Eating and browsing in Boston?

JOEJOEJOE

Taking the girlfriend there next week.

We are staying at the Sheraton.

Anyone have any food suggestions? We like Indian,Thai, Persian, BBQ & Steak, but are open to most others. We are Planning on going to Abe and Louie's before the Swell Season show at Berklee.

Also, what is a good neighborhood to browse...any good "indie" neighborhoods?

We are trying to avoid any areas with too many backwards baseball-capped massholes!

Any good pubs for Irish music?

The Champ

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

We are trying to avoid any areas with too many backwards baseball-capped massholes!

That's awesome! Sorry I can't be of help, but I'm sure the good people from Boston are chomping at the bit to help you after that comment ..

JOEJOEJOE

The Champ wrote:

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

We are trying to avoid any areas with too many backwards baseball-capped massholes!

That's awesome! Sorry I can't be of help, but I'm sure the good people from Boston are chomping at the bit to help you after that comment ..

Glad you can sense my great people skills!

youngster

Try the Capital Grill for steak. A great old fashioned neighborhood with limited massholes would be the North End. Preferably Hanover St. It is an Italian neighborhood with great restaurants. Fanueil Hall has lots of bars and clubs if you are into that kind of thing. The Hard Rock is across from Fanueil Hall on Clinton St. off of North St. Try a Duck tour also. Goes through the city then into the Charles River for a great, unobstructed view of the city. The Freedom Trail is also a great walking tour of the city. http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/

Hope this helps and have a great trip!

PS Southie is a great Irish neighborhood. Anywhere around there would have traditional Irish music along with many beers on tap. Enjoy!

Whizbang

cropduster82 wrote:

Try the Capital Grill for steak. A great old fashioned neighborhood with limited massholes would be the North End. Preferably Hanover St. It is an Italian neighborhood with great restaurants. Fanueil Hall has lots of bars and clubs if you are into that kind of thing. The Hard Rock is across from Fanueil Hall on Clinton St. off of North St. Try a Duck tour also. Goes through the city then into the Charles River for a great, unobstructed view of the city. The Freedom Trail is also a great walking tour of the city. http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/

Hope this helps and have a great trip!

PS Southie is a great Irish neighborhood. Anywhere around there would have traditional Irish music along with many beers on tap. Enjoy!

Capital Grill has one of the best Belvedere extra dry martinis, imo. Lovely drink....
Along the freedom trail, if you're into raw oysters, hit the Union Oyster House....mere stumbling distance to the Bell in Hand. Take Pleasant Street down the hill from the Bunker Hill Monument and The Warren Tavern is a good pub.

I'm sure you'll have fun!!!!

jimed14

cropduster82 wrote:

Try the Capital Grill for steak. A great old fashioned neighborhood with limited massholes would be the North End. Preferably Hanover St. It is an Italian neighborhood with great restaurants. Fanueil Hall has lots of bars and clubs if you are into that kind of thing. The Hard Rock is across from Fanueil Hall on Clinton St. off of North St. Try a Duck tour also. Goes through the city then into the Charles River for a great, unobstructed view of the city. The Freedom Trail is also a great walking tour of the city. http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/

Hope this helps and have a great trip!

PS Southie is a great Irish neighborhood. Anywhere around there would have traditional Irish music along with many beers on tap. Enjoy!

So, I've been out of Boston for 5 years but, here's some (potentially dated) opinions.

Grille 23 > Capital Grill for steaks.

If you want to steer clear of the douchebags, avoid the Faneuil Hall bar scene after 10 PM, it's like a bug light for fucktards.

Duck Tour is a good call ... go during a weekday afternoon if you can, it should be less busy.

Hmm, Irish Pub ... there are quite a few in Boston (obviously) ... but when I was in that mood, I fould myself at the Burren in Davis Sq (Somerville), you can take the Red Line there or a small cab ride ... Redbones is over there as well if you're dying for BBQ, a lot of people love it (I think it's overrated)


I'll try and think of some other tidbits ...

brother123

I was there a few weeks ago attending a Bruins game

Definitely get seafood. Any resturaunt has good shit.

