Gay Boston Bars
Aria
246 Tremont St., Boston
617-338-7080
Aria is now
offering up its first gay and lesbian night on Wednesdays, with the goal of
drawing a well-heeled (not necessarily high-heeled) party crowd (courtesy of the
Boston Globe).
Club Café
209 Columbus Avenue, Boston
617-536-0966
Restaurant, bar and video lounge for both men and women. Thursday nights are a Boston institution with virtual who's who of the city in attendance. Basically one stop shopping for drinks, dinner and cruising. No cover, open till 2am
Eagle
520 Tremont Street, Boston
617-542-4494
Every city seems to have a neighborhood bar called the Eagle and Boston is no exception. Simple in the truest sense of the word, it features a big bar, a pulsing dance music beat and gets progressively more crowded as the clock approaches closing time. This IS the last call destination for many. No cover, open till 2am
Fritz
26 Chandler Street, Boston
617-482-4428
As close to a gay sports bar as Boston gets, the crowd here runs the gamut in the age, shapes and size categories. Brunch is served on Sundays. The friendly bar staff makes this sort of like a gay Cheers, it seems everybody knows your name. No cover, open noon to 2am
Jacques
79 Broadway Street, Boston
617-426-8902
Located in Broadway Bay Village. Join an easy-going and casual crowd of straight and gay men and women while enjoying performances by live bands, drag queens, and performance artists. Open M - Sat 10:30 am - 12 am, Sun 12 pm - 12 am.
Luxor
69 Church Street, Boston
617-423-6969
Seven nights. Another institution, Luxor used to be the queen of theme nights and still attracts a sizable, diverse crowd on Tuesdays for Show Tune Night. Busy on weekends. Comfortable and, with three separate bars, undeniably one of the enduring neighborhood hot spots
Manray/Campus
21 Brookline Street, Cambridge
617-864-0400
Long running and wildly popular club with two nights geared specifically to the gay community. Thursdays and Saturdays draw a great crowd and the Central Square location is popular with many a Cambridge college boy. Fridays are targeted to a mixed crowd of S&M enthusiasts. Cover varies, open till 2am
Paradise
180 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
617-494-0700
A
small but ever changing cast of male strippers, adult videos on the monitors and
a sizeable stand and model cruise scene upstairs. Downstairs is a smallish dance
floor, open just the latter part of the week. All ages, all sizes. Open
7 Nights A Week. Sun-Wed 7PM-1AM. Thur-Sat 7PM-2AM. Open Sunday 'Til 2 AM on
holiday weekends!
Ramrod
1254 Boylston Street, Boston
617-266-2986
A Boston institution open seven days a week. Popular with the leather/levi and "bear" set, as well as many others. The back room has a high leather cruise quotient and is truly a men's bar, with a leather dress code enforced on Friday and Saturday nights. No cover, open from 12 noon to 2am
The Pub @ 47 Central
47 Central Avenue (Route 129), Lynn
781-586-0551
Great crowd of regulars makes everyone feel right at home. Dancing Thursday thru Sunday nights, food available daily from 3pm to 8pm. They don't call Lynn the City of Sin for nothing. Open daily till 2am, no cover charge, free parking
