A quiet nightcap or a late table with a view — where to go after dark near the hotel, vetted by the people who live here.
Behind a fake wig-shop storefront in Downtown Crossing — an intimate, ever-changing cocktail list. Twenty-one and over.
The Seaport’s upscale sports bar — stadium-style viewing and a chef-driven American menu.
Behind an unmarked alley door in the Leather District — creative cocktails and a very good burger.
Classic Irish pub with live music through the week and a proper Irish breakfast.
Seaport nightclub — big dance floor, LED wall, bottle service. Twenty-one and over.
A Seaport supper club with live jazz and soul and Southern-inspired cooking. Good for a celebration.
A South End LGBTQ+ fixture since 1983 — cabaret in the Napoleon Room, dancing at Moonshine, drag brunch.
Financial District Irish pub with twenty-four rotating drafts and seven screens for the game.
A proper Boston dive — cheap drinks, darts, Keno, a jukebox and no pretense whatsoever.
Bohemian South End room with live music nightly — jazz, blues, R&B, Latin, cabaret and burlesque.