Guidebook for Boston

Ian
Guidebook for Boston

Food Scene

Tasty food. Cozy atmosphere.
Bee's Knees Supply Co
Tasty food. Cozy atmosphere.
Bagels. Breakfast. Lunch. Tasty. Salty. Walking distance.
95 locals recommend
Pavement Coffeehouse
1096 Boylston St
95 locals recommend
Bagels. Breakfast. Lunch. Tasty. Salty. Walking distance.
Coffee. Starbucks. Sitting. Students pretending to study with their laptops out.
119 locals recommend
Starbucks
75 Mt Auburn St
119 locals recommend
Coffee. Starbucks. Sitting. Students pretending to study with their laptops out.
Kosher Deli. Tasty. Kosher.
Rubin's
Kosher Deli. Tasty. Kosher.
Not Kosher Jewish Food. Tasty. Yum.
61 locals recommend
Zaftigs Delicatessen
335 Harvard St
61 locals recommend
Not Kosher Jewish Food. Tasty. Yum.
Its yummy and not cheap. Fancy. Bring a date and wear something that looks suave.
9 locals recommend
The Fireplace
1634 Beacon Street
9 locals recommend
Its yummy and not cheap. Fancy. Bring a date and wear something that looks suave.
Cannoli Cannoli Cannoli
203 locals recommend
Mike's Pastry
300 Hanover St
203 locals recommend
Cannoli Cannoli Cannoli
Also Cannoli Cannoli Cannoli
60 locals recommend
Modern Pastry.
257 Hanover St
60 locals recommend
Also Cannoli Cannoli Cannoli
Theres alot going on.
94 locals recommend
Chinatown
94 locals recommend
Theres alot going on.
Great Pubs and Restaurants. Pick your favorite.
342 locals recommend
Harvard Square
Brattle Street
342 locals recommend
Great Pubs and Restaurants. Pick your favorite.
My favorite brewery. Probably won't be yours though.
10 locals recommend
Somerville Brewing
15 Ward St
10 locals recommend
My favorite brewery. Probably won't be yours though.
Its good. Ridiculous long lines. Pretty sure cash only.
115 locals recommend
Giacomo's
355 Hanover St
115 locals recommend
Its good. Ridiculous long lines. Pretty sure cash only.
North End tastiness. All North End restaurants are the same though.
115 locals recommend
Giacomo's
355 Hanover St
115 locals recommend
North End tastiness. All North End restaurants are the same though.
The other bakery. Just as good. Maybe better.
44 locals recommend
Bova's Bakery
134 Salem St
44 locals recommend
The other bakery. Just as good. Maybe better.
What's the Best Restaurant in South End? Only one way to find out!
85 locals recommend
South End
85 locals recommend
What's the Best Restaurant in South End? Only one way to find out!
its good.
229 locals recommend
Beehive Restaurant
541 Tremont St
229 locals recommend
its good.
home-cooked expensive comfort food deliciousness. Like your aunt who spends too much money on kitchen supplies.
22 locals recommend
Stephi's on Tremont
571 Tremont St
22 locals recommend
home-cooked expensive comfort food deliciousness. Like your aunt who spends too much money on kitchen supplies.
I like it. If you are hungry and don't know what to do go there.
La Befana Pizzeria
15 N Beacon St
I like it. If you are hungry and don't know what to do go there.
Coffee. Cake. Yummy sit down and stop moving for once.
37 locals recommend
Athan's Bakery - Brookline
1621 Beacon St
37 locals recommend
Coffee. Cake. Yummy sit down and stop moving for once.
My Favorite Italian place in Boston.
6 locals recommend
Papa Razzi
159 Newbury St
6 locals recommend
My Favorite Italian place in Boston.
Hot Pot.
29 locals recommend
Shabu-Zen
80 Brighton Ave
29 locals recommend
Hot Pot.
Where I take first dates in Harvard Square when we don't want to drink beer.
16 locals recommend
Algiers Coffee House
40 Brattle Street
16 locals recommend
Where I take first dates in Harvard Square when we don't want to drink beer.
Chris isn't a person, its an adjective that means The Best.
Ruth's Chris Steak House
45 School St
Chris isn't a person, its an adjective that means The Best.
Boston Shopping and restaurants for Tourists and people who like to have fun. What's it really? A former slave trading house.
517 locals recommend
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
1 S Market St
517 locals recommend
Boston Shopping and restaurants for Tourists and people who like to have fun. What's it really? A former slave trading house.
Indian Buffet. Super Tasty.
8 locals recommend
Kashmir Restaurant
279 Newbury St
8 locals recommend
Indian Buffet. Super Tasty.
indian buffet deliciousness
11 locals recommend
Diva Indian Bistro
246 Elm Street
11 locals recommend
indian buffet deliciousness
I come here alot for my planned social events. Its just ok.
43 locals recommend
Cambridge Brewing Company
1 Kendall Square
43 locals recommend
I come here alot for my planned social events. Its just ok.
Thai French Fusion. Drooling
10 locals recommend
Elephant Walk
2067 Massachusetts Avenue
10 locals recommend
Thai French Fusion. Drooling

