Guidebook for Brookline
Food Scene
Awesome crepes. The Kale N It is my favorite (I like it with a regular crepe rather than poppyseed)... and of course the nutella and strawberry.
25 locals recommend
Paris Creperie
278 Harvard StAwesome crepes. The Kale N It is my favorite (I like it with a regular crepe rather than poppyseed)... and of course the nutella and strawberry.
Italian deli that serves fantastic pasta. The lobster ravioli is better than anything in the North End, and super cheap.
10 locals recommend
Bottega di Capri
41 Harvard StItalian deli that serves fantastic pasta. The lobster ravioli is better than anything in the North End, and super cheap.
Fancy pizza -- like butternut squash and ricotta or pulled pork and mango. Available by the slice!
68 locals recommend
OTTO
289 Harvard StFancy pizza -- like butternut squash and ricotta or pulled pork and mango. Available by the slice!
Roast Beast
1080 Commonwealth AvenueThe best roast beef sandwich you'll ever eat.
Drinks & Nightlife
Very cool view of Fenway at field level without having to buy a ticket.
23 locals recommend
Bleacher Bar
82A Lansdowne StVery cool view of Fenway at field level without having to buy a ticket.
Live music nearly every night. Brings in some big names for intimate shows. Standing room only.
33 locals recommend
Paradise Rock Club
967 Commonwealth AvenueLive music nearly every night. Brings in some big names for intimate shows. Standing room only.
Parks & Nature
Pond with boardwalk and short but beautiful hiking trail through a tiny forest. A bit of wildness in the middle of the city. This is part of a park with sports fields for soccer, baseball, and off-leash dogs.
Halls Pond
Pond with boardwalk and short but beautiful hiking trail through a tiny forest. A bit of wildness in the middle of the city. This is part of a park with sports fields for soccer, baseball, and off-leash dogs.
Huge playground. There's a fenced field next to the playground where dogs can run off-leash.
8 locals recommend
Winthrop Square
Huge playground. There's a fenced field next to the playground where dogs can run off-leash.
Shopping
Eureka! Puzzles
1355 Beacon StGreat game store with a big selection of puzzles and unique games.
Essentials
Like Whole Foods but cheap. Great beer and wine selection too, with great prices.
409 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
748 Memorial DrLike Whole Foods but cheap. Great beer and wine selection too, with great prices.
CVS Pharmacy
467 Centre StGood for essentials.
Entertainment & Activities
The one and only. If there's no game, you can visit the Green Monster and take a 50-minute tour (offered daily).
815 locals recommend
Fenway Park
4 Jersey StThe one and only. If there's no game, you can visit the Green Monster and take a 50-minute tour (offered daily).
The last independent movie theater in the Boston area. Shows some regular movies plus independent films and some older ones for nostalgia.
Getting Around
194 locals recommend
Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard StThe last independent movie theater in the Boston area. Shows some regular movies plus independent films and some older ones for nostalgia.
Getting Around
Getting Around
Saint Paul Street MBTA Green "C" line stop - usually the quickest way into the city by T. To go into Boston, you should be on the side of the tracks diagonally across from the Holiday Inn (the side in front of the Holiday Inn goes away from Boston).
1247 Beacon St
1247 Beacon StreetSaint Paul Street MBTA Green "C" line stop - usually the quickest way into the city by T. To go into Boston, you should be on the side of the tracks diagonally across from the Holiday Inn (the side in front of the Holiday Inn goes away from Boston).
Pleasant Street MBTA Green "B" line stop. To go into Boston, you should be on the side of the tracks nearest Sullivan Tire and the muffler place (the other side takes you away from Boston).
950 Commonwealth Avenue
950 Commonwealth AvenuePleasant Street MBTA Green "B" line stop. To go into Boston, you should be on the side of the tracks nearest Sullivan Tire and the muffler place (the other side takes you away from Boston).