The Pretty Unpretentious Guide To Eating Well In Bean Town

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The Pretty Unpretentious Guide To Eating Well In Bean Town

Food Scene

Great Latin-style flatbread sandwiches, healthy salads, and cold-pressed juices.
6 residents recomanen
Toasted Flats
53 Chelsea St
6 residents recomanen
Great Latin-style flatbread sandwiches, healthy salads, and cold-pressed juices.
Some of the best Italian Sandwiches in Boston. Order the Meridian Street Special.
6 residents recomanen
Meridian Food Market
121 Meridian St
6 residents recomanen
Some of the best Italian Sandwiches in Boston. Order the Meridian Street Special.
The other best Italian Sandwiches in Boston. Order The Hen House Special, no onions, with lettuce, mayo, and ketchup.
7 residents recomanen
Roy's Cold Cuts
198 Marion St
7 residents recomanen
The other best Italian Sandwiches in Boston. Order The Hen House Special, no onions, with lettuce, mayo, and ketchup.
Top 5 classic-Italian joints in Boston. Their pizza is THE BEST. Better than Tarp's. Better than Regina's. Eat here.
25 residents recomanen
Italian Express Pizzeria
336 Sumner St
25 residents recomanen
Top 5 classic-Italian joints in Boston. Their pizza is THE BEST. Better than Tarp's. Better than Regina's. Eat here.
Be prepared to wait. Order the homemade lobster ravioli.
88 residents recomanen
Rino's Place
258 Saratoga St
88 residents recomanen
Be prepared to wait. Order the homemade lobster ravioli.
The shrimp scampi pizza is worth the wait, but otherwise go with the grilled meats, bread, and glass of house red.
94 residents recomanen
Santarpio's Pizza
111 Chelsea St
94 residents recomanen
The shrimp scampi pizza is worth the wait, but otherwise go with the grilled meats, bread, and glass of house red.
Order the pork adobada and the nachos. Kick back with a Michelada. Delicious.
8 residents recomanen
Mi Pueblito Restaurant
333 Border St
8 residents recomanen
Order the pork adobada and the nachos. Kick back with a Michelada. Delicious.
Best tacos in Boston.
13 residents recomanen
Taquería Jalisco
291 Bennington St
13 residents recomanen
Best tacos in Boston.
Central American brunch spot.
93 residents recomanen
Angela's Cafe Eagle Hill
131 Lexington St
93 residents recomanen
Central American brunch spot.
Order a charcoal chicken, fries with cheese, and a salad. You couldn't do better if you took a trip to Peru.
Pollos A La Brasa El Chalan
405 Chelsea St
Order a charcoal chicken, fries with cheese, and a salad. You couldn't do better if you took a trip to Peru.
Burritos and breakfast.
7 residents recomanen
Cactus Mexican Grill
44 Maverick Square
7 residents recomanen
Burritos and breakfast.
Think Fogo de Chão at reasonable prices. Go for the Columbian grilled meats. Stay for dessert.
20 residents recomanen
Oliveira's Restaurant
297 Chelsea St
20 residents recomanen
Think Fogo de Chão at reasonable prices. Go for the Columbian grilled meats. Stay for dessert.
Central American spot with good food and drinks
12 residents recomanen
Angela's Cafe Orient Heights
1012 Bennington St
12 residents recomanen
Central American spot with good food and drinks
Standard diner fare.
12 residents recomanen
Donna's Restaurant
980 Saratoga St
12 residents recomanen
Standard diner fare.
One of the two best views of Boston from across the harbor, a good spot for drinks and a great seasonal spot for brunch al fresco. Reasonably priced.
64 residents recomanen
ReelHouse
6 New St
64 residents recomanen
One of the two best views of Boston from across the harbor, a good spot for drinks and a great seasonal spot for brunch al fresco. Reasonably priced.
Order the burger and a beer.
28 residents recomanen
Cunard Tavern
24 Orleans St
28 residents recomanen
Order the burger and a beer.
Top 3 bagel spots in Boston.
7 residents recomanen
Katz Bagel Bakery
139 Park St
7 residents recomanen
Top 3 bagel spots in Boston.