Drinks & Nightlife

My favorite dive bar. Alas I have brought too many dates there and now the staff knows me for that.
6 locals recommend
The Avenue Allston
1249 Commonwealth Avenue
6 locals recommend
My favorite dive bar. Alas I have brought too many dates there and now the staff knows me for that.
Close by. Easy. Food is bar food. Lively at night.
13 locals recommend
Harry's Bar & Grill
1430 Commonwealth Avenue
13 locals recommend
Close by. Easy. Food is bar food. Lively at night.
Techno. Open at night. Looks fun.
23 locals recommend
Wonder Bar
186 Harvard Ave
23 locals recommend
Techno. Open at night. Looks fun.
College Bar.
60 locals recommend
Tavern in the Square
120 Beverly St
60 locals recommend
College Bar.
They brew their own. Ask about the stained glass window silhouettes. If you can't figure them out on your own its because you are under 50 years old.
16 locals recommend
John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House
1 Worcester Rd
16 locals recommend
They brew their own. Ask about the stained glass window silhouettes. If you can't figure them out on your own its because you are under 50 years old.
1920s Speakeasy. Tasty food. Highly recommend.
68 locals recommend
Saloon
255 Elm St
68 locals recommend
1920s Speakeasy. Tasty food. Highly recommend.
Another bar in Harvard Square. I think it costs a little less than the others. Maybe not.
19 locals recommend
Grendel's Den Restaurant & Bar
89 Winthrop St
19 locals recommend
Another bar in Harvard Square. I think it costs a little less than the others. Maybe not.
Financial District Bar. Its a good one.
Elephant & Castle
161 Devonshire St
Financial District Bar. Its a good one.
Ultimate hole in the wall bar
15 locals recommend
The Tam
222 Tremont St
15 locals recommend
Ultimate hole in the wall bar

