Guidebook for Boston
Food Scene
Delicious food and the best pastries! Seriously, try a lemon scone. They also have Wi-Fi if you want to sit and chill.
39 locals recommend
Haley House Bakery Café
12 Dade StreetDelicious food and the best pastries! Seriously, try a lemon scone. They also have Wi-Fi if you want to sit and chill.
Best Steak Frites ever! Serves the FULL MENU until 1:30am. Can get quite loud at night as it is small and mostly a bar.
46 locals recommend
Franklin Cafe
278 Shawmut AveBest Steak Frites ever! Serves the FULL MENU until 1:30am. Can get quite loud at night as it is small and mostly a bar.
Teatro
177 Tremont StTrattoria Il Panino
280 Hanover St My favorite Italian restaurant in the North End!
Beehive Restaurant
541 Tremont StFive Horses Tavern - South End
535 Columbus AveLocal 149
149 P StMike's City Diner
1714 Washington StreetBreakfast
Victoria's Diner
1024 Massachusetts AveBreakfast
Render Coffee
563 Columbus AveThe BEST bagel sandwich! Excellent coffee and Wi-Fi as well.
Sapore Ristorante & Bar
606 Congress StSuper romantic with unbelievable views of the city! Make a reservation for sure.
156 locals recommend
Top of the Hub
800 Boylston StSuper romantic with unbelievable views of the city! Make a reservation for sure.
Good food, brunch available Saturday and Sunday. Bar open late. Younger crowd.
20 locals recommend
Harvard Gardens
316 Cambridge StGood food, brunch available Saturday and Sunday. Bar open late. Younger crowd.
Kind of an odd place...almost always empty. AMAZING food! They also have a roof bar.
12 locals recommend
Rattlesnake Bar
384 Boylston StreetKind of an odd place...almost always empty. AMAZING food! They also have a roof bar.
One of my favorite places! Fantastic food! Try the steak burger! Fantastic rotating draft craft beer selection. Serves the FULL MENU until 1:30am.
59 locals recommend
Tip Tap Room
138 Cambridge StOne of my favorite places! Fantastic food! Try the steak burger! Fantastic rotating draft craft beer selection. Serves the FULL MENU until 1:30am.
Stella Restaurant
1525 Washington StTremont 647
647 Tremont StreetKitschy decor and great breakfast! Also serve lunch and dinner, and have a full bar.
41 locals recommend
The Friendly Toast
1 Kendall SquareKitschy decor and great breakfast! Also serve lunch and dinner, and have a full bar.
Silvertone Bar & Grill
69 Bromfield StLincoln Tavern & Restaurant
425 W Broadway
The Spirit Bar
219 Elm StPicco
513 Tremont StStands for: Pizza and Ice Cream Co.
Boston Burger Co-Boylston
1100 Boylston StBurgers
King & I
145 Charles StMy favorite Thai in the city!
South Street Diner
178 Kneeland StBoston's only 24 hour diner!
Arts & Culture
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington AveInstitute of Contemporary Art, Boston
25 Harbor Shore DrIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans WayBoston Public Library
700 Boylston StMagnificent!
Harvard University
3 Oxford StreetMuseum of Science
1 Museum Of Science DrivewayBoston Children's Museum
308 Congress StAn amazing indoor playground for children!
The Wilbur
246 Tremont StComedy
Getting Around
Ruggles Station
Washington St @ Melnea Cass Blvd - Silver Line station
Drinks & Nightlife
Howl at the Moon Boston
184 High StDueling Piano Bar with a club downstairs
Drink
348 Congress StTrendy, hidden, mixologists.
Bar during the week that turns into a club Friday and Saturday. Small - get there early! Friday night is 90s music, and Saturday is 80s music.
6B Lounge
6 Beacon StreetBar during the week that turns into a club Friday and Saturday. Small - get there early! Friday night is 90s music, and Saturday is 80s music.
Club Café
209 Columbus AveGay bar/club. Tons of fun on weekend nights!
Meadhall
90 BroadwayAmazing draft craft beer selection!
Trillium Brewing Company
50 Thomson PlShenannigans Bar
332 W BroadwayAeronaut Brewing Company
14 Tyler StHatch Memorial Shell
47 David G Mugar WayFiRE+iCE
205 Berkeley StSocial Dancing Thursday nights. Kizomba, Bachata, Zouk, and Forro.
Havana Club
288 Green StSocial dancing. Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue.
House of Blues Boston
15 Lansdowne StI've never been here, but I know that they are famed for Karaoke and strong drinks!
33 locals recommend
Hong Kong
1238 Massachusetts AveI've never been here, but I know that they are famed for Karaoke and strong drinks!
Parks & Nature
Boston Common
139 Boylston StBoston Public Garden
Back Bay Fens
100 Park DrAmazing! The oldest WWII war food public gardens in the USA. Now residents of Boston can use them for plant or food gardening.
37 locals recommend
The Fenway Garden Society
1200 Boylston StAmazing! The oldest WWII war food public gardens in the USA. Now residents of Boston can use them for plant or food gardening.
Gorgeous trail along the water. Great for running, sitting and reading, picnics, walks... Multiple playgrounds. Snack café.
279 locals recommend
Charles River Esplanade
Charles River EsplanadesGorgeous trail along the water. Great for running, sitting and reading, picnics, walks... Multiple playgrounds. Snack café.
James P Kelleher Rose Garden
73 Park DrSecret Rose Garden
Entertainment & Activities
Franklin Park Zoo
1 Franklin Park RdAquarium station
State StreetAMC Boston Common 19
175 Tremont StBoston Bowl
820 Morrissey BlvdFenway Park
4 Jersey StBoston Common Frog Pond
38 Beacon StWading pond in the summer and ice skating in the winter!
Boston Common Carousel
45 Beacon StThe Greenway Carousel
191 Atlantic AveCharles River Canoe & Kayak Cambridge at Kendall Square
15 Broad Canal WayCanoe and Kayak rentals
Essentials
They close at 9:00pm every day except Sunday, when they close at 8:00pm.
21 locals recommend
Tropical Foods
450 Melnea Cass BlvdThey close at 9:00pm every day except Sunday, when they close at 8:00pm.
Simons Liquor Store
2169 Washington StBeer, wine, liquor. Usually closes around 8:30pm-9:00pm.
Liquor Land
1033 Massachusetts AveBrother's Liquors
368 Warren StBoston Medical Center
One Boston Medical Center PlHospital
Boston Police Department
364 Warren StPolice Department
St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church
18 Belvidere StWonderful Catholic Church
St. Anthony Shrine
100 Arch StCatholic Church downtown with gorgeous shrine for prayer.