Guidebook for Boston
Food Scene
Great bar serving their full menu until 2 AM in the trendy South End.
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Franklin Cafe
278 Shawmut AveGreat bar serving their full menu until 2 AM in the trendy South End.
Best lobster roll in New England. Make sure to order it warm with butter, and start with oysters before the meal. My favorite raw bar in the city.
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Neptune Oyster
63 Salem StBest lobster roll in New England. Make sure to order it warm with butter, and start with oysters before the meal. My favorite raw bar in the city.
One of the five best meals I have eaten anywhere in the world. Make a reservation, sit at the sushi bar, and enjoy the show.
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O Ya
9 East StOne of the five best meals I have eaten anywhere in the world. Make a reservation, sit at the sushi bar, and enjoy the show.
If you have to eat Italian food in the North End, this is one of the few good places to do it. The neighborhood is filled with tourist traps, but Carmen is a consistently good hole in the wall.
Carmen
33 N SquareIf you have to eat Italian food in the North End, this is one of the few good places to do it. The neighborhood is filled with tourist traps, but Carmen is a consistently good hole in the wall.
Great casual dining. My favorite steak tips in town.
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The Paramount
44 Charles StreetGreat casual dining. My favorite steak tips in town.
An amazing menu that changes nightly. Also home to the best burger in Boston. It's not on the menu, and the chef will only make 20 a night, so go to the bar, and ask if the burger is available
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Craigie On Main
853 Main StAn amazing menu that changes nightly. Also home to the best burger in Boston. It's not on the menu, and the chef will only make 20 a night, so go to the bar, and ask if the burger is available
In a city with countless Irish bars, this is one of my two favorite.
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James's Gate
5 McBride StreetIn a city with countless Irish bars, this is one of my two favorite.
The only Scottish bar in Boston. The food is great and affordable. Sit at the bar and introduce yourself to Jason the owner/bartender.
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The Haven
284 Perkins StThe only Scottish bar in Boston. The food is great and affordable. Sit at the bar and introduce yourself to Jason the owner/bartender.
Fantastic Afghan food. You'll get better service if you call ahead a few minutes to have them hold a table for you.
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Helmand
143 First StFantastic Afghan food. You'll get better service if you call ahead a few minutes to have them hold a table for you.
Great restaurant/bar/raw bar if you're looking for a place to be near Fenway Park. A great alternative to the obnoxious sports bars that are just a few blocks closer to the park.
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Eastern Standard
775 Commonwealth AvenueGreat restaurant/bar/raw bar if you're looking for a place to be near Fenway Park. A great alternative to the obnoxious sports bars that are just a few blocks closer to the park.
One of the best bars and raw bars in the city. They also have a great, high quality menu and are open late.
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Citizen Public House & Oyster Bar
1310 Boylston StOne of the best bars and raw bars in the city. They also have a great, high quality menu and are open late.
My favorite Vietnamese restaurant. The Pho is good, portions are generous and you can eat dinner for around $10.
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Phở Pasteur
682 Washington StMy favorite Vietnamese restaurant. The Pho is good, portions are generous and you can eat dinner for around $10.
This unique restaurant is an active butcher shop by day and restaurant by night. Not just a meat and potatoes steakhouse, the menu items are creative and innovative.
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The Butcher Shop
552 Tremont StThis unique restaurant is an active butcher shop by day and restaurant by night. Not just a meat and potatoes steakhouse, the menu items are creative and innovative.
They make pizza, ice cream and have a great selection of local beer. Avoid the pizza in my Italian neighborhood, Picco is far better.
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Picco
513 Tremont StThey make pizza, ice cream and have a great selection of local beer. Avoid the pizza in my Italian neighborhood, Picco is far better.
Excellent Tapas, great atmosphere. Get their early, the wait is worth it, and order the corn.
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Toro Boston
1704 Washington StExcellent Tapas, great atmosphere. Get their early, the wait is worth it, and order the corn.
Currently one of my favorite restaurants in the city. They make modern Chinese small plates, and all of their noodles and dumplings are made from scratch by hand in the restaurant.
