Guidebook for Northampton
Food Scene
Freckled Fox Cafe
1 N Main StGood coffee and sandwiches.
Miss Florence Diner
99 Main StFlorence Pie Bar
17 A Main StGreat pie, two blocks from our house.
Really good bread and lunches. Three miles from us. Away from Northampton so parking is not an issue.
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Bread Euphoria
206 Main StReally good bread and lunches. Three miles from us. Away from Northampton so parking is not an issue.
Cafe Evolution
22 Chestnut StGood vegan food.
Drinks & Nightlife
Nice beer and a two-minute walk.
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Brew Practitioners Brewery and Taproom
45 Baldwin StreetNice beer and a two-minute walk.
Shopping
Bookends
80 Maple StGreat used books, lots of used books.
Lots of arts, local shops and in the middle of Northampton. Good restaurant Paul and Elizabeth.
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Thornes Marketplace
150 Main StLots of arts, local shops and in the middle of Northampton. Good restaurant Paul and Elizabeth.
Essentials
Coopers is a small grocery store with deli counter, excellent wine, beer and liquor selection, fresh vegetables
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Cooper's Corner
31 Main StCoopers is a small grocery store with deli counter, excellent wine, beer and liquor selection, fresh vegetables
Florence Laundry
277-299 Nonotuck StGetting Around
Bike trail great for biking and walking, extends from our neighborhood to both the Amherst and Easthampton areas.
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Norwottuck Rail Trail
446 Damon RdBike trail great for biking and walking, extends from our neighborhood to both the Amherst and Easthampton areas.
Buses to Amherst and Easthampton. Service is dependable but the schedule is limited to hourly buses.
Pioneer Valley Transportation
1331 Main StBuses to Amherst and Easthampton. Service is dependable but the schedule is limited to hourly buses.
Parks & Nature
Look Memorial Park
300 N Main StA mile from our house.
Arts & Culture
Smith College station
Historic Northampton
46 Bridge StSmall park and life-size statue of the abolitionist who spent much time in Florence.
Sojourner Truth Memorial
121 Pine StSmall park and life-size statue of the abolitionist who spent much time in Florence.