The oldest - and easily the most rocking - gay bar in town, Jacque's features drag queen shows from Tuesday to Saturday, fringe rock 'n' roll from Friday to Monday and cheap...

This low-key, low-lit bar is an institution in Boston - a hangout for bike messengers, tattooed masses, business suits and borderline bums. Anyone who has lived in Boston for...

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...

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...

Built in Ireland and shipped to the Hub piece by piece, the Kinsale is Irish pub as theme park. And for all that effort, it looks about as inauthentic as an Irish pub can look....

Despite the fact that it's part of an international chain, Kitty O'Shea's is one of the city's nicer Irish pubs. With its cosy snugs, stained-glass windows, dark mahogany bar...

One of the more reasonably priced eateries in well-heeled Back Bay, Laurel offers an eclectic menu of variable quality. A chatty crowd gathers at the stone-topped bar at the...

If inner peace ever struck you as a bit dull, you'll love the Lounge@Om, where a selection of experimental 'aromatherapy martinis' (no wait, come back!) find even the most...

Dollar hot dogs and 100 local, domestic and international beers? It sounds like some sort of twisted dream, but no. This is the new Kenmore Square, and it's not as yuppified as...

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...

This popular, glitzy club beneath the Ramrod bar features a dancefloor with state-of-the-art lighting (which equals fun), a video lounge (which equals porn) and a separate room...

One of the better Irish pubs in a city that has no shortage of them, Matt Murphy's is well worth a journey into the Brookline outlands. The Guinness poured here is sublime, but...

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,...

Though not officially gay, this tiny, noisy, divey Jamaica Plain rock bar has always been popular with local queer folk. On Thursdays, a rowdy, dykey crowd takes over the...