Great Australian food and cheap beer. Order the shrimp on the barbie and a side of potato wedges. May be closing in 2019, so don't miss out.
63 residents recomanen
KO Catering and Pies
256 Marginal St
63 residents recomanen
Great Australian food and cheap beer. Order the shrimp on the barbie and a side of potato wedges. May be closing in 2019, so don't miss out.
BBQ!!!
18 residents recomanen
Blackstrap BBQ
47A Woodside Ave
18 residents recomanen
BBQ!!!
Old-school Boston Italian with a homey vibe.
9 residents recomanen
Jeveli's
9 residents recomanen
Old-school Boston Italian with a homey vibe.
Best no-frills seafood in Boston with a view of the planes taking off at the airport.
27 residents recomanen
Belle Isle Seafood
1 Main St
27 residents recomanen
Best no-frills seafood in Boston with a view of the planes taking off at the airport.
Go for the pho! Stay for the dumplings.
17 residents recomanen
Saigon Hut
305 Meridian St
17 residents recomanen
Go for the pho! Stay for the dumplings.
Spartan spot serving familiar Indian-Pakistani fare as well as some uncommon dishes.
14 residents recomanen
Mehak Halal Cuisine
329 Sumner St
14 residents recomanen
Spartan spot serving familiar Indian-Pakistani fare as well as some uncommon dishes.
A delightful smorgasbord of wing flavors.
Wingstop
173 Border St
A delightful smorgasbord of wing flavors.
Tapas, wine poured from the decanter into your mouth late-night (if you're lucky), and an overall "scene".
169 residents recomanen
Barcelona Wine Bar
1700 Beacon St
169 residents recomanen
Tapas, wine poured from the decanter into your mouth late-night (if you're lucky), and an overall "scene".
Arguably the best burger in Boston, and under-rated everything else that comes out of this kitchen. YUM. Great spot to get stranded in a snow storm.
41 residents recomanen
Delux Cafe
100 Chandler Street
41 residents recomanen
Arguably the best burger in Boston, and under-rated everything else that comes out of this kitchen. YUM. Great spot to get stranded in a snow storm.
Arguably the best burgers (plural) in Boston and a favorite watering hole for industry folks thirsty for a great cocktail.
47 residents recomanen
The Gallows
1395 Washington St
47 residents recomanen
Arguably the best burgers (plural) in Boston and a favorite watering hole for industry folks thirsty for a great cocktail.
If your money is burning a hole in your pocket and you REALLY need to eat a perfectly-cooked steak and mashed potatoes. With demi glace.
18 residents recomanen
Boston Chops South End
1375 Washington St
18 residents recomanen
If your money is burning a hole in your pocket and you REALLY need to eat a perfectly-cooked steak and mashed potatoes. With demi glace.
French. Good drinks. Great brunch.
39 residents recomanen
Aquitaine
569 Tremont St
39 residents recomanen
French. Good drinks. Great brunch.
Pizza & Ice Cream. 'Nuff said.
59 residents recomanen
Picco
513 Tremont St
59 residents recomanen
Pizza & Ice Cream. 'Nuff said.
Barbara Lynch is a Boston-food rockstar. Even has the Southie born-and-bred cred to back up her heavy-metal-foodie edge. Oysters, wine, and usually a stylishly-raucous group or two to round out an overall cool ambiance.
72 residents recomanen
B&G Oysters
550 Tremont St
72 residents recomanen
Barbara Lynch is a Boston-food rockstar. Even has the Southie born-and-bred cred to back up her heavy-metal-foodie edge. Oysters, wine, and usually a stylishly-raucous group or two to round out an overall cool ambiance.
Meat. Do you like meat? All the meats. (Paired with wine.)
33 residents recomanen
The Butcher Shop
552 Tremont St
33 residents recomanen
Meat. Do you like meat? All the meats. (Paired with wine.)
Best Restaurant In Boston. Maybe the best Spanish restaurant outside of Spain.
168 residents recomanen
Toro Boston
1704 Washington St
168 residents recomanen
Best Restaurant In Boston. Maybe the best Spanish restaurant outside of Spain.
When the North End tourists are just too much, and you need an Italian sub and a pizza.