Sightseeing

Sightseeing. History. Boston.
157 locals recommend
Copley Square
560 Boylston St
157 locals recommend
Sightseeing. History. Boston.
just go and look.
85 locals recommend
South Station
700 Atlantic Ave
85 locals recommend
just go and look.
Quintessential Boston.
567 locals recommend
Boston Common
139 Boylston St
567 locals recommend
Quintessential Boston.
Picturesque. Seriously go take some pictures there.
440 locals recommend
Boston Public Garden
440 locals recommend
Picturesque. Seriously go take some pictures there.
Beautiful Sweeping Views of Boston and Cambridge.
279 locals recommend
Charles River Esplanade
Charles River Esplanades
279 locals recommend
Beautiful Sweeping Views of Boston and Cambridge.
Walk around. Buy a sweatshirt. The students are all sleeping and studying. Its still just a school.
71 locals recommend
Harvard Yard
2 Kirkland St
71 locals recommend
Walk around. Buy a sweatshirt. The students are all sleeping and studying. Its still just a school.
The Statue of Three Lies and A million unsanitary acts. Why is the shoe gold? Greek life water sports.
24 locals recommend
John Harvard Statue
1 Harvard Yard
24 locals recommend
The Statue of Three Lies and A million unsanitary acts. Why is the shoe gold? Greek life water sports.
Bastion of the Academic Elite and Extreme 0.0001% wannabes.
574 locals recommend
Harvard University
3 Oxford Street
574 locals recommend
Bastion of the Academic Elite and Extreme 0.0001% wannabes.
Boston's Best Panoramic View from Up High
53 locals recommend
Skywalk Observatory
800 Boylston St
53 locals recommend
Boston's Best Panoramic View from Up High
It was built in 1872. Imagine what Copley Square looked like back then. That's Oregon Trail Days (pretty sure).
54 locals recommend
Trinity Church
206 Clarendon St
54 locals recommend
It was built in 1872. Imagine what Copley Square looked like back then. That's Oregon Trail Days (pretty sure).
"I want to go see MIT!" Not unless you are in high school and are looking at colleges. The buildings are all made of concrete. They look nice from far away but... and you can't go inside.
330 locals recommend
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
77 Massachusetts Ave
330 locals recommend
"I want to go see MIT!" Not unless you are in high school and are looking at colleges. The buildings are all made of concrete. They look nice from far away but... and you can't go inside.
Cambridge. Bars. Semi-grimy
150 locals recommend
Central Square
150 locals recommend
Cambridge. Bars. Semi-grimy
Silicon Valley of the East
52 locals recommend
Kendall Square
52 locals recommend
Silicon Valley of the East
Nice. Tasty restaurants. Lovely Culture. Near Tufts University my Alma mater.
180 locals recommend
Davis Square
180 locals recommend
Nice. Tasty restaurants. Lovely Culture. Near Tufts University my Alma mater.
Healthcare mecca and pilgrimage site. If you are a healthcare professional go inside and ask where the Ether Dome is. Go there. Sit there. Then leave.
69 locals recommend
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St
69 locals recommend
Healthcare mecca and pilgrimage site. If you are a healthcare professional go inside and ask where the Ether Dome is. Go there. Sit there. Then leave.
Old Irish Racism and Organized Crime meets New Hipster Gentrification. See also Whitey Bulger.
22 locals recommend
South Boston
22 locals recommend
Old Irish Racism and Organized Crime meets New Hipster Gentrification. See also Whitey Bulger.
Walking around outside of it is a religious experience. Go see a game. Do it now.
815 locals recommend
Fenway Park
4 Jersey St
815 locals recommend
Walking around outside of it is a religious experience. Go see a game. Do it now.
ugliest building ever.
12 locals recommend
Government Center
12 locals recommend
ugliest building ever.
its just sad
20 locals recommend
New England Holocaust Memorial
98 Union St
20 locals recommend
its just sad
Old Timey Academic Privilege meets dust of thousands of tourists. Your neck will be sore from leaning back so much to look at the frescoes.
288 locals recommend
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston St
288 locals recommend
Old Timey Academic Privilege meets dust of thousands of tourists. Your neck will be sore from leaning back so much to look at the frescoes.
Travel Back in Time to 17XX. Beautiful homes and brownstones. You will be glad you walked up the hill and through the million side streets. If you get lost don't worry. Just walk in one direction.
125 locals recommend
Beacon Hill
125 locals recommend
Travel Back in Time to 17XX. Beautiful homes and brownstones. You will be glad you walked up the hill and through the million side streets. If you get lost don't worry. Just walk in one direction.
The place where dreams are made from.
34 locals recommend
Boston Common Frog Pond
38 Beacon St
34 locals recommend
The place where dreams are made from.
Be reminded of how awesome he is and how sad was his passing.
129 locals recommend
John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library
Columbia Point
129 locals recommend
Be reminded of how awesome he is and how sad was his passing.
Elementary School Field Trip Destination. Imagine the soldiers fighting and dying on the different sides of the hill. Be Grateful for your freedom.
146 locals recommend
Bunker Hill Monument
Monument Square
146 locals recommend
Elementary School Field Trip Destination. Imagine the soldiers fighting and dying on the different sides of the hill. Be Grateful for your freedom.
I've never been which I'm ashamed of considering I used to live a few blocks away.
John F Kennedy Birthplace
83 Beals Street
I've never been which I'm ashamed of considering I used to live a few blocks away.
Come see where Thomas Jefferson first publicly Declared the Declaration of Independence. There's a balcony. On the 200th anniversary Queen Elizabeth repeated the act.
41 locals recommend
Downtown
41 locals recommend
Come see where Thomas Jefferson first publicly Declared the Declaration of Independence. There's a balcony. On the 200th anniversary Queen Elizabeth repeated the act.
Beautiful views of the harbor and airport and yachts in the summer.
19 locals recommend
Long Wharf
66 Long Wharf
19 locals recommend
Beautiful views of the harbor and airport and yachts in the summer.
A nice respite
13 locals recommend
Paul Revere Landing Park
North Washington Street
13 locals recommend
A nice respite
came here in the summer once and it was inundated with red tide. stay away.
10 locals recommend
Lynn Beach
10 locals recommend
came here in the summer once and it was inundated with red tide. stay away.
Its a lovely walk for fresh air.
42 locals recommend
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
42 locals recommend
Its a lovely walk for fresh air.
Where Zeus studied medicine. I've been inside. It looks exactly like your 10 year old mind would imagine it does. Lets make that 8.
58 locals recommend
Harvard Medical School
25 Shattuck St
58 locals recommend
Where Zeus studied medicine. I've been inside. It looks exactly like your 10 year old mind would imagine it does. Lets make that 8.
Don't attend. Its too much money. In fact, just skip college altogether. Be a traveling bard instead.
110 locals recommend
Boston University
Commonwealth Avenue
110 locals recommend
Don't attend. Its too much money. In fact, just skip college altogether. Be a traveling bard instead.

