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So I enjoy going out at night but I’m not into the “clubbing” scene per say - I’m not into the crazy loud music that you can’t even have a conversation, the jumping up and down trampling on your shoes, the people spraying and spilling bottles and drinks everywhere, I’m looking for more the relaxed nightclub scene like lounges where you go and sit on a nice chair having a drink maybe some food, everyones dressed up looking nice, people are calm and you can actually have a conversation with friends, maybe there’s like a piano in the background playing smooth jazz - which cities in the US have the most or best access to these types of “lounges” venues nightlife type of scene? Thanks!
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besides lounges, a new concept is "clubstaurants"....that being said, in addition to NYC, Chicago, and others Miami/Miami Beach has its share of lounges (some in hotels) that are quite different from full fledged nightclubs, including some that are "open air" and with live music, even entertainers. Also a number of retro, old school cocktail bars. Some offer "memberships" in which people pay anywhere from $2000 - 10,000/year to hang in posh lounges (SoHo House, ZZ Club, etc)
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idk if Boston has a lot of this. The nightlife scene (while improving) is meh
But I'd agree with this list. S/o on DC because that city stuck out to me with a good cocktail scene that I just did not expect.
Yea, I wasn't sure about Boston tbh, but figured it might have a better lounge/cocktail bar scene since the overall nightlife is meh. I haven't spent as many nights there as I have in the other cities I listed.
Yea, I wasn't sure about Boston tbh, but figured it might have a better lounge/cocktail bar scene since the overall nightlife is meh. I haven't spent as many nights there as I have in the other cities I listed.
I'd give it another 3 years at least. I mean, its good.. i guess. But its not on the same level of the other 7-8 cities on its par.
You'll find these in abundance here in New York City--Manhattan has tons, while Brooklyn has its fair share too, with more and more cool ones opening.
Also, Los Angeles, DC, San Fran and Chicago will have some of these bars.
Add in Miami, Atlanta, Vegas, Seattle, Dallas and Houston, too--as secondary choices.
Maybe somewhat surprising are Austin and Nashville. There are some very cool cocktail lounges that I visited in each city, over the past couple of years.
idk if Boston has a lot of this. The nightlife scene (while improving) is meh
But I'd agree with this list. S/o on DC because that city stuck out to me with a good cocktail scene that I just did not expect.
Bro you’re Boston nightlife is tired is getting a little stale. It’s good to see you’re acknowledgig this improving but if anything this is where Boston kind of excels. I think it’s you just don’t know the right people or go to the right spots.and Boston is a city where you absolutely need to know the right people and where to go. But Boston definitely has a lot of lounges and a couple notable jazz lounges I can think off just off the top of my head. Wally’s, Coast Cafe, Daryl’s, District 7, Slades, Scullers, Lucile’s Lounge, Savvor and Jazz Urban Cafe coming online
You were also young when you lived there and you lived in the suburbs. Would you have actually been to one of these places at 21? These are places my parents went…but slades and savvor are popular with people in my age group.
It’s not Ibiza or Nashville or even DC but it’s def not a bad spot for lounges like this. Idk how it compares to all other cities though.
Austin has a crap-ton of places like this, though people don't dress up formally anywhere. (You will see stylish casual attire at a lot places). It's also going to be indie rock or trippy hip hop more often than jazz. There is also a different but somewhat related genre of bar that is outdoors with gravel patios, picnic tables, and a few food trucks.
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Bro you’re Boston nightlife is tired is getting a little stale. It’s good to see you’re acknowledgig this improving but if anything this is where Boston kind of excels. I think it’s you just don’t know the right people or go to the right spots.and Boston is a city where you absolutely need to know the right people and where to go. But Boston definitely has a lot of lounges and a couple notable jazz lounges I can think off just off the top of my head. Wally’s, Coast Cafe, Daryl’s, District 7, Slades, Scullers, Lucile’s Lounge, Savvor and Jazz Urban Cafe coming online
You were also young when you lived there and you lived in the suburbs. Would you have actually been to one of these places at 21? These are places my parents went…but slades and savvor are popular with people in my age group.
It’s not Ibiza or Nashville or even DC but it’s def not a bad spot for lounges like this. Idk how it compares to all other cities though.
Boston nightlife strikes me as rather decentralized. That has pros and cons overall but it kind of sucks for a visitor. It's fun to be able to hop around to find the right vibe for a given a moment.
Boston nightlife strikes me as rather decentralized. That has pros and cons overall but it kind of sucks for a visitor. It's fun to be able to hop around to find the right vibe for a given a moment.
You are not wrong. You’re 1000% right. I think it’s more than just visitors. You basically need to be a real local to know the good spots. I’ve really never been at a lost for things to do but it surely is different than most cities here all the nightlife is right here and there’s synergy and vibe.
There’s a bit of a concentration in the Theatre district (ICON, The W, Tunnel, Bijou, Royale, Cure, HAVA, Candibar) then some closer to the Leather district (GoodLife, Society on High, Savvor) but honestly as a local who didn’t go to college there I have no idea where college kids party in Boston. but yea you have music venues and bar/lounges spread around
North End (2Twenty2, Big Night Live, others I can’t remember)
Roxbury (Fort Hill, District 7, Jazz Urbane, Agas)
Allston (The Garage, Road Runner Brighton Music Hall, Wonderbar)
Fenway (Paradise Rock Club, House of Blues)
Chinatown (Moon Villa)
Cambridge (Middle East La Fabricia, Sonia)
South End (Darryl’s, Slades, Wally’s)
Everett (Encore Wynn, Karma Lounge)
even Mattapan (Macumba Lounge).
^Thats just some I've been to or friends vouch for. I completely ignored some places I know to be close to other areas and South Boston haunts like Coogans.
I’m assuming Somerville has some too but I’ve never done nightlife out there. Last time I was out there I went to Good Life Bar and we partied so hard you could barely breathe on either floor, like soakin wet type dancing. The big before that I went to a MMJ pop-up/Bar/Celtics Watch Party way down in Hyde Park. Free MMJ samples and free food. It was packed too.
Basically what I do when I want to go out is I just hit Eventbrite or click on one of the club promoter IG pages I follow. I also used to have a best friend who was a promoter… Like I just got a notification 20 minutes ago Offset is going to be at the brand new MGM Music Hall in Fenway next Friday.
I’ve also had the chance to go to some great outdoor mini-concerts in Beer Gardens, and some of the nicer clubs like Le Grand and Memoire. And some janky ones like Mangos in Jamaica Plain, Dublin House in Dorchester, and Mixx360 in Malden.
For things more subdued like lounges though I have no idea how you’d find out what the vibe or artist is on any given night unless you google it. But there are definitely quite a few jazz lounges and more opening as we speak. It’s got that sort of high-brow appeal that fit in Boston and historically Boston had a big Jazz scene in the South End and the residuals of that last today.
Ultimately I think it’s decentralized because everywhere Boston is full of actually houses- very areas districts that aren’t in residential neighborhoods except for industrial places not zoned for entertainment.
To say it hard for a visitor to know where to go is an understatement. It’s not a great nightlife city by any means but really if you know it well you won’t be bored unless you get tired of seeing the same people after years of going out. The lounge thing it’s pretty good at.
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