For those of you who take your fashion and nightlife advice from the Globe, this morning brings you a treat. Meredith Goldstein explores the casual and the not-so-casual bars around town:

There are more ''ultra lounges" than ever, many of which have rules prohibiting tennis shoes and baggy pants. You have to dress up nowadays, said Anthony Frugoli, 22, even for the so-called Irish pubs in Faneuil Hall.
''They won't let you into Ned Devine's wearing sneakers," Frugoli said, frowning.

Your own good sense should prevent you from going into Ned Devine's at all, regardless of footwear (or most Faneuil Hall "pubs" for that matter). But if you must, we recommend wearing as much "Boston"-emblazoned tourist gear as possible.

When in Rome…

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