Club Café

Club Café has been at 209 Columbus Avenue, where the South End meets Back Bay, since 1983, and it still feels like the closest thing gay Boston has to a living room. The front is a restaurant; the back is a video bar that lights up after 10 p.m. Thursday, and the Napoleon Room hosts cabaret and piano nights. Tuesday trivia, Wednesday karaoke, Drag Race Fridays, and Sunday drag brunch keep the calendar busy. Doors open 4 p.m. to midnight Mon–Wed, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thu–Fri, and 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. weekends. Gay men are the core crowd, but women and friends also show up for dinner. Back Bay station is a five‑minute walk.