Best of Boston

Boston is truly an amazing city filled with great restaurants, unique bars, and beautiful sights…

Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you the my Best of Boston! I apologize that I don’t have links to all of the recommendations – I visited some of these places before I started blogging.

Obviously, most of my categories are food related, starting with the best…

Places to Eat Pizza

• The Pizza and Ice Cream Company (PICCO)
• Coppa
• Penguin Pizza

Places for a Cocktail

• The Liberty Hotel
• Top of Hub

Places to Drink Beer

• The Mission
• Meadhall
• Cambridge Common
• Publick House

Upscale Restaurants

• Oleana
• Son–sie
• Post 390
• Masa

Casual Restaurants

• Grafton St. Pub
• The Otherside Cafe (vegan and vegetarian friendly)
• Parish Cafe
• Amrheins (you MUST get the pumpkin risotto in the fall!!!)

Patios

• The Intercontinental Hotel
• Hamersley’s Bistro
• Cambridge Brewing Co.
• The Rattlesnake roof deck
• Tavern on the Water

Mexican Food

• The Border Cafe (get the crawfish quesadillas)
• Lolita

Places to Eat Dessert

• Mike’s Pastry
• Top of Hub (cookie sampler)
• Max Brenner (‘the works’ dessert pizza)

Places for Live Music

• The Beehive – make a late reservation for a seat in “the pit” and you’ll most likely hear a funky jazz band
• The Burren – I’ve only been here once and the live music was great (much more alternative then the typical stuff at the Faneuill Hall bars below)
• Faneuil Hall Bars – a bunch of them actually have fun live/dancing bands, but be prepared for lines. I’ve liked bands at the Bell in Hand, Hennessey’s, and Ned Divine’s

Burger

• Russell House Tavern
• Boston Burger Company (get the caramel sweet potato fries too!)

Ethnic Food

• Mela
• Addis Red Sea
• Myers + Chang
• Toro
• Teranga

Things To Do

• Have a picnic on the Esplanade
• Visit the Museum of Fine Arts
• Visit Boston’s breweries (Harpoon and Sam Adams; Harpoon has a more generous tasting)
• Tour an old house in the Back Bay
• Take the MBTA ferry over to Charlestown and see the USS Constitution and grab a beer at Tavern on the Water