Venu Club

Back Bay, Boston –

Lovers of Latin and danceable techno will line the sidewalk most nights outside Venu, a Theater District hotspot from the same folks behind club Rumor, District Lounge, and Cure Lounge.

The cozy dance floor unfolds past a hallway accessed via a short flight of stairs, rimmed with low sofas so sexy club kids can take a break after grinding to the beats, either to sling $15 cocktails in plastic cups or segue into some more grinding with a new-found friend.

Electronic dominates on Thursdays, with trance and progressive usually mixing with dubstep, while Fridays tend to go heavy on international and Latin house. Gay Latin Wednesdays are also a big hit with the boys (and the girls who love them), but no matter the night, DJs periodically pause to announce birthdays to big cheers and there’s always lots of iced bottles flowing through the room to the VIP tables.

The space has a very contemporary feel, with wood furnishings mixed with block pillars and understated accents, though a second room goes for a sleeker metal aesthetic, perhaps to complement the cool Latin rhythms that another DJ spins in the space most nights.

Of course, it’s doubtful anyone’s paying attention to the décor, especially when Saturdays pack the house with Top 40 mash-ups and even more Latin hits, and patrons climb the railings above the dance pit to cheer and leer.

A place to get spendy and slip into something chic, Venu is the venue of choice for young clubbers looking to let loose and maybe make some bad decisions with a stranger.