Shopping

Shopping Boutiques. Sightseeing. History. Boston.
647 locals recommend
Newbury Street
Newbury Street
647 locals recommend
Shopping Boutiques. Sightseeing. History. Boston.
CVS. like all of them.
100 locals recommend
CVS
839 Washington St
100 locals recommend
CVS. like all of them.
Convenience. Small. You can buy a T pass there.
Lee's Market
1591 Commonwealth Avenue
Convenience. Small. You can buy a T pass there.
Upscale mall. Walk around in the winter because its inside. Big and warm and cozy. Lots of stores inside.
142 locals recommend
YOGASMOGA
800 Boylston Street
142 locals recommend
Upscale mall. Walk around in the winter because its inside. Big and warm and cozy. Lots of stores inside.
Quaint pretentious beacon Hill Shopping. Old Boston. Privilege. Bask in it. Really nice stores.
58 locals recommend
Charles Street
58 locals recommend
Quaint pretentious beacon Hill Shopping. Old Boston. Privilege. Bask in it. Really nice stores.
Artisans, Persian Rugs, Paintings, Sculpture, Traders from the Far East. Its like Wow!
7 locals recommend
SoWa Art + Design District
450 Harrison Ave
7 locals recommend
Artisans, Persian Rugs, Paintings, Sculpture, Traders from the Far East. Its like Wow!
Jewish Neighborhood of lovely shops and restaurants. Family Friendly.
57 locals recommend
Coolidge Corner station
Harvard Street
57 locals recommend
Jewish Neighborhood of lovely shops and restaurants. Family Friendly.
Cool sex shop. Because people do that sometimes.
Hubba Hubba
2 Ellery St
Cool sex shop. Because people do that sometimes.
Maybe you need to go to Costco? I don't know what you do in your spare time.
Costco Wholesale
2 Mystic View Rd
Maybe you need to go to Costco? I don't know what you do in your spare time.

