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Trophy room serves classic gastro-pub style food alongside a range of craft beers and creative cocktails from an award-winning menu. Its ambience is perfect for both an intimate date night or a night on the town with your friends and tucked away in the heart of the South End, it's one of the few bars in the area open till late. A mixed crowd of locals and tourists makes this a super vibrant and inclusive place to spend your night.

ManRay is a legendary alternative nightclub with deep roots in Boston and Cambridge’s queer, goth and underground scenes. Music ranges from new wave and industrial to house and electronic, while regular queer nights include genderqueer dance parties, fetish events, drag and go-go performers. Creative outfits are positively encouraged, so the atmosphere is considerably more expressive than a conventional nightclub. The club is in Central Square, Cambridge, only a few minutes from the Red Line and an easy trip from Downtown Boston. The crowd changes with the night but mixes LGBTQ+ regulars, goths, kink communities and alternative clubbers of all genders, with the queer-focused events particularly worth checking before visiting.

Legacy is one of the main places to find a proper LGBTQ+ club night in central Boston. The Theatre District nightclub hosts rotating queer programming including Latin nights, drag, pop and electronic parties, plus Fascination — its longstanding kink and fetish event. Depending on the night, events can also spill into sister venue Crown in the same nightlife complex. The club is close to Jacques' Cabaret and within walking distance of Club Café and the South End, making it the natural late-night option after drinks elsewhere. The crowd changes with the programme, but queer nights generally attract a younger mix of gay men, LGBTQ+ locals and visitors, with Latin nights particularly popular with Boston’s Latino gay community.

A leader in the Boston nightlife scene for over three decades, Club Cafe boasts a top rated restaurant, cabaret, and dance club that's open seven nights a week. Plenty of fun events like bingo, karaoke, and T-dances are just some of the different things you can expect throughout the week in the club, while in the restaurant you can find extensive dinner, drinks, and brunch menus. They even cater for banquets and parties!

Midway Café isn’t an LGBTQ+ bar every night, but Thursday’s Queeraoke has become a Boston queer institution in its own right. Running for well over 15 years, the weekly night mixes karaoke with bursts of pop, house, dancehall, hip-hop and electronic music, creating something much closer to a queer party than a conventional singalong. The Jamaica Plain location is well away from the South End bars, reflecting how spread out Boston’s LGBTQ+ scene really is. It attracts a particularly broad crowd of queer women, gay men, trans and non-binary locals, with an alternative, friendly and distinctly neighbourhood feel. Outside Thursdays, Midway remains an independent live-music bar with an eclectic programme.

Drawdown Brewing offers a refreshingly different kind of LGBTQ+ night out. This small Jamaica Plain brewery puts women’s sports, soccer and LGBTQ+ programming at the heart of its TVs and events calendar, alongside its own locally brewed beers and plenty of non-alcoholic choices. Boston Gaymers socials, themed bingo and major women’s sports watch parties regularly appear on the schedule. The Egleston Square location is away from Boston’s traditional South End gay venues, giving Drawdown a much more neighbourhood feel. Expect queer women, LGBTQ+ sports fans, local regulars and friends gathering for a pint rather than a late-night club. There’s outdoor seating when the weather cooperates, and Stony Brook and Green Street Orange Line stations are both nearby.