Boston is a town full of students, history, and awesome! Here are a few of our favorite places to visit or just hang. RESTAURANTS WE LOVE
FENWAY NEIGHBORHOOD
* The Baseball Tavern - 1270 Boylston @ Yawky - This is where all the folks who work at Fenway go after games.
* Taberno de Haro-990 Beacon Street - Awesome Tapas.
* Tua Nua - 835 Beacon - Great Sox bar just far enough away from the tourists.
* Audubon - 838 Beacon
* Boston Beer Works-Brookline Ave
* Sol Azteca - 914 Beacon Street 617-262-0909
* Elephant Walk - Beacon Street - Thai & French fusion.
* Brown Sugar Cafe - Thai - 129 Jersey St 266-2928
* Church - 69 Killmarnock St, 236-7600 (Music too)
* Bukowski's - 50 Dalton Streen 617-437-9999
BACK BAY NEIGHBORHOOD
* Bistro du Midi - 272 Boylston St, great view of Public Garden
* Laurel Bar & Grill - 142 Berkeley St - awesome bistro
* Sonsie - Newbury near Mass Ave - food, meh
* Grill 23 - 617.542.2255 161 Berkeley
* 29 Newbury - nice
* Davio's 75 Arlington St 617-262-4810
* Deli King - 140 Clarendon Street - Breakfast , closes at 3pm
SOUTH END NEIGHBORHOOD
* Petit Robert Bistro - 480 Columbus Ave
* Toro - 1704 Washington St. - Great tapas and open late.
* Hamersley's Bistro-617.423.2700 553 Tremont by Clarendon (South End)
* Mike's City Diner - 1714 Washington St - Good, cheap Breakfast
* Coppa - 253 Shawmut Ave at Millford, 391.0902; same chef/owner as Toro
* The Gallows - 1395 Washington St - good beers, good food
ALLSTON GHETTO NEIGHBORHOOD
* Sunset Bar & Grill - a beer drinker's paradise
* Vegetarian: Grasshopper 1 North Beacon St 254-8883
* Spikes Junkyard 108 Brighton Ave Allston
* May's Cafe - Cheap & Good - 95 Glenville Ave
* Soulfire BBQ - Cheap & Good - 182 Harvard Ave
* Ariana Cuisine - Afghani - 129 Brighton Ave
NORTH END NEIGHBORHOOD
* Prezza - great top end Italian - 24 Fleet Street
* Tresca in north end - reservation and ask for table on balcony (Ray Bourque's place)
* The Waterfront Cafe - Cheap & Good - 450 Commercial Street
* Neptune Oyster - 63 Salem St; awesome lobster roll
DOWNTOWN/CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD
* Pho ThienThien - Chinatown - Cheap & Good
* South Street Diner 178 Kneeland St 350-0028, near south station - open all night
* Clam Chowder - The Times Irish Bar & Restaurant - 112 Broad Street - near Fanueil Hall
BROOKLINE
* Anna's Taqareia - Mexican - 1412 Beacon Street
* Khao Sarn Cuisine - Thai - 250 Harvard St
CAMBRIDGE/INMAN SQUARE
* Trina's Starlight Lounge - 3 Beacon Street @ Dickinson
* Sandrine - Holyoke St, just off Mass ave east of Harvard Sq - french bistro; 8 Holyoke St 617-497-5300
* Craigie Street Bistro (Amazing new restaurant)† Chef Tony Maws - 5 Craigie Circle 617-497-5511
* S&S Deli
* East Coast Grill 1271 Cambridge Street 617-491-6568
* All Star Sandwich Bar - Inman Square - Cheap & Good
* Spice & Rice - 1172 Cambridge Street - Cheap & Good
* Tanjore Indian - 18 Eliot Street - Harvard Square area
* Oleana - Turkish/Med - 134 Hampshire St - 617-661-0505
* Veggie Planet - 47 Palmer, Harvard Square 617.661.1513
SOMMERVILLE
* Redbones ‚ BBQ 55 Chester St Somerville
* Dali - Tapas - racous - 415 Washington 617 661 3254
* Zoe's Gourmet Chinese - Cheap & Good
BARS
* Dive Bar - Model Cafe - Allston - 234-9365
* Ts Pub-steve demarco; getting divorced after 28 years; great life attitude
* Bukowski's next to Pru 50 Dalton Street
BREAKFAST/LUNCH/TEA
* Tealuxe on newbury-breakfast
LATE NIGHT
* Fillbellys 24 hour chicken & waffle truck follow them on Twitter
LIVE MUSIC
* Beehive - beehiveboston.com 541 Tremont Street 423-0069 food too
* Church - 69 Killmarnock St, 236-7600
* Cantab - cantab-lounge.com 738 Mass Ave Central Sq. 354-2685 food
* Zuzu - medeastclub.com next to Middle East in Cambridge - food
* Harper's Ferry
* Jazz-Wonder Bar Harvard ave allston
* Jazz-Ryles - Inman Square
* Middle East
* Great Scott in Allston - Seriously
* Best Jazz - Wally's Cafe - 424-1408 427 Mass Ave Boston
* The Western Front
* Plough & Stars
* TT the Bear
* Passim ‚ Folk; Cambridge 47 Palmer St Hvd Sq.
