It's polished, it's chic, it's packed with designer-clad South Enders swirling wine goblets and nibbling on pâté, it's… a butcher's shop? Yes, indeed - as well as a cosy...

A wall of record sleeves, graffiti-covered restrooms and a low budget, laid-back feel make this place a favourite with locals, passing bike messengers and people from all over...

While District sits apart from most of the Leather District's foot traffic, after work and on weekends the place really picks up - and it's no mystery why. In a town not taken...

In business for more than a century, this old Irish charmer has long been popular with politicos. Times have changed, however; the room once named afer JFK's grandfather 'Honey...

Easily one of the most popular places in Central Square, the Enormous Room is not exactly enormous, but cordon yourself some space on the long, oriental carpet-clad platforms,...

Kenmore Square's days as the epicentre of Boston's punk underbelly may be long gone, but none of the foxed-up fashionistas who hang in the ultra-modern Foundation Lounge seem...

Walking into Jacob Wirth's (established in 1868) feels like stepping back in time. The ceilings are high, the bar is ornate and the staff are decked out in black and white...

A longtime favourite with the local student body, this large basement brewpub in Harvard Square offers basic but solid American cooking and a selection of its own-brewed beers...

Hidden away in a beautiful old warehouse near Fort Point Channel, Lucky's is easily missed. In true speakeasy style, there's no sign - look out for the orange glow radiating...

Though the DJs spin the best vintage hip-hop, classic electro and underground dance, and while the clientele has been known to kick off their shoes and fill the floor,...

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...

At the tail end of Newbury Street, across Mass Ave from the more fashionable parts of Back Bay, the aptly named Otherside attracts a different kettle of clientele. Scruffy and...

The spiritual forefather of Greater Boston's thriving Irish pub business, the Plough has been going for some 30 years. In the daytime, it offers the best pub grub in town. At...

The Irish owners serve a great pint of Guinness, but you won't find any shamrocks hanging on the walls here. River Gods is contemporary yet cosy, carved into a cute residential...