Market (MKT)

Downtown / Financial District, Boston –

An upscale lounge with four levels offering distinctly different social atmospheres, Market is a popular spot where college students, financial types, and local celebrities meet to drink, dance, and hook up.

The first floor consists of several small spaces, including a main room with a black and red motif, dramatic chandeliers, and a round wooden bar right in the center where a lively clientele of young professionals gathers to toss back drinks, flirt, and eventually dance across the black-and-white checkered floor.

More laid-back partygoers can relax on plush oversized chairs at high tables or on the bright red couches, or hang out in the more casual back room to catch some Boston sports on the flat-screen TVs.

A small outdoor patio provides a haven for those who don’t want to wait in line for access to the fourth floor roof deck, a mostly unadorned space where a few lucky patrons can admire the skyline – and each other – over a cocktail or two.

Although the second and third floors are often given over to private functions or exclusive VIP bashes for local sports celebrities, they open up after 9pm when DJs start spinning Top 40 and hip-hop tunes that get a much more boisterous college crowd on its feet and dancing.

Perfect for more relaxed drinks in the early evening, Market definitely kicks it up a few notches as the night progresses and the after-work crowd gives way to a rowdier meat market of frat and sorority types looking to party hard until closing.