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Old 06-11-2011, 02:55 PM
 
Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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It's been some time since I've been out and about in Boston. Can anyone recommend the best gay bar in the city?

Thanks.
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Old 06-11-2011, 04:58 PM
 
Location: Cambridge, MA
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Even with the greatly reduced number of bars in town it's still a matter of taste. My personal faves are the Eagle, Paradise, and The Alley. Attitude is a given at any gay hangout in this city, but there's less of it at these three places. The strippers and film clips at Paradise can be, um, entertaining too. Mostly because of the terrible music I rarely go to any of these spots or any others though.
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Old 06-12-2011, 03:23 PM
 
Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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Even with the greatly reduced number of bars in town it's still a matter of taste. My personal faves are the Eagle, Paradise, and The Alley. Attitude is a given at any gay hangout in this city, but there's less of it at these three places. The strippers and film clips at Paradise can be, um, entertaining too. Mostly because of the terrible music I rarely go to any of these spots or any others though.
When I was a college student there was a great place called STYX. Looks like it's no longer there. You and I like the same sort of ummmmm "entertainment". Thanks for the help.
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Old 06-16-2011, 05:58 PM
 
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It really depends on what you're looking for: Paradise is great if you like dancers; Fritz is good (not great) if you like a local neighborhood place; D-Bar [in the dreaded Dorchester - at least as it's portrayed on this forum ] is a guppy center; the Alley has a good old-fashioned kind of edge, Ramrod and Eagle are really variable, Club Cafe is ... well ... something (let me know if you figure it out), etc... You'll need to give more info. for people to advise.
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Old 06-17-2011, 10:22 AM
 
Location: Boston
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My favorites are Club Cafe, Machine, Paradise, Estate (only gay on Thursdays) and Underbar (only gay on Sundays).
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Old 06-20-2011, 01:20 PM
 
Location: Salem
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Estate on Thursdays, Paradise on Saturdays and Underbar on Sundays would be my suggestion. Not sure about the rest of the week. Paradise was rehabbed and is pretty great now. The downstairs no longer looks like a dungeon.
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Old 06-20-2011, 08:18 PM
 
Location: Quincy, Mass. (near Boston)
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It's gay Latino night on Wednesdays at a Warrenton St. club next to W Hotel...is it called Vapor, or is it Liquid?

Mondays at Machine seem popular for drag shows...seems straight females enjoy the scene with their gay male friends.

House of Blues has a gay Saturday night, I believe, for the past couple of years.
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Old 06-21-2011, 09:15 PM
 
Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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It's gay Latino night on Wednesdays at a Warrenton St. club next to W Hotel...is it called Vapor, or is it Liquid?
I'm THERE! Whatever the name I'll find it.
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Old 06-22-2011, 02:07 PM
 
Location: Boston
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It's gay Latino night on Wednesdays at a Warrenton St. club next to W Hotel...is it called Vapor, or is it Liquid?

Mondays at Machine seem popular for drag shows...seems straight females enjoy the scene with their gay male friends.

House of Blues has a gay Saturday night, I believe, for the past couple of years.

here is the break down...

for circuit events check out chrisharrispresents.com its got everything. also check edgeboston.com/nightlife

latin wednesdays @ venu/rumor
Thurs - Estate - Fun, lots of big drag queens from rupauls drag race perform
Fri - Club Cafe
- Machine
Sat - Epic at HOB/Roxy
- Paradise - Cheap cover, drinks tons of fun. Bring my out of town friends here.
Sund - Underbar

for bears - The Alley - Happy Hour on fridays after work is the best crowd, also bear-eoke on sunday. group hug is one sunday a month in cambridge,
For Leather - Ramrod - not like it was in the 90s though apperently.
For Sports guys - The Fritz - gay sports bar.
For Lesbians - Machine on every other Saturday, Milkyway Lounge in JP is big too, does Pure still do something I think? i'm out of my element here.
for gay hipsters - fur and gold @ the alley on fridays, also Foxy events in cambridge

dbar is good in in Dorchester, they do some tdances and fun nights.

then the Eagle late if want. its nothing like the NY one. kinda sad.

also, if in boston for the summer, Get to PTOWN!!!!


for the record...boston has the bars. but i've found its more about going to bbqs and house parties for most part. and then go to ptown for 4th july weeks or bearweek or carnival.

just my opinion.

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Old 06-22-2011, 02:47 PM
 
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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Get a time a machine and go back to the 1990's. Avalon, Axis, Man-Ray, Buzz. What the hell happend to Boston nightlife? It use to be so much more fun.

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also, if in boston for the summer, Get to PTOWN!!!!
Indeed, summer in P-Town is always fun. I love it there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iMAlNcxs9A
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