Guidebook for Boston
Food Scene
The food is to die for. Cozy, romantic. A bit pricey! Special night out treat. I recommend the tasting menus: vegetarian or by-country.
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Ten Tables
597 Centre StThe food is to die for. Cozy, romantic. A bit pricey! Special night out treat. I recommend the tasting menus: vegetarian or by-country.
Fresh, delicious sushi and Japanese in a beautiful setting. 8-minute walk from my house!
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JP Seafood Cafe
730 Centre StFresh, delicious sushi and Japanese in a beautiful setting. 8-minute walk from my house!
Fresh, healthy Mexican wraps, soups and more. Fun, casual spot right in the center of things, convenient to all the shops.
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Purple Cactus
674 Centre StFresh, healthy Mexican wraps, soups and more. Fun, casual spot right in the center of things, convenient to all the shops.
A small local-foods market that also sells great coffee and sandwiches., as well as a small selection of (pricey) groceries, wine and beer. Fun spot to hang out and people watch.
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City Feed and Supply
672 Centre StA small local-foods market that also sells great coffee and sandwiches., as well as a small selection of (pricey) groceries, wine and beer. Fun spot to hang out and people watch.
VALUE! You'll walk in and swear I'm nuts to rave, given its sports-bar humbleness, but I swear, just try the seafood or pasta or, really, anything. Innovative chef, fresh fish. huge portions! LOVE IT!
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Galway House
710 Centre StreetVALUE! You'll walk in and swear I'm nuts to rave, given its sports-bar humbleness, but I swear, just try the seafood or pasta or, really, anything. Innovative chef, fresh fish. huge portions! LOVE IT!
Ula Café
284 Amory StFree Wifi, great location at the Brewery, yummy snacks and sandwiches.
Unless you're Lebanese or have travelled there, you probably have never enjoyed the country's food as much as you will if you dine here. It's all lovingly hand-cooked by people who really know how to make delicious Lebanese cuisine. It looks like a quickie sandwich shop, but it's so much more. If you're here on the weekend, go for brunch. The wait is nowhere near as heinous as at other places in the neighborhood, and the food will knock your socks off. Nice art on the walls, too!
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Cafe Beirut
654 Centre StUnless you're Lebanese or have travelled there, you probably have never enjoyed the country's food as much as you will if you dine here. It's all lovingly hand-cooked by people who really know how to make delicious Lebanese cuisine. It looks like a quickie sandwich shop, but it's so much more. If you're here on the weekend, go for brunch. The wait is nowhere near as heinous as at other places in the neighborhood, and the food will knock your socks off. Nice art on the walls, too!
The food is off the charts: SO GOOD! It's right there, kitty-corner from the Green Street subway station on the Orange Line, so it's just a 7 minute walk from where you'll be staying. The service matches the food quality: you will be treated with humor and kindness. Great spot for breakfast or brunch or grabbing a quick bite before you head downtown, or when you first arrive from your travels, or after you're tuckered out from touring Boston!
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Evergreen Eatery
154 Green StThe food is off the charts: SO GOOD! It's right there, kitty-corner from the Green Street subway station on the Orange Line, so it's just a 7 minute walk from where you'll be staying. The service matches the food quality: you will be treated with humor and kindness. Great spot for breakfast or brunch or grabbing a quick bite before you head downtown, or when you first arrive from your travels, or after you're tuckered out from touring Boston!
Probably my favorite restaurant in the neighborhood. The food is incredibly imaginative: it skews French-American, though the chefs have eclectic selections that feature local, fresh and artisanal. Think seaweed tagliatelle: pasta of Maine coast kelp and dehydrated kale with cauliflower, a tomato-miso sauce and charred octopus. They offer tasting menus—available in omnivore, pescetarian and vegetarian formats—but everything is also a la carte. This isn't a cheap night out, mind you: this is the place to go for that special night out, that "it's our anniversary/your birthday" night out. You'll also be treated like royalty, with extraordinarily kind, accommodating service, which makes the delicious food go down all that much nicer.
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Brassica Kitchen + Cafe
3710 Washington StProbably my favorite restaurant in the neighborhood. The food is incredibly imaginative: it skews French-American, though the chefs have eclectic selections that feature local, fresh and artisanal. Think seaweed tagliatelle: pasta of Maine coast kelp and dehydrated kale with cauliflower, a tomato-miso sauce and charred octopus. They offer tasting menus—available in omnivore, pescetarian and vegetarian formats—but everything is also a la carte. This isn't a cheap night out, mind you: this is the place to go for that special night out, that "it's our anniversary/your birthday" night out. You'll also be treated like royalty, with extraordinarily kind, accommodating service, which makes the delicious food go down all that much nicer.