* Paradise
* Lizard Lounge in Cambridge 1667 Mass Ave 547-0759
* Milky Way Lounge & Lanes - www.milkywayjp.com 
FAMILY HOTEL
* Doubletree Suites - Near Cambridge - 1.800.222.TREE
UPSCALE HOTEL
* Langham on Franklin St.
* Fifteen (XV) Beacon - 617.670.1500
* Hotel Commonwealth - 617.933-5000
* Elliott Hotel-suites 617.267.1607
* Regal Bostonian Hotel 1.617.523.3600
* Le Meridien
* 90 Hotel - 90 Tremont (Spectacular Room) 866-NINE-ZERO
* Newbury Guest House - 261 Newbury - 800-437-7668
* Onyx Hotel
* Four Seasons 1.617.338.4400
* Harborside Hyatt 1.617.568.1234
* Lenox Hotel 617-536-5300
CAMBRIDGE HOTELS
* Hotel Marlowe - Corporate ID GBP0330
* Inn at Harvard - 1.800.458.5886
* The Charles Hotel
VACATION RENTALS
* http://www.otalo.com
MEN'S CLOTHES
* Ermenegildo Zegna 424-9300
* Allston Beat - 421-9555
* Allen Rouleau 73 Newbury 617-424-7848
* Shoes: The Tannery 267-0899
OTHER STORES:
* Smoke Shop: LJ Peretti 482-0218 – also the place near Hvd Sq.
* Acquire Boutique - North End 61 Salem St
HAIR CUTS
* Funky: Liquid Hair - 640 Tremont
* James Joseph - 30 newbury 617.266.7222
STUFF TO DO
* Tours: Boston by Foot www.bostonbyfoot.org
* Urban Interactive www.urban-interactive.com,
* Boston Public Library 3rd floor - Sargent Gallery courtyard in research lib-great place to read
* Gibson House
* Poke around the Rose Kennedy Greenway on the Harbor
* MFA
* Rent a Kayak on the Charles at Community Boating 617-523-1038
* Gardener Museum
* Copps Hill Burying Ground
* Charles River Museum of Industry - 5pm 154 Moody Waltham 617.893.5410
* DeCordova Museum - 5pm 51 Sandy Point Road - Lincoln 781.259.8355
* Mass Historical Society - 4:45pm 1154 Boylston 617.536.1608
* Harvard Square - Million Year Picnic 99 Mt. Auburn (downstairs)
* 5 Wits - 186 Brookline Ave (down from Fenway)
KIDS:
* Duck Tour
* Chocolate Buffet at Meridian
* Harbor Cruise
* Aquarium w/IMAX movie
* Science Museum w/IMAX movie
* MFA Scavenger Hunt every Saturday (self-paced)
WORK SPACE
WorkBar Boston - 711 Atlantic Avenue, Lower Level. Parking across channel is $12. $20/day http://workbarboston.com/ This is a great place if you need an office for a day.
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Allston:
* Herrell's in Allston
* Common Ground Bar & Grill - 85 Harvard Ave
* JP Licks - 311 Harvard St
* Second Cup Cafe - 111 Brighton Ave
Back Bay:
* Sonsie - 337 Newbury
* Tealuxe on Newbury
* Espresso Royale - 286 Newbury
* The Wrap - 247 Newbury
* Tech Superpowers - 252 Newbury
* The Wall - 232 Newbury Street
* Trident Booksellers - 338 Newbury St
* Zoe Hom e- 279 Newbury St
* Boston Public Library
* Cactus Club - 939 Boylston
* b.good - 131 Dartmouth Street
* Boloco - 247 Newbury Street
* Boston Architectural Center - 320 Newbury St
* The Tam - 222 Tremont St
Downtown:
* City Hall Plaza
* Quincy Market
* Boston Beanstock - North End, 97 Salem St.
Cambridge:
* Middle East - 473 Mass Ave
* Andala Coffee House - 286 Franklin St (Central Sq)
* La Luna Caffe - 403 Mass Ave - good, near MIT
* Grand Prix Cafe - 2257 Mass Ave
* The Wrap 71 Mt. Auburn St
* Toscannini's Ice Cream - 899 Main Street
* Boston Tea Stop - 54 JFK (Harvard Sq)
* Crema Cafe - 27 Brattle
Sommerville:
* Sherman Cafe - 257 Washington Street - great place
* True Grounds - 717 Broadway
* Boloco - 187 Elmn St, Davis Sq
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Contributor's Note
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