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...

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...

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,...

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...

Marked by the comfort of a neighbourhood haunt and a low-key sort of elegance, 'the Indo' is a Somerville favourite. The kitchen produces delicious, adventurous dishes -...

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...

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,...

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...

Half restaurant and half lounge, with both sections sharing the same large, airy expanse, Orleans is of two minds. At night, it can get crowded as the drinks flow and the DJ...

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...