There is a lot to see in Boston with the rich history

If you want a good irish bar go to The Tavern I forget what street it's on

Best poured Guinness I've had in some time

Poncier

Abe & Louies or Capital Grille are good for steaks, you can get Capital Grille at home I assume though. Also right by Abe & Louie's if you want good seafood try Atlantic Fish. Tell Jen the manager you're a friend of mine. Legal Seafoods is decent as well, though I think in the city you can do better at Atlantic Fish or Union Oyster House. Anthony's Pier 4 was once the premier seafood place (its on the water on Northern Ave past the aquarium) but its gone decidely down hill in recent years, though the popovers are still quite good.
For BBQ, Redbones in Somerville as Jimed mentioned is decent, though East Coast Grille in Inman Square in Cambridge is better.
The North End is loaded with Italian restaurants, many small and overpriced. Your best bet in the North End is a late night stroll for a cannoli at Mike's pastry.

Faneuil Hall is your basic tourist trap area, overpriced shopping, a very large food court type area, a few decent but not outstanding restaurants. Pizzeria Regina is a decent option if you like thin crust pizza. The original is in the north end and there's one at Faneuil Hall.

Harvard Square in Cambridge might be a good take for a walk and browse. And you can get a great burger at Bartley's or some great Tex-mex at Border Cafe (both no frills/no atmosphere places with great food).

Will you have a car or just confined to the city/public trans?

Yours truly,
Masshole

jervin007

Definitely have to agree about Davis Square in Somerville. The Burren is a great Irish Pub and Johnny D's has unreal brunch on the weekends. Easy to get there via red line, which is much quicker then the green. Central square also has some cool bars, especially The People's Republic of Cambridge.

I also highly recommend taking the orange line to the Sam Adams Brewery and catching a tour. They are free and hook you up with both free beer and a glass!

Enjoy the trip.

Danimal

I thought this thread was entitled "Eating Brownies in Boston".

I like brownies.

rearviewmiror

jimed14 wrote:

If you want to steer clear of the douchebags, avoid the Faneuil Hall bar scene after 10 PM, it's like a bug light for fucktards.

Never have truer words been posted.

There are many great places, but if you wan't indie I recommend cambridge and it's various areas like Harvard and Davis Square.

Lizard

Danimal wrote:

I thought this thread was entitled "Eating Brownies in Boston".

I was just gonna post that I keep reading the title like this!!!!

JOEJOEJOE

Thanks for all of the responses!

JOEJOEJOE

Poncier wrote:

Abe & Louies or Capital Grille are good for steaks, you can get Capital Grille at home I assume though. Also right by Abe & Louie's if you want good seafood try Atlantic Fish. Tell Jen the manager you're a friend of mine. Legal Seafoods is decent as well, though I think in the city you can do better at Atlantic Fish or Union Oyster House. Anthony's Pier 4 was once the premier seafood place (its on the water on Northern Ave past the aquarium) but its gone decidely down hill in recent years, though the popovers are still quite good.
For BBQ, Redbones in Somerville as Jimed mentioned is decent, though East Coast Grille in Inman Square in Cambridge is better.
The North End is loaded with Italian restaurants, many small and overpriced. Your best bet in the North End is a late night stroll for a cannoli at Mike's pastry.

Faneuil Hall is your basic tourist trap area, overpriced shopping, a very large food court type area, a few decent but not outstanding restaurants. Pizzeria Regina is a decent option if you like thin crust pizza. The original is in the north end and there's one at Faneuil Hall.

Harvard Square in Cambridge might be a good take for a walk and browse. And you can get a great burger at Bartley's or some great Tex-mex at Border Cafe (both no frills/no atmosphere places with great food).

Will you have a car or just confined to the city/public trans?

Yours truly,
Masshole

We will have a local friend schlepping us around by car, but we will also be on our own, using public trans some of the time.

youngster

Also try some pizza from The Upper Crust. Far and away the best pizza I have ever had.

http://theuppercrustpizzeria.com/

Whizbang

cropduster82 wrote:

Also try some pizza from The Upper Crust. Far and away the best pizza I have ever had.

http://theuppercrustpizzeria.com/

OMG! Whole heartedly agree!!! A typical meal with my mom on Thirsty Thursdays in Charlestown.

JOEJOEJOE

Whizbang wrote:

cropduster82 wrote:

Also try some pizza from The Upper Crust. Far and away the best pizza I have ever had.

http://theuppercrustpizzeria.com/

OMG! Whole heartedly agree!!! A typical meal with my mom on Thirsty Thursdays in Charlestown.