Blue Nile Restaurant
389 Centre StDelicious Ethiopian cuisine. Make a reservation!!!
Drinks & Nightlife
Great neighborhood spots to get a drink, hang out with locals, and/or catch local entertainment.
Great food in a sit-down restaurant. It's also a fun spot to hang out: they feature, depending on the night, trivia night, salsa night, story slams and more.
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Bella Luna & The Milky Way
284 Amory StGreat food in a sit-down restaurant. It's also a fun spot to hang out: they feature, depending on the night, trivia night, salsa night, story slams and more.
Fun, friendly Irish pub reeking of history. Boston's EXTENSIVE line of Irish politicians have eaten here. Good beer list, decent bar food, murals in tribute of politicos. Very quick walk from mi casa!
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Doyle's Cafe
Fun, friendly Irish pub reeking of history. Boston's EXTENSIVE line of Irish politicians have eaten here. Good beer list, decent bar food, murals in tribute of politicos. Very quick walk from mi casa!
Our fav dive bar! Great local musical artists come play here. You can find anything from surf music to... well, why would you want anything else, really? Fun dancing spot. Very short walk to home.
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Midway Café
3496 Washington StOur fav dive bar! Great local musical artists come play here. You can find anything from surf music to... well, why would you want anything else, really? Fun dancing spot. Very short walk to home.
This is a wonderful microbrewery, just a very quick walk from our house. Laid back, with a beer garden that often has food trucks pull in. Think kids, dogs, locals, and truly great beer. "Fine" is my favorite, though it's a sour beer that's only made in the summer.
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Turtle Swamp Brewing
3377 Washington StThis is a wonderful microbrewery, just a very quick walk from our house. Laid back, with a beer garden that often has food trucks pull in. Think kids, dogs, locals, and truly great beer. "Fine" is my favorite, though it's a sour beer that's only made in the summer.
Entertainment & Activities
This is THE place for ice cream. Fun, casual spot that originated right here in JP! Free WiFi too. Outdoor seating when the weather's nice make this a wonderful spot for people watching.
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J.P. Licks
659 Centre StThis is THE place for ice cream. Fun, casual spot that originated right here in JP! Free WiFi too. Outdoor seating when the weather's nice make this a wonderful spot for people watching.
A gorgeous pond with a jogging path around it, just a 15-minute walk from where you'll be staying. A blissful natural respite in a green corner of the city.
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Jamaica Pond
A gorgeous pond with a jogging path around it, just a 15-minute walk from where you'll be staying. A blissful natural respite in a green corner of the city.
This is an arboretum curated by Harvard University, comprising hundreds of acres of trees collected from all over the world for over a century by the university's botanists. The walking trails meander through the naturalistic landscape, designed by Frederick Law Olmstead: the country's first landscape architect, who also designed New York's Central Park and a chain of other parks that forms Boston's Emerald Necklace.
It's a marvelous place to get your dose of nature, and only about a 10 minute walk from where you're staying. Highly, highly recommended, particularly my favorite trail, the Conifer Path, which will make you feel like you're in the Redwood forests of the US Pacific Northwest. Also, in the summer, check out the bonsai collection, a remarkable collection of trees, some of which have been cultivated over hundreds of years.
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Arnold Arboretum ved Harvard University
125 ArborwayThis is an arboretum curated by Harvard University, comprising hundreds of acres of trees collected from all over the world for over a century by the university's botanists. The walking trails meander through the naturalistic landscape, designed by Frederick Law Olmstead: the country's first landscape architect, who also designed New York's Central Park and a chain of other parks that forms Boston's Emerald Necklace.
It's a marvelous place to get your dose of nature, and only about a 10 minute walk from where you're staying. Highly, highly recommended, particularly my favorite trail, the Conifer Path, which will make you feel like you're in the Redwood forests of the US Pacific Northwest. Also, in the summer, check out the bonsai collection, a remarkable collection of trees, some of which have been cultivated over hundreds of years.
Zumba!! Two superstar teachers alternate @ 6:00, Tuesdays & Thursdays. Nonprofit community arts center, birthplace of Wake Up the Earth festival, also runs a not-to-be-missed Lantern Parade in the fall, at night, around Jamaica Pond. Kids dressed up, music, fun!
Spontaneous Celebrations
45 Danforth StZumba!! Two superstar teachers alternate @ 6:00, Tuesdays & Thursdays. Nonprofit community arts center, birthplace of Wake Up the Earth festival, also runs a not-to-be-missed Lantern Parade in the fall, at night, around Jamaica Pond. Kids dressed up, music, fun!
Everything Else
Great bakery, quick walk from my place. Nice place to hang out. They have a good selection of vegan pastries, as well as butter heaven stuff too.