64 residents recomanen
Coppa Enoteca
253 Shawmut Ave
64 residents recomanen
When the North End tourists are just too much, and you need an Italian sub and a pizza.
Excellent Italian outside the North End. Swanky on the inside, sterile on the outside. But don't let the outside stop you from staying there for a 5-course meal.
11 residents recomanen
Bar Mezzana
360 Harrison Ave
11 residents recomanen
Excellent Italian outside the North End. Swanky on the inside, sterile on the outside. But don't let the outside stop you from staying there for a 5-course meal.
Your Sunday-morning brunch take-off to a SOWA shopping stroll and cute-dog obstacle course.
42 residents recomanen
Gaslight Brasserie du Coin
560 Harrison Ave
42 residents recomanen
Your Sunday-morning brunch take-off to a SOWA shopping stroll and cute-dog obstacle course.
One of the few places in Boston you can hold a drink, look out the window, and feel like you're in New York. If you can't afford New York. And don't like New Yorkers.
16 residents recomanen
MIDA
782 Tremont St
16 residents recomanen
One of the few places in Boston you can hold a drink, look out the window, and feel like you're in New York. If you can't afford New York. And don't like New Yorkers.
If you're the kind of person who would pay $20 for an uncooked, heirloom, grass-fed chicken at a Vermont farmers' market but would prefer to spend that same $20 on the same chicken, already cooked in BUTTER, this is your spot.
18 residents recomanen
Metropolis
584 Tremont St
18 residents recomanen
If you're the kind of person who would pay $20 for an uncooked, heirloom, grass-fed chicken at a Vermont farmers' market but would prefer to spend that same $20 on the same chicken, already cooked in BUTTER, this is your spot.
Enjoy the North End's best Italian restaurant with a side of schadenfreude; Pomodoro has a front row seat to all the suckers standing in line for Giacomo's, the so-so place next door. Not to be missed! (And their free tiramisu at the end of every meal...)
38 residents recomanen
Pomodoro
24 Harvard St
38 residents recomanen
Enjoy the North End's best Italian restaurant with a side of schadenfreude; Pomodoro has a front row seat to all the suckers standing in line for Giacomo's, the so-so place next door. Not to be missed! (And their free tiramisu at the end of every meal...)
After a night out, this is the spot to get your greasy fix at 2am.
44 residents recomanen
Bova's Bakery
134 Salem St
44 residents recomanen
After a night out, this is the spot to get your greasy fix at 2am.
It's the North End as you wanted it to be.
Quattro
264 Hanover St
It's the North End as you wanted it to be.
It's the North End as you wanted it to be.
11 residents recomanen
Antico Forno
93 Salem St
11 residents recomanen
It's the North End as you wanted it to be.
You came to Boston for seafood, right?
92 residents recomanen
Legal Harborside
270 Northern Ave
92 residents recomanen
You came to Boston for seafood, right?
It doesn't get anymore Bahhhston than this when it comes to fresh seafood. Try the fish chowder.
19 residents recomanen
No Name Restaurant
17 Fish Pier St E
19 residents recomanen
It doesn't get anymore Bahhhston than this when it comes to fresh seafood. Try the fish chowder.
You came to Boston for outstanding queso and margs, right?
20 residents recomanen
Temazcal Tequila Cantina
250 Northern Ave
20 residents recomanen
You came to Boston for outstanding queso and margs, right?
Best lobster roll in Boston...? And all the oysters in the North End.
104 residents recomanen
Neptune Oyster
63 Salem St
104 residents recomanen
Best lobster roll in Boston...? And all the oysters in the North End.
Actually ALL of the oysters in Boston. You cannot go wrong here.
100 residents recomanen
Island Creek Oyster Bar
500 Commonwealth Avenue
100 residents recomanen
Actually ALL of the oysters in Boston. You cannot go wrong here.