Pardon my ignorance, but is "Boston" pizza thin or thick crust?

youngster

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

Whizbang wrote:

cropduster82 wrote:

Also try some pizza from The Upper Crust. Far and away the best pizza I have ever had.

http://theuppercrustpizzeria.com/

OMG! Whole heartedly agree!!! A typical meal with my mom on Thirsty Thursdays in Charlestown.

Pardon my ignorance, but is "Boston" pizza thin or thick crust?

Thin crust mostly, although some places have their version of thick crust.

JOEJOEJOE

http://theuppercrustpizzeria.com/[/quote]

OMG! Whole heartedly agree!!! A typical meal with my mom on Thirsty Thursdays in Charlestown.[/quote]

Pardon my ignorance, but is "Boston" pizza thin or thick crust?[/quote]

Thin crust mostly, although some places have their version of thick crust.[/quote]

Thanks...I loves me the thin-crusted soggy slices!

Whizbang

any time JOEJOEJOE

JOEJOEJOE

Is it a hassle to get to a Patriots game if we are staying in Boston?

Whizbang

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

Is it a hassle to get to a Patriots game if we are staying in Boston?

You can take the commuter rail from South Station to Mansfield. There may be shuttles from the train station to Gillette. Not far......

jwhite173

Poncier wrote:

The North End is loaded with Italian restaurants, many small and overpriced. Your best bet in the North End is a late night stroll for a cannoli at Mike's pastry.

The North End is a cool place to walk around. You can get overwhelmed with all the Italian seafood places, but I would highly recommend Giacomo's! Little tiny place and you have to wait outside to get a table (usually), but the food is fantastic! The Fruiti de Mare is unbelievable!

Second Mike's Pastry for a cannoli. GREAT, GREAT, GREAT!

JOEJOEJOE

Whizbang wrote:

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

Is it a hassle to get to a Patriots game if we are staying in Boston?

You can take the commuter rail from South Station to Mansfield. There may be shuttles from the train station to Gillette. Not far......

Thanks for the info. The girlfriend didn't seem too happy when I suggested we go to the game next Sunday :(

Drop The Leash 10

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

Is it a hassle to get to a Patriots game if we are staying in Boston?

honestly.. yes. but still try to go.. killer time.

Poncier

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

Whizbang wrote:

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

Is it a hassle to get to a Patriots game if we are staying in Boston?

You can take the commuter rail from South Station to Mansfield. There may be shuttles from the train station to Gillette. Not far......

Thanks for the info. The girlfriend didn't seem too happy when I suggested we go to the game next Sunday :(

It would be a tough ticket against Miami. I think they run a train direct to Foxborough for games still. But its a hassle from the city, it would encompass your entire day...but you could tell her about all the upscale shops at Patriot Place, surrounding the stadium...maybe you go to the game and give her your credit card to shop for 3.5 hours.

How about Celts/Suns Fr Nov 6?
Right in the city, probably can find tix on a release a couple days prior to game. (There's alway Miley Cyrus at the Garden Mon 11/9 too, )

JOEJOEJOE

All I can say is that Pizzeria Regina has the best pizza EVER!

Whizbang

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

All I can say is that Pizzeria Regina has the best pizza EVER!

that's it? that's all you can say about our fair city????? kidding.....

Pizzeria Regina kicks some ass.....

yellowporch

Whizbang wrote:

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

All I can say is that Pizzeria Regina has the best pizza EVER!

that's it? that's all you can say about our fair city????? kidding.....

Pizzeria Regina kicks some ass.....

lol i agree. with kenmore/fenway/the garden/museum of science etc. i thought we'd have a more interesting reponse then pizzeria regina lol

i would've suggested the north end for food...any hole in the wall has that home made italian feel...omg home made pasta is the shit lol

JOEJOEJOE

Whizbang wrote:

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

All I can say is that Pizzeria Regina has the best pizza EVER!

that's it? that's all you can say about our fair city????? kidding.....

Pizzeria Regina kicks some ass.....

I do have more to say!

Newbury street is very cool...I like the mellow vibe there...and it was very close to our hotel.

The Fenway Park tour was great...the tour guide made it fun!

Abe & Louies char their steaks, even if you get it cooked medium!

Berklee performance center is a great venue!

The Boston common is a great place for a stroll on a Sunday.....we ran into Roger Daltrey there!

The North End is amazing...huge lines for the pastry shops.....love the small Italian grocery stores!

Who knew that Boston had som many historical sights!....a few more then L.A.

jimed14

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

Abe & Louies char their steaks, even if you get it cooked medium!

I told you to go to Grille 23.