Boston - Cambridge - Nightlife

10 Eliot St., Boston 02138
(617) 492-9646

Charlies Kitchen

This Harvard Square institution keeps punk rock hold outs and the black hoodie set fueled on diner style grub (surprisingly decent burgers and fries, hotdogs and grilled cheese) and a broad selecti... read more

299 Cambridge St., Boston 02141
617-547-4374

Courtside

Two part bar room and event space bridges gap between townie bar regulars and slumming post college kids. Softball and kickball teams, ironic karaoke rockers and dead serious karaoke stars pack the... read more

472 Massachusetts Ave., Boston 02139
617-864-3278

The Middle East

The Swiss Army Knife of Boston music and nightlife, there's something here for everyone. Seven nights of the week the Middle East complex fills four clubs and three restaurant spaces with an eclect... read more

1271 Cambridge St, Boston 02139
617-491-6568

East Coast Grill & Raw Bar

For devotees of hot and spicy seafood and bbq, this culinary destination works like moths to a flame. Noteable chef Chris Schlesinger's extremely casual, high end dining concept still packs them in... read more

1 Bennett St, Boston 02138
617-661-8010

Noir

Like the genre from which it gets its moniker, Noir is seriously dark. Bordering on ask for a flashlight to read the menu dark. That’s part of the draw. Cozy black banquettes, heavy velvet cu... read more

280 Green St., Boston 02139
617-876-1655

Green Street Grill

Hearty outpost of creative and throwback cocktail scene. Inked up bartenders are some of Boston's top mixologists with devoted following of fellow bartenders and trend-watching types cloistered aro... read more

1667 Massachusetts Ave., Boston 02138
(617) 547-0759

Lizard Lounge

Underground space has refinished basement club vibe. Dark, intimate and comfy. Floors splashed with Oriental rugs. Keep on top of the action, literally – there’s no stage here. Puts reg... read more

125 River St., Boston 02139
617-576-1881

River Gods

Neighborhood bar standout, if your neighbors all happened to be DJs, artists, interior designers, and amiable Irish hipsters. Tiny space fills every corner with overflowing artsy bric a brac and go... read more

212 Hampshire St., Boston 02139
(617) 876-9330

Ryles Jazz Club

Diverse crowds in multi-ethnic Inman Square keeps Ryles alternating between smooth, relaxed jazz and hyped up Latin dance. The barbeque isn't bad either. Fridays the dance floor explodes with Meren... read more

569 Massachusetts Ave., Boston 02139
617-491-5550

The Enormous Room

Walking up stairs (once you get through the line on weekends) into this club and lounge is like going through a portal to the Boston version of NYC hip. Urban industrial décor spruced up wit... read more

10 Brookline St., Boston 02139
617-492-0082

TT the Bear's Place

Popular touring bands and promising locals pack a few hundred heads into this medium sized indie rock venue. Long running staple of rock scene has seen just about every band on the rise stop throug... read more

474 Massachusetts Ave., Boston 02139
617-864-3278

Zu Zu

Relatively upscale (relatively) restaurant wing of the Middle East family does Moroccan and other North African dishes right. Cocktails like jalapeno-infused tequila show a spicy flair as well.&nbs... read more

47 Palmer St., Boston 02138
617-492-7679

Club Passim

Go to spot for hippies, vegans, and folkies (basically the regular population of Cambridge). Harvard Square institution has been haunted by the likes of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez back ... read more

58 JFK St., Boston 02138
617-864-9161

Shay's Pub

Subterranean pub with exposed pipes and bricks and cramped bar and table seating. Not the modern, design friendly pipes and bricks style, more like working what the architecture gives us. Slumming ... read more

876-878 Massachusetts Ave., Boston 02139
617-491-6969

People's Republik

They call Cambridge the People’s Republic, but this bar takes that idea literally. Soviet style propaganda on the walls and a general mix of the thirsty proletariat play into bar’s kits... read more

92 Hampshire St., Boston 02141
617-250-8454

Lord Hobo

Nerdy hipsters and neighborhood locals flocks to Central Square newcomer in the former B-Side Lounge space. Large beer selection with roughly 40 choices including several imports from Belgium and G... read more

315 Massachusetts Ave., Boston 02139
617-868-6739

Middlesex Lounge

Moveable bench seating makes transformation from chill lounge space to banging dance club smooth. Kids line up down the block for weekly dance parties from area's hipper DJs. Nights range from soul... read more