Drinks & Nightlife

Incredible nachos, margaritas, and late-night entertainment.
24 residents recomanen
La Hacienda
150 Meridian St
24 residents recomanen
Incredible nachos, margaritas, and late-night entertainment.
The best dive in Boston.
Eddie C's
34 Maverick Square
The best dive in Boston.
Free tastings!
36 residents recomanen
Downeast Cider House
256 Marginal St
36 residents recomanen
Free tastings!
25 residents recomanen
Maverick's
154 Maverick St
25 residents recomanen
If you need to catch [name a Boston sports team], watch the game here.
25 residents recomanen
Kelley Square Pub
84 Bennington St
25 residents recomanen
If you need to catch [name a Boston sports team], watch the game here.
Local hang with good bar food.
Renegades Pub
1004 Bennington St
Local hang with good bar food.
The best view of sunset over the tall buildings of Boston. Outdoor fire pits light up the early evening in fall and go great with s'mores. After sunset, take the water taxi across the harbor to Seaport for dinner (and more drinks!)
6 residents recomanen
Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor
101 Harborside Dr
6 residents recomanen
The best view of sunset over the tall buildings of Boston. Outdoor fire pits light up the early evening in fall and go great with s'mores. After sunset, take the water taxi across the harbor to Seaport for dinner (and more drinks!)
Great brews, near a Five Guys if you get hungry.
12 residents recomanen
Mystic Brewery
12 residents recomanen
Great brews, near a Five Guys if you get hungry.
Large indoor and outdoor space for brews and food truck eats.
47 residents recomanen
Night Shift Brewing - Everett
87 Santilli Hwy
47 residents recomanen
Large indoor and outdoor space for brews and food truck eats.
8 residents recomanen
Bone Up Brewing Co.
38 Norman St
8 residents recomanen
Down the Road Beer Co.
More than a bar; a great place to watch the game and discover steak tips. Also, a bar. A very, very committed bar.
9 residents recomanen
J.J. Foley's Cafe
117 E Berkeley St
9 residents recomanen
More than a bar; a great place to watch the game and discover steak tips. Also, a bar. A very, very committed bar.
Jazz music in a basement for people who don't even like jazz and are afraid of basements.
229 residents recomanen
Beehive Restaurant
541 Tremont St
229 residents recomanen
Jazz music in a basement for people who don't even like jazz and are afraid of basements.
DIVE into exceptional grilled cheese.
Biddy Early's
141 Pearl St
DIVE into exceptional grilled cheese.
DIVE into pre-gaming the theater district. Or just pre-gaming.
15 residents recomanen
The Tam
222 Tremont St
15 residents recomanen
DIVE into pre-gaming the theater district. Or just pre-gaming.
DIVE into a peanut-butter-bacon cheeseburger, and spin the beer-wheel of fortune! Because you're a disgusting alcoholic; you earned it.
63 residents recomanen
Bukowski Tavern
1281 Cambridge St
63 residents recomanen
DIVE into a peanut-butter-bacon cheeseburger, and spin the beer-wheel of fortune! Because you're a disgusting alcoholic; you earned it.
In the midst of charming Faneuil Hall's cobblestone streets and food court fineries, this Boston institution is devoid of anyone who will know your name or want to...Guy.
J.J. Donovan’s Tavern
27 Clinton St
In the midst of charming Faneuil Hall's cobblestone streets and food court fineries, this Boston institution is devoid of anyone who will know your name or want to...Guy.
DIVE into the best small-music venue in Boston. Ca$h only.
19 residents recomanen
Great Scott
1222 Commonwealth Avenue
19 residents recomanen
DIVE into the best small-music venue in Boston. Ca$h only.
Those Berklee College of Music kids have to go somewhere when the police remove them from the Public Garden for panhandling, er, busking. Jazz music for people who love jazz.
96 residents recomanen
Wally's Cafe Jazz Club
427 Massachusetts Ave
96 residents recomanen
Those Berklee College of Music kids have to go somewhere when the police remove them from the Public Garden for panhandling, er, busking. Jazz music for people who love jazz.
Start here if you're out for the night in the North End sans tiny humans. Excellent cocktails, and tourists are just scenery.
8 residents recomanen
Parla
230 Hanover St
8 residents recomanen
Start here if you're out for the night in the North End sans tiny humans. Excellent cocktails, and tourists are just scenery.
A classic Boston joint. Decent food. Decent drink prices.
14 residents recomanen
Beantown Pub
100 Tremont St
14 residents recomanen
A classic Boston joint. Decent food. Decent drink prices.
The cocktail bar that seeded Boston's cocktail scene...and much of the rest of the country's. As in all things, we were doing craft cocktails, first, no matter what New York says.
102 residents recomanen
Drink
348 Congress St
102 residents recomanen
The cocktail bar that seeded Boston's cocktail scene...and much of the rest of the country's. As in all things, we were doing craft cocktails, first, no matter what New York says.
Only the best cocktail bar in Boston. Ask for Sam. Tell him some crazy redhead named John sent you and that he's missed at Drink.
89 residents recomanen
Backbar
7 Sanborn Ct
89 residents recomanen
Only the best cocktail bar in Boston. Ask for Sam. Tell him some crazy redhead named John sent you and that he's missed at Drink.
I'm drowning in a whiskey river Bathin' my memory's mind in the wetness of its soul Feeling the amber current flowing from my mind To a warm and empty heart you left so cold Warm up your Willie with whiskey. Any questions?
14 residents recomanen
The Quiet Few
331 Sumner St
14 residents recomanen
I'm drowning in a whiskey river Bathin' my memory's mind in the wetness of its soul Feeling the amber current flowing from my mind To a warm and empty heart you left so cold Warm up your Willie with whiskey. Any questions?

