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Denver has a decent Street scene on a weekend. Particularly LoDo, RiNo, Broadway and Lower Highland. But the diversity is kinda lacking. Denver’s not a nightlife oriented city so I’d rate it average, although improving.
I’d imagine Boston is much better. I’ll be visiting for the first time next month so I’ll refrain from voting until then though.
Boston better clubs, better music scene, and more pubs.
Street scene, late night food goes to Denver.
Neighborhoods is a toss up but I assume it’s a tie or leans Boston .
Haha yeah right, restaurants close notoriously early here.
With that said, I don't agree with the narrative that Denver underperforms in the nightlife category. I don't think there's a specific area that is particularly weak when I comes to things like clubs, bars, breweries, lounges, etc.
Boston has a much more cohesive layout conducive to venue-hopping. I don't get that vibe in Denver, which seems more spread out/multi-nodal in its late night scene.
Haha yeah right, restaurants close notoriously early here.
With that said, I don't agree with the narrative that Denver underperforms in the nightlife category. I don't think there's a specific area that is particularly weak when I comes to things like clubs, bars, breweries, lounges, etc.
Other than like a 7-11 or Burger King you can’t really get food past 10:30 in Boston
I have a hard time imagining Denver nightlife is worse than Boston's.
Boston is a good drinking town to hop around and change up scenery, hit some beer gardens, hop around different neighborhoods, find some live music, go on a booze cruise, etc. A lot more fun, to me, can be had during the day than at night. I never had a visitor who liked to drink, say anything but great things about going out and about in Boston. But it can be a strange place, for sure... Sunday in fall is often more electric than a Saturday night in winter. Few cities have that dynamic.
Neither Boston or Denver are destinations for nightlife. I don't see a huge difference in "quality" or how much fun you will have on a given night between the two. Boston, especially when you combine the ability to go to Cambridge and Somerville, just offers a lot more.
I think we'd agree Boston's nightlife is broken down into the following sections:
Seaport/Fort Point
Southie
Downtown Crossing
Faneuil/West End/"Bullfinch"
Fenway/Boylston
Allston
I don't think you'd add JP or any pocket of Dorchester.. Just not enough in a given location to make the claim, as far as I know.
Much of Boston is fairly seasonal.. West End is obviously more happening in winter than summer. The opposite is true about Fenway and Boylston bars. Seaport now fills up year around, though it's far more going on in the Summer.
Then you add Central Square/Harvard, Union, Davis into the fold, and the bars and music venues scattered in between.
Everyone will define nightlife differently. Neither are good club cities. Both shut down early (Denver 1, Boston 2 if I'm not mistaken). Denver probably has more emphasis, as many "newer" cities do, on select nightlife areas. Boston is more dispersed across many different areas.
But Boston is still going to offer more of a "Big City" nightlife feel, and it's not that close. Just more to do... Go smoke cigars and drink espresso martinis until 2 am in the North End. Go to Southie and wait in line at 10 bars. Go to Fenway and puke in the street. Go to the West End and try out the places that cannot make up their minds if they want to be sports bars or clubs. Hit Cambridge and drink funky beers and cocktails and listen to local music. Or put on your best and go hop around a few swanky rooftops and visit a couple of mixologists in Seaport/Fort Point. Those options won't exist, in as much quantity, in Denver as they do in Boston.
Other than like a 7-11 or Burger King you can’t really get food past 10:30 in Boston
Its really hard in Denver too. Mostly have to rely on fast food or a handful of places.
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Boston is a good drinking town to hop around and change up scenery, hit some beer gardens, hop around different neighborhoods, find some live music, go on a booze cruise, etc. A lot more fun, to me, can be had during the day than at night. I never had a visitor who liked to drink, say anything but great things about going out and about in Boston. But it can be a strange place, for sure... Sunday in fall is often more electric than a Saturday night in winter. Few cities have that dynamic.
Neither Boston or Denver are destinations for nightlife. I don't see a huge difference in "quality" or how much fun you will have on a given night between the two. Boston, especially when you combine the ability to go to Cambridge and Somerville, just offers a lot more.
I think we'd agree Boston's nightlife is broken down into the following sections:
Seaport/Fort Point
Southie
Downtown Crossing
Faneuil/West End/"Bullfinch"
Fenway/Boylston
Allston
I don't think you'd add JP or any pocket of Dorchester.. Just not enough in a given location to make the claim, as far as I know.
Much of Boston is fairly seasonal.. West End is obviously more happening in winter than summer. The opposite is true about Fenway and Boylston bars. Seaport now fills up year around, though it's far more going on in the Summer.
Then you add Central Square/Harvard, Union, Davis into the fold, and the bars and music venues scattered in between.
Everyone will define nightlife differently. Neither are good club cities. Both shut down early (Denver 1, Boston 2 if I'm not mistaken). Denver probably has more emphasis, as many "newer" cities do, on select nightlife areas. Boston is more dispersed across many different areas.
But Boston is still going to offer more of a "Big City" nightlife feel, and it's not that close. Just more to do... Go smoke cigars and drink espresso martinis until 2 am in the North End. Go to Southie and wait in line at 10 bars. Go to Fenway and puke in the street. Go to the West End and try out the places that cannot make up their minds if they want to be sports bars or clubs. Hit Cambridge and drink funky beers and cocktails and listen to local music. Or put on your best and go hop around a few swanky rooftops and visit a couple of mixologists in Seaport/Fort Point. Those options won't exist in Denver like they do in Boston.
Denver is 2am, never knew cities shut down bars before that time.
I don't think the bolded shows anything special that Denver doesn't have options for. There's speakeasies, cigar bars, live music, Latino spots, black clubs, rooftop venues, overpriced clubs, probably 300 breweries/taprooms/distilleries and even a sake brewery(?) in my neighborhood.
You also have more options in Boulder including rooftop dining, breweries, and college bars.
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