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East by Northeast
1128 Cambridge StCurrently one of my favorite restaurants in the city. They make modern Chinese small plates, and all of their noodles and dumplings are made from scratch by hand in the restaurant.
Creative and delicious Asian-inspired small plates. They also serve $1 oysters and $2 Pabst cans on Sunday nights. Eat at the food bar so you can watch them make your food.
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Myers+Chang
1145 Washington StCreative and delicious Asian-inspired small plates. They also serve $1 oysters and $2 Pabst cans on Sunday nights. Eat at the food bar so you can watch them make your food.
Amazing selection of salumi, pasta, pizza and Italian small plates. This is one of the best restaurants in the city.
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Coppa Enoteca
253 Shawmut AveAmazing selection of salumi, pasta, pizza and Italian small plates. This is one of the best restaurants in the city.
Shopping
Great seafood selection if you're looking to make food at home, friendly owners and the in-house sushi chef is better than most sushi restaurants in the city.
North End Fish Market
99 Salem StGreat seafood selection if you're looking to make food at home, friendly owners and the in-house sushi chef is better than most sushi restaurants in the city.
Drinks & Nightlife
My other favorite Irish bar. No TVs in sight, always an Irish bartender, cash only, no menu (but you can bring food from outside into the bar.) A great local bar off the beaten path.
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Brendan Behan Pub
378 Centre StMy other favorite Irish bar. No TVs in sight, always an Irish bartender, cash only, no menu (but you can bring food from outside into the bar.) A great local bar off the beaten path.
Great beer selection. Cash only. A great bar to stop into on the way to or from Fenway while the crowds dissipate.
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The Lower Depths
476 Commonwealth AvenueGreat beer selection. Cash only. A great bar to stop into on the way to or from Fenway while the crowds dissipate.
A great little dive bar in the middle of the city. The cheapest drinks in town, a pretty rough looking group of regulars at the bar and it's only rarely that it smells so bad that you can't stay.
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The Tam
222 Tremont StA great little dive bar in the middle of the city. The cheapest drinks in town, a pretty rough looking group of regulars at the bar and it's only rarely that it smells so bad that you can't stay.
They make classic cocktails, serve food late and are great whether you need a place for an after-work drink or someplace to end your night.
Flash's Cocktails
312 Stuart StThey make classic cocktails, serve food late and are great whether you need a place for an after-work drink or someplace to end your night.
Great, hip, dive bar. The food isn't anything special, but it's cheap. Cash only.
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Delux Cafe
100 Chandler StreetGreat, hip, dive bar. The food isn't anything special, but it's cheap. Cash only.
My other favorite Irish bar. They have amazing fish and chips, served wrapped in newspaper and a great beef stew that's perfect in the winter.
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The Druid
1357 Cambridge StMy other favorite Irish bar. They have amazing fish and chips, served wrapped in newspaper and a great beef stew that's perfect in the winter.
Voted one of the 50 best bars in the world, and deservedly so:
http://drinksint.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2530/World_s_50_Best_Bars_2011_announced.html?t=1320645245
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Drink
348 Congress StVoted one of the 50 best bars in the world, and deservedly so:
http://drinksint.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2530/World_s_50_Best_Bars_2011_announced.html?t=1320645245
My new favorite restaurant in the area. They make modern French fair, and the 'egg in a jar' is currently my favorite thing to eat. Wait staff is also prone to hand out free drinks and appetizers.
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West Bridge
1 Kendall SquareMy new favorite restaurant in the area. They make modern French fair, and the 'egg in a jar' is currently my favorite thing to eat. Wait staff is also prone to hand out free drinks and appetizers.
Sightseeing
Great place for a scenic walk and a chance to get out of the city. Connects to the Arnold Arboretum on one end and the Fens at the other.
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Jamaica Pond
Great place for a scenic walk and a chance to get out of the city. Connects to the Arnold Arboretum on one end and the Fens at the other.
Boston's third, and less-known gas lit neighborhood. Walk through on your way to Back Bay. It's a pleasant change of pace from the more crowded and newer streets downtown.
Bay Village
Boston's third, and less-known gas lit neighborhood. Walk through on your way to Back Bay. It's a pleasant change of pace from the more crowded and newer streets downtown.