![]() In addition to galleries, there are stores selling home furnishings and accessories, several restaurants and many creative businesses.Īfter your visit to the Beacon Hill and the Boston Common, then start your visit to The Freedom Trail. In May there is the SOWA Art Walk and there is also First Friday Art Walks. ![]() I explored several located at 450-460 Harrison Ave. ![]() There are many old warehouse buildings which contain many art galleries. There is also a Vintage Market and Farmers’ Market with over 60 vendors at the same time. On Sundays, you can explore the SOWA Open Market which has art, crafts, indie design, and gourmet food trucks. I enjoyed exploring SOWA which is the cultural/arts district South of Washington St., thus the name. Don’t miss the experience when you are in town! Others around me loved the Tagliatelle Bolognese with wild boar, thyme and Parmigiano.Ĭhef Karen competed on Bravo’s Top Chef in 2015 and opened Fox & The Knife after winning the prestigious James Beard Foundation Award in the category of Best Chef: Northeast in 2018 while at Myers + Chang. I loved my meal and had an excellent salad and some of the best scallops I have ever had! They were the Capasanta Piccata or diver scallops with Meyer lemon and buttered pine nuts. She actually spent a year learning pasta-making in Modena, Italy. The restaurant features Italian food by Chef Karen Akunowicz who is known for her pasta dishes. I loved watching them prepare the food and talking to the chef, other diners around me along with my server and the restaurant manager. ![]() I got there early and was able to sit at the chef’s counter at the kitchen. Past residents have included John Quincy Adams, former mayors, governors, the medical aide to Abraham Lincoln and the founder of Kidder Peabody stock brokerage firm. Make sure to walk by the historic Union Park, which was inspired by the garden squares of London. The same restaurant group also has The Gallows nearby, a gastropub, at 1395 Washington St., that is known for its burgers. Located at 553 Tremont St., they still have their great outdoor patio. They are open for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. It has since closed but is now occupied by Banyan Bar + Refuge which is an Asian gastropub serving dim sum, noodle, and rice dishes along with larger entrees. One of the restaurants I enjoyed in the past was Hamersley’s Bistro. Chef Jamie Bissonnette won Food & Wine Magazine’s 2011 People’s Best New Chef Award. The decor is casual and fun and there is nice outdoor seating which I enjoyed with a friend. They serve traditional and modern Spanish-style small plates made with locally sourced and sustainable ingredients. Toro is a Barcelona-style tapas restaurant located in Boston’s South End. It has been listed in Boston Magazine’s 50 Best Restaurants and was also a James Beard Semifinalist in 2019 for Outstanding Wine Program. The Butcher Shop: Located in Boston’s South End, at 552 Tremont St., this is a butcher shop, restaurant and wine bar. I always love walking up Hanover Street and seeing all of the neighborhood Italian restaurants and great pastry shops. ![]() This is the old Italian neighborhood with many restaurants and historical sites. Beantown’s restaurant scene is booming with many new restaurant openings and several chefs receiving nominations from the prestigious James Beard Foundation for their excellence. I had some really excellent meals on my recent trips to Boston, and hope that you will also! Here’s what I found and recommend:īoston’s North End is now more easily reachable, than in the past, from Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall. It is a great walking city and very easy to explore. I have been there many times over the years and always love going to see friends, exploring the neighborhoods, going to its outstanding museums and trying some new restaurants. After sharing with you my top finds in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island over the last two months, it is now on to Boston, my last stop on my recent trip to the East Coast. ![]()
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