Essentials

Groceries. Tasty. Organic.
1155 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
1155 locals recommend
Groceries. Tasty. Organic.
Groceries. Easy. Convenient. Walking distance.
23 locals recommend
bfresh
214 Harvard Ave
23 locals recommend
Groceries. Easy. Convenient. Walking distance.
Big Food Store. Open 24 Hours. Only one open 24 hours close by.
596 locals recommend
Star Market
370 Western Ave
596 locals recommend
Big Food Store. Open 24 Hours. Only one open 24 hours close by.
Ethnic Russian. Lots of Meat and things that are pickled along with some foreign candy.
Berezka International Food Store
1215 Commonwealth Avenue
Ethnic Russian. Lots of Meat and things that are pickled along with some foreign candy.

Everything Else

Hospital. Just in case.
Medical Associates of St. Elizabeth's (MASE)
77 Warren St
Hospital. Just in case.
Its my gym. You can use it for free if you go and pretend you are considering a membership. Requires being stealthy.
51 locals recommend
Boston Sports Clubs
625 Massachusetts Ave
51 locals recommend
Its my gym. You can use it for free if you go and pretend you are considering a membership. Requires being stealthy.
Beautiful Architecture. Now an Office Building.
Boston's Old City Hall
45 School St
Beautiful Architecture. Now an Office Building.
Home of the celtics and bruins depending on the time of year.
243 locals recommend
TD Garden
100 Legends Wy
243 locals recommend
Home of the celtics and bruins depending on the time of year.
The only outdoor shopping center you don't need a car to get to. Like Boston but if it was in... Idaho.
269 locals recommend
Assembly Row
Assembly Row
269 locals recommend
The only outdoor shopping center you don't need a car to get to. Like Boston but if it was in... Idaho.
My Alma Mater
Tufts University School of Medicine
145 Washington St
My Alma Mater
For medical tourists. Site of Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Children's Hospital & Brigham and Women's Hospital along with many other academic & healthcare institutions.
35 locals recommend
Longwood station
Longwood Avenue
35 locals recommend
For medical tourists. Site of Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Children's Hospital & Brigham and Women's Hospital along with many other academic & healthcare institutions.
Maybe you need to be here for a convention?
48 locals recommend
Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston St
48 locals recommend
Maybe you need to be here for a convention?

Arts & Culture

Concert Hall. Rock on.
33 locals recommend
Brighton Music Hall
158 Brighton Ave
33 locals recommend
Concert Hall. Rock on.
Bar and Live Acts at night. Punk. Ramones. Too loud and scary for me. But I'm a nerd so.
19 locals recommend
Great Scott
1222 Commonwealth Avenue
19 locals recommend
Bar and Live Acts at night. Punk. Ramones. Too loud and scary for me. But I'm a nerd so.
Penguins.
399 locals recommend
New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf
399 locals recommend
Penguins.
Its really nice. Go see it.
151 locals recommend
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St
151 locals recommend
Its really nice. Go see it.
Boston's Best Museum. A mini-met.
1042 locals recommend
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Ave
1042 locals recommend
Boston's Best Museum. A mini-met.
it sucks. skip it.
299 locals recommend
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
25 Harbor Shore Dr
299 locals recommend
it sucks. skip it.
Its just goddamn perfect inside. Its a movie theatre.
194 locals recommend
Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard St
194 locals recommend
Its just goddamn perfect inside. Its a movie theatre.
Its really a giant museum. Go inside and walk around if you are there during the day. I promise its worth it.
118 locals recommend
Massachusetts State House
24 Beacon Street
118 locals recommend
Its really a giant museum. Go inside and walk around if you are there during the day. I promise its worth it.
Salsa dancing at night on the weekends
19 locals recommend
Havana Club
288 Green St
19 locals recommend
Salsa dancing at night on the weekends
The venues are all beautiful and awe-inspiring.
38 locals recommend
Boston Theater District
38 locals recommend
The venues are all beautiful and awe-inspiring.