Venu

Music varies each night of the week, but it’s always the same Prada-Armani-Versace clad crowd. The Art Deco bar makes for a beautiful look.
Wally’s Café

Exhale before you squeeze in the door at Wally’s. This thin, chock-full sliver of a room is one of the best jazz bars in Boston, and has been since 1944.