Down a flight of stairs in the Boston Center for the Arts on Tremont Street, The Beehive has long been the South End’s bohemian rec room — a candlelit, art-filled basement where live music plays every single night. The booking swings from jazz, blues, and soul to Latin, cabaret, and burlesque, and Downbeat has ranked it among the world’s top jazz clubs.

There’s no cover for the nightly sets; you come for dinner — rustic comfort food with Middle Eastern and Eastern European accents — or cocktails, and the band comes with the room. Weekend brunch adds live music to the eggs. Reserve a table if you want to sit near the stage, or squeeze in at the bar and soak it all up.