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Boston, Massachusetts
Dorchester restaurant and bar that turns nightclub after dark.
A Dorchester restaurant by day that turns into a queer nightclub after dark, dbar has been a fixture of Boston's gay scene since 2005. The front half is a genuine New American restaurant, dark wood and seasonal New England cooking with cocktails that have a real following, and as the night goes on the same room shifts into a DJ-driven dance floor and lounge. The weekly rhythm is the draw: show tunes on Tuesday, karaoke on Friday, themed dance parties on Saturday, and a weekend drag brunch that's become one of the most popular in the city. When dbar opened, Dorchester wasn't a nightlife destination; it helped pull the neighborhood into being one of the centers of Boston's gay life, and it still sits at the heart of that. For a traveler it's worth the trip out of downtown: dinner and a dance floor in the same room, and a look at where Boston's queer scene actually lives now, not just where the guidebooks point.
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