Club Café

Gay bar & restaurant · Boston South End

A restaurant at the front, a video bar at the back, cabaret in the Napoleon Room: Club Café on Columbus Avenue has been the reliable meeting point of the South End’s queer scene since 1983.

• ★ 4.0 on Google (1,433)
• Since 1983
• Napoleon Room
• Drag brunch on Sundays

Address

209 Columbus Ave
Boston, MA 02116

Opening hours

Mon–Wed 4 pm–12 am
Thu/Fri 4 pm–2 am
Sat 11 am–2 am
Sun 11 am–12 am

Crowd

mostly men, across generations, long-time locals and visitors

Flirt factor

medium

Programme

Drag brunch every Sunday
Dance floor with video DJs Fri/Sat

Getting there

Back Bay T station (Orange Line) or Arlington (Green Line), each about a 5-minute walk

What makes Club Café special

Club Café opened in 1983 on Columbus Avenue in the South End, Boston’s traditional gayborhood of Victorian brick townhouses. It combines three areas: a sit-down restaurant at the front, a bar with video DJs and a dance floor at the back, and the Napoleon Room, a cabaret room for shows and piano nights.

After work the happy hour is popular, at weekends people dance at the back, and on Sundays there is drag brunch. On regular nights there is usually little or no cover.

Atmosphere and crowd

The crowd is mostly male and spans generations, with many long-standing regulars from the neighbourhood and visitors from out of town. It is busiest on Fridays and Saturdays between 11 pm and 1 am.

Contact

Editorially researched, as of October 2026. Sources: the Club Café website, Out x Out, misterb&b, Google reviews (4.0 stars, 1,433 reviews). Opening hours, prices and programme may change, please check before visiting.