Guidebook for Boston

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Guidebook for Boston

Food Scene

El Pelon has _amazing_ mexican food (tacos, tamales, burritos...mmm) and outdoor seating.
53 locals recommend
El Pelón Taqueria
92 Peterborough St
53 locals recommend
El Pelon has _amazing_ mexican food (tacos, tamales, burritos...mmm) and outdoor seating.
Good coffee and bagels made in house. Trendy ~*hipster*~ vibe
95 locals recommend
Pavement Coffeehouse
1096 Boylston St
95 locals recommend
Good coffee and bagels made in house. Trendy ~*hipster*~ vibe
Really good coffee. Yummy crepes. Outdoor seating.
18 locals recommend
Phinista Cafe
96 Peterborough St
18 locals recommend
Really good coffee. Yummy crepes. Outdoor seating.
*drools* delicious burgers, fried chicken sandwiches, fries and onion strings. Good beer selection. Pool table.
60 locals recommend
Tasty Burger
86 Boylston St
60 locals recommend
*drools* delicious burgers, fried chicken sandwiches, fries and onion strings. Good beer selection. Pool table.
Huge beer selection, good food. Large seating area.
60 locals recommend
Yard House
126 Brookline Ave
60 locals recommend
Huge beer selection, good food. Large seating area.
Great beer selection and yummy bar food (try the mac n cheese).
18 locals recommend
BEERWORKS (No. 1 Fenway/Boston)
61 Brookline Ave
18 locals recommend
Great beer selection and yummy bar food (try the mac n cheese).
Couldn't decide if this should be a bar or restaurant because they do both so well! One of the best cocktail and overall drink menus in the city. Delicious food for dinner or brunch. You might need a reservation. Outdoor seating.
68 locals recommend
Eastern Standard
775 Commonwealth Avenue
68 locals recommend
Couldn't decide if this should be a bar or restaurant because they do both so well! One of the best cocktail and overall drink menus in the city. Delicious food for dinner or brunch. You might need a reservation. Outdoor seating.
Delicious pastries, baked goods and sandwiches. There are several locations.
180 locals recommend
Flour Bakery
1595 Washington St
180 locals recommend
Delicious pastries, baked goods and sandwiches. There are several locations.
Awesome, creative burgers (they've been featured on Food Network a few times) and beers. There's also a Davis Square location.
29 locals recommend
Boston Burger Co-Boylston
1100 Boylston St
29 locals recommend
Awesome, creative burgers (they've been featured on Food Network a few times) and beers. There's also a Davis Square location.
Extensive, creative sushi menu. Make a reservation if you can.
74 locals recommend
The Mad Monkfish (formerly Thelonious Monkfish)
524 Massachusetts Ave
74 locals recommend
Extensive, creative sushi menu. Make a reservation if you can.
Cheap beer ($6 for a pitcher of Sam Adams!?) and good pizza. Outdoor seating great for people watching.
11 locals recommend
Crazy Dough's Pizza
1124 Boylston St
11 locals recommend
Cheap beer ($6 for a pitcher of Sam Adams!?) and good pizza. Outdoor seating great for people watching.

Drinks & Nightlife

They have a delicious food and drink menu with great cocktails, but my favorite part about Lulu's is the beer selection. It's not huge, but it's carefully curated and with quality options.
37 locals recommend
Lulu's Allston
421 Cambridge St
37 locals recommend
They have a delicious food and drink menu with great cocktails, but my favorite part about Lulu's is the beer selection. It's not huge, but it's carefully curated and with quality options.
Good food with one of the best drink menus in Boston. Hang out on the back patio when it's nice out.
57 locals recommend
Deep Ellum
467 Cambridge St
57 locals recommend
Good food with one of the best drink menus in Boston. Hang out on the back patio when it's nice out.
Intimate atmosphere with great beer selection and cocktails.
12 locals recommend
Stoddard's Fine Food & Ale
48 Temple Pl
12 locals recommend
Intimate atmosphere with great beer selection and cocktails.

