COVER STORY
Club Boston
Faneuil Hall area
BLACK ROSE
160 State St., Boston. 617-742-2286.
Food Irish-American fare 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Music All Irish, all the time. Well-known regular bands include Sunday's Well, Eugene Byrne and Company, and Celtic Clan.
Cover Fri.-Sat. $5
Age 21+
Atmosphere If you need a touch of the Old Sod in the city, this is it. Can be a tourist trap, but a benign one. Irish banners; even the tablecloths are green.
- S.M.
COOGAN'S BLUFF
173 Milk St., Boston. 617-451-7415.
Food Daily 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Seafood, steak, pastas.
Music Wed.: live blues-jazz. Thur.: Punch Monkey. Fri.-Sat.: Top 40 bands, with DJs between sets.
Cover Fri.-Sat. $3
Age 21+
Atmosphere Nautical-themed bar with a rowboat hanging from the ceiling and ship-captain wheels and anchors on the walls. Laid-back attitude prevails.
- S.M.
JOSE MCINTYRE'S
160 Milk St., Boston. 617-451-9460.
Food Mexican, fish and chips, burgers, steak tips.
Music Wed.-Sat.: DJs upstairs. Thur.-Sat.: cover bands downstairs (Syndicate plays Thur.). Weekend acts vary.
Cover Thur.-Sat. $3-$4.
Age 21+
Atmosphere The name Jose McIntyre reflects the club's Irish-Mexican mix. The knickknacks bridge both cultures, as do the drinks - tequila to Guinness. The two-story club can get cramped and noisy, with few designated drivers in sight.
- S.M.
PURPLE SHAMROCK
1 Union St., Boston. 617-227-2060. (Get directions).
Food Bar food, seafood, steak 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Weekends opens at 9 a.m. for Irish breakfast.
Music Sun.: DJ Massi, dance music. Mon.: acoustic guitarist Dave Smith. Tue.: karaoke. Wed.: DJ Massi. Thur.: oldies guru Jim Plunkett. Fri.-Sat.: DJs, cover bands.
Cover Thur. $3; Fri.-Sat. $5.
Age 21+
Atmosphere A mainstream haunt. Nondescript, almost function-room decor, but it heats up with the right crowd.
- S.M.
THE RACK
24 Clinton St., Boston. 617-725-1051. (Get directions).
Food Kitchen, with above average bar food, open until 1 a.m.
Music Live blues, rock, and ska bands most nights 6-10 p.m.; DJs later. Sat: DJ Vinny Peruzzi plays '70s dance hits.
Cover None
Age 21+
Atmosphere Guys who don't like to dance will feel at ease. The billiard/night club has 22 pool tables, some very big-screen TVs, and pro athletes regularly stopping by. In early evening, an older, Financial District crowd fills the place. But as the commuter trains leave, the club gets louder, the crowd gets younger, and the dance floor heats up. Monday nights a female pool instructor helps women with their game, finishing up in time for all to catch "Ally McBeal."
SISSY K'S
6 Commercial St., Boston. 617-248-6511. (Get directions).
Music Acoustic solo acts nightly at 9 p.m. Sun: Justin Beech. Mon.: Kevin Kirrane. Tue.: Randy Vera. Wed.: Scott Damgaard. Thur.: Kirrane. Fri.: Vera. Sat.: Matt Brown at happy hour, followed by Kirrane. On Sun., Tue., Thur.-Sat.: DJs upstairs.
Cover $5 on Fri. and Sat.
Age 21+
Atmosphere Small first-floor bar with modern picture-windows and a chatty crowd. Upstairs is a larger room with some of the best dance-floor lighting in the Faneuil Hall neighborhood.
- S.M.
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