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Boston offers a rich nightlife with clubs, theme bars, traveling theatrical and entertainment productions as well as world renowned orchestras and ballet . Nightlife also is a sports thing around Boston with professional sports and college basketball on tap, check out the sports section of this web site for information.

coffehouses & nightclubs | late night dining | taverns & pubs | entertainment venues

Coffeehouses and Nightclubs

Cover charges usually apply depending on entertainment offerings

Avalon - 15 Lansdowne / Cambridge / 617-262-2424 / Dance club -intimate concert venue.

Axis - Lansdowne / Cambridge / 617-262-2437 / Dance club - intimate concert venue, varying music trends.

Club Mercury - Boylston Place / Boylston Street / Back Bay / Upscale and chic dance club

Harper’s Ferry - 158 Brighton Avenue / Allston / 617-254-9743 / Live blues performances with national and local artists.

House of the Blues - 96 Winthrop Street / Cambridge / 617-491-BLUE / 617-491-2583 / The original blues venue showcasing the best in live blues plus offering late night dining.

International Europa / Buzz - 51 & 67 Stuart Street / 617-482-3939 / House & Latin mix dance club - concert venue.

Johnny D’s Uptown & Music Club - 17 Holland Street / Somerville / 617-776-9667 / A venue offering swing dancing to live music along with an appetizing menu of comfort foods.

Karma Club - 9 Lansdowne / Cambridge / 617-421-9595 / Upscale dance club - intimate concert venue.

Mama Kin - Lansdowne Street / Fenway / This place is co-owned by Aerosmith and offers a varied menu of live rock on its two stages.

M-80 - 969 Commonwealth Avenue / Allston / 617-562-8820 /

Naked City Coffeehouse - Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge / 617-731-6468 / Open mike, music and poetry offerings.

Nameless Coffeehouse - Church Street / Cambridge / 617-864-1630 / Since the 1960s, this place has offered live folk and acoustic music on Friday nights.

Regattabar - One Bennett Street / Charles Hotel / Cambridge / 617-876-7777 / Live jazz performances.

The Roxy - Tremont Street / Theater District / 617-338-7699 / Stylish R & B, hiphop dance club - concert venue.

Ryles - 212 Hampshire Street / Inman Square / 617-876-9330 / Live jazz performances most evenings.

Wally’s Cafe - 427 Massachusetts Avenue / Back Bay / Local Jazz performances in a small venue.

Wonder Bar - 186 Harvard Avenue / Allston / 617-351-COOL(2665) / Live jazz for the younger crowd.

Late Night Dining

Abe & Louie's Steakhouse - 793 Boylston Street / Back Bay / 617-536-6300

Bay Tower, The - 60 State Street / adjacent to Faneuil Hall / 617-723-1666

Cafe Suisse - Swissotel Boston / One Avenue de Lafayette / Theater District / 617-451-2600

Charley's Eating & Drinking Saloon - 284 Newbury Street / 617-266-3000

Dick's Last Resort - 55 Huntington Avenue / Prudential / 617-267-8080

Federalist Restaurant at XV Beacon - Fifteen Beacon Hotel -15 Beacon Street / 617-670-2515

Hard Rock Cafe -131 Clarendon Street / Back Bay / 617-353-1400

J. Witherspoons
- Sheraton Colonial Hotel / One Audubon Road / Wakefield / 617-245-9300

Molly Malones - Sheraton Tara /1670 Worcester Road /Framingham / 508-879-7200

Nathaniel's - Hawthorne Hotel / 18 Washington Square West / Salem / 978-825-4311

The Gallery Cafe & Patio - Royal Sonesta Hotel / 5 Cambridge Parkway / Cambridge / 617-491-3600

The Vault -105 Water Street / Financial District / 617-292-9966

Wisteria Restaurant and Bar - Doubletree Hotel / Downtown / 821 Washington Street / 617-956-7900
Zephyr on the Charles - 575 Memorial Drive / Cambridge / 617-441-6510

Taverns & Pubs

Most of these establishments serve meals and/or beverages, cover charges may apply when live entertainment is scheduled.

Bull & Finch Pub / aka / Cheers - 84 Beacon Street / Beacon Hill / 617-227-9605 / This Beacon Hill site is the official exterior model for the long running “Cheers” TV series.

Grand Canal - 57 Canal Street / 617-523-1112 / An old-fashioned Irish pub offering an informal Irish jam session on Mondays pm.

The Irish Embassy - 234 Friend Street / 617-742-6618 / An Irish pub with intimate appeal and authentic Irish accents to complete the ambience.

McGann’s - 197 Portland Street / 617-227-4059 / A classy Irish pub offering an informal Irish jam session on Wednesdays pm.

The Middle East - 480 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge / 617-497-0576 / Middle eastern cuisine is served in concert venue, where three stages host varied and changing live musical offerings from belly dancing to acoustic and African rock jam sessions.

Plough and Stars - 912 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge / 617-441-3455 / An Irish pub with a decidedly Cambridge feel.

The Burren - 247 Elm Street / Somerville / 617-776-6896 / An Irish pub with daily jam sessions, the ultimate location for a real Irish experience on the East Coast.

Warren Tavern - 2 Pleasant Street / Charlestown / 617-241-8142 / A restored tavern dating back to 1780, it was one of the first buildings constructed after the burning of Charlestown by the British. Serving modern fare.

Entertainment Venues

Boston Hatch Shell - Storrow Drive / west of Beacon Hill on the banks of the Charles River / 617-727-5215 / $ Home of the national Fourth of July spectacular with the Boston Pops, the Hatch Shell also hosts outdoor concerts and community gatherings throughout the summer.

Colonial Theatre - 106 Boylston Street / Theater District / 617-426-9366 / $ for Concerts & Performances
One of the city’s oldest surviving theaters in continuous operation under the same name, the Colonial opened in 1900. The Rocco styled theatre was the debut site for several pre-Broadway shows for Rodgers and Hammerstein and Irving Berlin.

Bank of America Pavilion - 290 North Avenue / Call 617-931-2000 (TicketMaster) / $
The pavilion hosts jazz, pop and jazz concert performances.

TD Banknorth Garden - TD Banknorth Garden / One FleetCenter / 617-931-2000 (TicketMaster) / $
Besides being a 19,000 seat sports venue, the center also plays hosts to concerts, the circus and special shows throughout the year.

Shubert Theater
- 265 Tremont Street / Theater District / 617-482-9393/ $ for Concerts & Performances Known for test-casing pre-Broadway bound musicals, the theater was built in 1910. Today, ballet and repertory companies perform on the Shubert stage.

Symphony Hall - 301 Massachusetts Avenue / South End / 617-266-1492 / $ for Concerts and Performances Home of the world famous Boston Pops Orchestra, since 1881 the group has entertained Bostonians and the world.

Wang Center for the Performing Arts - 270 Tremont Street / Theater District / 617-482-9393 / $
for Concerts & Performances The interior was inspired by the Paris Opera House and is the city’s most ornate facility is now the home of the Boston Ballet Company and hosts celebrity concerts and visiting productions of the Metropolitan Opera.

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