Guidebook for Boston

Michelle
Guidebook for Boston

Food Scene

Good food, good coffee, good people, good mission, good rotating art exhibit.
12 Dade St
12 Dade Street
Good food, good coffee, good people, good mission, good rotating art exhibit.
Dominican food
2253 Washington St
2253 Washington Street
Dominican food
Ethiopian food
389 Centre St
389 Centre Street
Ethiopian food
Casual restaurant and bar with sandwiches created by eminent Boston chefs.
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Parish Café
493 Massachusetts Avenue
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Casual restaurant and bar with sandwiches created by eminent Boston chefs.
Affordable, freshly grown very local produce farmed and sold by The Food Project. Open Tuesday afternoon from early June through October.
Blue Hill Ave @ Mt Pleasant Ave station
Affordable, freshly grown very local produce farmed and sold by The Food Project. Open Tuesday afternoon from early June through October.
Farmer's market featuring seasonal, locally grown produce. Open Thursday afternoons from June through October.
Hanlon Square
725 Huntington Ave
Farmer's market featuring seasonal, locally grown produce. Open Thursday afternoons from June through October.
Nice cafe to hang out in. Great food and coffee options.
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Dudley Cafe
15 Warren St
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Nice cafe to hang out in. Great food and coffee options.
good pizza, great mission
Dudley Dough
2302 Washington St
good pizza, great mission
local burger joint
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Beta Burger
1437 Tremont St
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local burger joint
Good food, GREAT mission. Haley House provides job training for ex-offenders so they can work to support themselves and their families.
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Haley House Bakery Café
12 Dade Street
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Good food, GREAT mission. Haley House provides job training for ex-offenders so they can work to support themselves and their families.
Syrian hand pies
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Aurum Catering & Hand Pies
377 Centre St
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Syrian hand pies
Sooooo much better than Mike's!
Caffè dello Sport
308 Hanover St
Sooooo much better than Mike's!
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Ula Café
284 Amory St
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Sightseeing

Home of the abolitionist and founder of "The Liberator", William Lloyd Garrison.
125 Highland St
125 Highland Street
Home of the abolitionist and founder of "The Liberator", William Lloyd Garrison.
Really beautiful glass globe of the world as it was at the beginning of the 20th century that is big enough to stand inside.
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The Mary Baker Eddy Library
210 Massachusetts Ave
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Really beautiful glass globe of the world as it was at the beginning of the 20th century that is big enough to stand inside.
Nice walk around the harbor
Harbor Walk
Nice walk around the harbor

Arts & Culture

Great little historic jazz club.
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Wally's Cafe Jazz Club
427 Massachusetts Ave
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Great little historic jazz club.
See how the 1% used to live. Mansion bequeathed as museum. Beautiful atrium garden and high-end restaurant. In 1990, siite of one of the largest art heists in history - and it's still unsolved.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
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See how the 1% used to live. Mansion bequeathed as museum. Beautiful atrium garden and high-end restaurant. In 1990, siite of one of the largest art heists in history - and it's still unsolved.
One of the oldest original baseball parks in the U.S. Fun to visit and see a game - for the cultural experience even if you're not a fan of the sport.
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Fenway Park
4 Jersey St
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One of the oldest original baseball parks in the U.S. Fun to visit and see a game - for the cultural experience even if you're not a fan of the sport.
The house was built in 1750 and served as headquarters for General John Thomas and the Continental Army during the siege of Boston in 1775. The park is a beautiful spot to picnic with a view of town.
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Dillaway-Thomas House-Roxbury
183 Roxbury Street
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The house was built in 1750 and served as headquarters for General John Thomas and the Continental Army during the siege of Boston in 1775. The park is a beautiful spot to picnic with a view of town.
Crazy juxtaposition of the only remaining country house in the U.S. built (1747) by a British Royal Colonial Governor and the cramped industrial/urban neighborhood it sits in. Nice if small orchard.
Shirley-Eustis House and Gardner Carriage House
33 Shirley St
Crazy juxtaposition of the only remaining country house in the U.S. built (1747) by a British Royal Colonial Governor and the cramped industrial/urban neighborhood it sits in. Nice if small orchard.
art, architecture, free and interesting exhibits from their huge collection. check out bpl.org to see what's happening.
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Boston Public Library
700 Boylston St
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art, architecture, free and interesting exhibits from their huge collection. check out bpl.org to see what's happening.
It's a really cool cantilevered building right on the waterfront.
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Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
25 Harbor Shore Dr
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It's a really cool cantilevered building right on the waterfront.
The Museum of NCAAA
300 Walnut Ave

Essentials

groceries
413 Centre St
413 Centre Street
groceries
1620 Tremont St
1620 Tremont Street
groceries
Asian groceries
Ming's Supermarket
1102 Washington Street
Asian groceries
specialty grocery store
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Tropical Foods
450 Melnea Cass Blvd
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specialty grocery store
inexpensive and very clean local basic gym with world class running track
Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center
1350 Tremont St
inexpensive and very clean local basic gym with world class running track

Shopping

drugstore
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Walgreens
1603 Washington St
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drugstore
Seasonal farmer's market and artisan's market open Sundays, 10-4, May-October. Vintage market is indoors and open year round
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South End Open Market
375 Harrison Avenue
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Seasonal farmer's market and artisan's market open Sundays, 10-4, May-October. Vintage market is indoors and open year round
Expensive second hand clothing store.
Boomerangs
1407 Washington St
Expensive second hand clothing store.
Expensive second hand clothing store. (ask me about inexpensive second hand clothing stores!)
2nd Time Around
176 Newbury Street
Expensive second hand clothing store. (ask me about inexpensive second hand clothing stores!)
Unique women's clothing.
Final Touch With Class Boutique
17 Warren St
Unique women's clothing.

Getting Around

good bike service
66 South St
66 South Street
good bike service
Hubway

Parks & Nature

Part of the Olmstead designed Emerald necklace, this tree museum is a nice big park to walk through. On a beautiful day, it's where lots of Boston goes to be outside.
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Arnold Arboretum yaseHarvard University
125 Arborway
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Part of the Olmstead designed Emerald necklace, this tree museum is a nice big park to walk through. On a beautiful day, it's where lots of Boston goes to be outside.
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Franklin Park Zoo
1 Franklin Park Rd
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