Essentials

If you want a ripe avocado, this is the spot.
82 residents recomanen
Shaw's
82 residents recomanen
If you want a ripe avocado, this is the spot.
Worth the walk, or take an Uber. This grocery store has it all, cheap.
11 residents recomanen
Market Basket station
11 residents recomanen
Worth the walk, or take an Uber. This grocery store has it all, cheap.
Sometimes being basic is a good thing. Like in the case of this wonderful bodega. Great spot to grab basic beer, basic wine, basic vegetables, and incredible Latin spices for your game day wings.
Las Palmas Market
13 Chelsea St
Sometimes being basic is a good thing. Like in the case of this wonderful bodega. Great spot to grab basic beer, basic wine, basic vegetables, and incredible Latin spices for your game day wings.
For your 24/7 munchie and influenza needs.
429 residents recomanen
CVS
624 Massachusetts Ave
429 residents recomanen
For your 24/7 munchie and influenza needs.
Good prepared foods, great wine selection, and basic custom-deli. Do you hate walking to the grocery store? This spot's for you.
PORTSIDE MARKET & SPIRITS
50 Lewis St
Good prepared foods, great wine selection, and basic custom-deli. Do you hate walking to the grocery store? This spot's for you.

Arts & Culture

Re-opens in Summer, 2019.
17 residents recomanen
ICA Watershed
256 Marginal St
17 residents recomanen
Re-opens in Summer, 2019.

Sightseeing

Boston hipsters in their native habitat. Don't feed them; the popcorn is free. And don't tell them that your uncool old *** drank there in college. Otherwise, be polite and the old lady behind the bar will give you darts to throw.
15 residents recomanen
Silhouette Lounge
200 Brighton Ave
15 residents recomanen
Boston hipsters in their native habitat. Don't feed them; the popcorn is free. And don't tell them that your uncool old *** drank there in college. Otherwise, be polite and the old lady behind the bar will give you darts to throw.

Shopping

Their fresh sundried tomato pesto, fresh bread, and aged parmigiano-reggiano.
12 residents recomanen
Salumeria Italiana
151 Richmond St
12 residents recomanen
Their fresh sundried tomato pesto, fresh bread, and aged parmigiano-reggiano.
Best classic Italian sub in Boston. Oh, and the steak and cheese isn't bad.........
36 residents recomanen
Monica's Mercato
130 Salem St
36 residents recomanen
Best classic Italian sub in Boston. Oh, and the steak and cheese isn't bad.........
The only meat market you want to visit post-college.
Sulmona Meat Market
32 Parmenter St
The only meat market you want to visit post-college.
Given the quantity of tea and coffee sold here, it's safe to assume the Sons Of Liberty were supplied by Polcari's for their Tea Party.
Polcari’s Coffee
105 Salem St
Given the quantity of tea and coffee sold here, it's safe to assume the Sons Of Liberty were supplied by Polcari's for their Tea Party.