5 editor picks in Boston.
5 lgbtq+ in Boston our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Boston nightlife.
Club Café on Columbus Avenue has anchored Boston's LGBTQ community since 1983 with drag bingo, Napoleon Room cabaret and a monthly Definitive Drag Brunch.
TipDrag Brunch sells out a month ahead. Walk-in for the front bar; Sunday tea dance is the long-running afternoon party.
Trophy Room on Chandler Street is the South End queer cocktail lounge and kitchen, open for dinner, late-night drinks and weekend breakfast.
TipSaturday breakfast from 08:00 is the easier walk-in slot. Kitchen runs to 22:00 most nights; bar carries past midnight on weekends.
Cathedral Station on Washington Street is the South End queer sports bar and neighborhood pub with TVs on every wall, a patio out back, pool.
TipSunday brunch is the unofficial gathering for South End queer sports leagues. Patio season runs May through October.
Jacque's Cabaret on Broadway has run drag and cabaret seven nights a week since 1938, the oldest continuously operating LGBTQ venue in Boston.
TipSaturday 22:00 show is the marquee slot. Arrive 30 minutes early for a seat; the back of the room fills first.
Dani's Queer Bar on Boylston Street opened 2024 and took Boston Magazine's Best New Nightlife Venue 2025. Drag brunch, no-cover karaoke, weekly Drag Race.
TipThursday karaoke from 22:00 is free entry. Drag brunch Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 books out a week ahead on Resy.
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