An Tua Nua (Gaelic for 'the new beginning') is an odd duck: a hybrid Irish pub and dance club, as popular with its friendly daytime regulars as with the nightly hordes from BU...

The door, marked only by the silhouette of a pachyderm, is the only low-key thing about the Enormous Room. Early evenings find the post-work crowd lounging on carpeted...

The name has changed, but the song remains the same. The cul-de-sac of clubbery that is Boylston Place is a reliable hot spot on weekends, and the Estate (formerly Mansion) is...

Given the substantial student population in the Allston/Brighton area, it was only a matter of time before a bar that mingled the local pick-up scene with Euro accents would...

Tucked between the hullabaloo of Central Square and the relative peace and quiet of the MIT campus, the low-profile Middlesex has quickly asserted itself as one of the best...

You're going to think we're really stretching it when we say that one of Boston's best nightclubs is also a candlepin bowling alley - but doubt us not. Milky Way combines the...

Invariably packed and loud, and often somewhat steamy, this was one of the first Irish bars in the area to realise the potential of combining a dance club with a pub. At night,...

Deep house and Guinness may not seem like the most natural match, but the Phoenix Landing pulls off the hybrid pub/club marvellously. The decor is unremarkable, but the...

A lounge that doubles as a dance club, the tiny, intimate Precinct screams 'swanky New York hot spot' - despite its sleepy location in Union Square. Precinct offers a diverse...

It's a bit on the small side, and generally packed with Harvard students attempting to bust a move, yet Redline still comes out on top in Harvard Square thanks to its...

Saturday nights at Boston's only sanctioned after-hours club offer an enticing mix of gay boys who just can't go to bed yet. The beat goes on until 6.30am, but there is a...

With the demise of Avalon, the Roxy is heir apparent to the thousands of displaced danceheads migrating from Lansdowne. A massive room, it has a grand stage, an elegant marble...

Billed as a 'nitery', Saint's mix of dining, drinking and dancing has made it a favourite among velvet rope types, who reserve VIP tables for prime posing opportunities and...

Once one of Boston's biggest gay clubs, the new scene at Venu is much more mixed (but just as fun). House and techno are tempered with a healthy dose of Latin, and the result...