Sightseeing

There's a beautiful, huge reflecting pool.
34 locals recommend
The Christian Science Plaza
Huntington Avenue
34 locals recommend
There's a beautiful, huge reflecting pool.

Parks & Nature

MUST SEE when the flowers are in bloom (spring and summer). Idyllic.
440 locals recommend
Boston Public Garden
440 locals recommend
MUST SEE when the flowers are in bloom (spring and summer). Idyllic.
I marked the Hatch Shell but really the whole esplanade is a must-see. Right on the river with a view of Cambridge (walk over the Mass Ave or Longfellow Bridge for a stunning view of Boston on the other side )
45 locals recommend
Hatch Memorial Shell
47 David G Mugar Way
45 locals recommend
I marked the Hatch Shell but really the whole esplanade is a must-see. Right on the river with a view of Cambridge (walk over the Mass Ave or Longfellow Bridge for a stunning view of Boston on the other side )
The apartment overlooks the Back Bay Fens. Check out the Fenway Victory Gardens! My plot is W16 :)
22 locals recommend
Back Bay Fens
100 Park Dr
22 locals recommend
The apartment overlooks the Back Bay Fens. Check out the Fenway Victory Gardens! My plot is W16 :)
Rent a row boat at the JP pond for around 10 bucks. Very pretty.
Pond Street
Pond Street
Rent a row boat at the JP pond for around 10 bucks. Very pretty.
So much exploring to do at the Arboretum. Beautiful, majestic trees.
379 locals recommend
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
125 Arborway
379 locals recommend
So much exploring to do at the Arboretum. Beautiful, majestic trees.

Arts & Culture

Just across the park from the apartment. I love their impressionist collection.
1042 locals recommend
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Ave
1042 locals recommend
Just across the park from the apartment. I love their impressionist collection.
A private collection in a stunning venue. Beautiful courtyard.
500 locals recommend
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
500 locals recommend
A private collection in a stunning venue. Beautiful courtyard.
Symphony Hall, home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops. It's rated one of the best venues (acoustically) in the world.
111 locals recommend
Boston Symphony Orchestra
301 Massachusetts Ave
111 locals recommend
Symphony Hall, home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops. It's rated one of the best venues (acoustically) in the world.
If you're into classical music, you can see BU faculty (many in the BSO) for free or very cheap at Tsai. http://www.bu.edu/tsai/calendar/
Tsai Performance Center
685 Commonwealth Avenue
If you're into classical music, you can see BU faculty (many in the BSO) for free or very cheap at Tsai. http://www.bu.edu/tsai/calendar/
If you have or can get access to a car (or want to go for a long bike ride), the deCordova is a hidden gem in the area. It's an outdoor sculpture park and small museum.
48 locals recommend
DeCordova Sculpture Park & Museum
51 Sandy Pond Rd
48 locals recommend
If you have or can get access to a car (or want to go for a long bike ride), the deCordova is a hidden gem in the area. It's an outdoor sculpture park and small museum.

Getting Around

B, C, and D lines
21 locals recommend
Kenmore station
21 locals recommend
B, C, and D lines
Catch the E line into the city (less busy than the C, D, or B on game days!)
13 locals recommend
Symphony Station
13 locals recommend
Catch the E line into the city (less busy than the C, D, or B on game days!)
The 55 bus will get you downtown in 20 minutes, but do NOT take it if there's a game going.
Queensberry St @ Jersey St station
The 55 bus will get you downtown in 20 minutes, but do NOT take it if there's a game going.
There are hubway stops all around Boston and Cambridge! Biking is the quickest way around the city
Landmark Center Hubway Station
There are hubway stops all around Boston and Cambridge! Biking is the quickest way around the city

Essentials

They sell groceries and alcohol.
180 locals recommend
Target
180 Somerville Ave
180 locals recommend
They sell groceries and alcohol.
Starbucks inside
595 locals recommend
Star Market
370 Western Ave
595 locals recommend
Starbucks inside
1155 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
1155 locals recommend