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Fiore's Bakery
55 South StGreat bakery, quick walk from my place. Nice place to hang out. They have a good selection of vegan pastries, as well as butter heaven stuff too.
Nice gym at the Sam Adams Brewery! Good machines, lots of classes.
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Mike's Fitness JP
284 Amory StNice gym at the Sam Adams Brewery! Good machines, lots of classes.
Sightseeing
Samuel Adams Boston Brewery
30 Germania StreetFun tours! Close to home.
Beautiful collection of trees from all over the world, maintained by Harvard University on hundreds of beautifully landscaped acres. Extensive lilac collection with a lilac festival for mother's day!
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Arnold Arboretum ved Harvard University
125 ArborwayBeautiful collection of trees from all over the world, maintained by Harvard University on hundreds of beautifully landscaped acres. Extensive lilac collection with a lilac festival for mother's day!
This pond has a delightful walking path, plus row boats for rent. One of Jamaica Plain's prettiest walks, good for jogging!
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Jamaica Pond
This pond has a delightful walking path, plus row boats for rent. One of Jamaica Plain's prettiest walks, good for jogging!
A wonderful park that's a 1-minute walk from my house! Tennis courts, jogging/biking/walking paths, community gardens, basketball courts, plus the site of our Wake Up the Earth spring festival!
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Southwest Corridor Park
Southwest Corridor ParkA wonderful park that's a 1-minute walk from my house! Tennis courts, jogging/biking/walking paths, community gardens, basketball courts, plus the site of our Wake Up the Earth spring festival!
This is a must for visitors to Boston. It's a trail that brings you to some of the most important historical points in the American Revolution, which all started RIGHT HERE in Boston! Not only is it of historical interest—get a guide, I recommend, to truly take advantage of all the knowledge they impart—but it also winds through some wonderful Boston neighborhoods, including the Boston Common, historic graveyards, the North End, and far more. Bring good walking shoes, and finish the day by eating in the North End, where there are hundreds of marvelous Italian restaurants and bakeries. Our favorites: Giacomo's, Daily Catch or Pomodoros for dinner, Mike's Pastry for cannolis. If you're very ambitious, walk over the Charles River to Charlestown, where you can see a historic battleship. And justify that cannoli! It's a long walk! :-)
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Freedom Trail
139 Tremont StThis is a must for visitors to Boston. It's a trail that brings you to some of the most important historical points in the American Revolution, which all started RIGHT HERE in Boston! Not only is it of historical interest—get a guide, I recommend, to truly take advantage of all the knowledge they impart—but it also winds through some wonderful Boston neighborhoods, including the Boston Common, historic graveyards, the North End, and far more. Bring good walking shoes, and finish the day by eating in the North End, where there are hundreds of marvelous Italian restaurants and bakeries. Our favorites: Giacomo's, Daily Catch or Pomodoros for dinner, Mike's Pastry for cannolis. If you're very ambitious, walk over the Charles River to Charlestown, where you can see a historic battleship. And justify that cannoli! It's a long walk! :-)
Boston Public Garden
Boston Harbor Cruises offers a history cruise that enables you to see Boston from the water. I haven't been on one, but many of my guests rave about it, saying that the guides are funny, and extremely knowledgeable. I'm planning to go soon!
Also, if you have time and want to either go to Cape Cod for lovely beaches or go on a whale watch, these are the guys who'll set you up.
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Boston Harborwalk
Boston Wharf RoadBoston Harbor Cruises offers a history cruise that enables you to see Boston from the water. I haven't been on one, but many of my guests rave about it, saying that the guides are funny, and extremely knowledgeable. I'm planning to go soon!
Also, if you have time and want to either go to Cape Cod for lovely beaches or go on a whale watch, these are the guys who'll set you up.
Essentials
It's a small Whole Foods, but hey, it's Whole Foods! Quick drive from my house, or you can take the bus. It's a longish walk.
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Whole Foods Market
413 Centre StIt's a small Whole Foods, but hey, it's Whole Foods! Quick drive from my house, or you can take the bus. It's a longish walk.
For groceries you don't want to buy at Whole Foods or Harvest, here's your classic supermarket. A quick drive or bus ride, a longish walk from my house.
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Stop & Shop
301 Centre StFor groceries you don't want to buy at Whole Foods or Harvest, here's your classic supermarket. A quick drive or bus ride, a longish walk from my house.
Arts & Culture
A rarity: a surviving, independent video rental store! They have an extensive collection of funky films. Very nice local business, and we do love to support local business!
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The Video Underground
3203 Washington StA rarity: a surviving, independent video rental store! They have an extensive collection of funky films. Very nice local business, and we do love to support local business!