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Boston to-do

Boston to-do

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Created by Dana Cohen • Updated On: September 3, 2016
Drink is one of Boston to-do.

1. Drink

348 Congress St (at A St), Boston, MA
Cocktail Bar · Seaport District · 234 tips and reviews
Neptune Oyster is one of Boston to-do.

2. Neptune Oyster

9.0
63 Salem St (at Morton St), Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · North End · 356 tips and reviews
The Hawthorne is one of Boston to-do.

3. The Hawthorne

500A Commonwealth Ave (at Kenmore St.), Boston, MA
Cocktail Bar · Kenmore · 107 tips and reviews
Backbar is one of Boston to-do.

4. Backbar

9.2
7 Sanborn Ct (btwn Bonner & Stone), Somerville, MA
Cocktail Bar · 70 tips and reviews
Brick & Mortar is one of Boston to-do.

5. Brick & Mortar

8.9
569 Massachusetts Ave (at Pearl St.), Cambridge, MA
Cocktail Bar · 105 tips and reviews

6. Trina's Starlite Lounge

8.8
3 Beacon St (at Dickinson St.), Somerville, MA
Lounge · 125 tips and reviews
Cambridge Brewing Company is one of Boston to-do.

7. Cambridge Brewing Company

8.3
1 Kendall Square, Building 100 (at Cardinal Medeiros Ave & Hampshire St), Cambridge, MA
Brewery · Kendall Square · 118 tips and reviews
The Gallows is one of Boston to-do.

8. The Gallows

1395 Washington St (at Union Park St), Boston, MA
Gastropub · South End · 175 tips and reviews
Stella is one of Boston to-do.

9. Stella

1525 Washington St (West Brookline St), Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · South End · 111 tips and reviews
Coppa is one of Boston to-do.

10. Coppa

8.9
253 Shawmut Ave (at Milford St), Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · South End · 169 tips and reviews
Beehive is one of Boston to-do.

11. Beehive

8.8
541 Tremont St (btwn Clarendon & Berkeley St), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · South End · 256 tips and reviews
Picco is one of Boston to-do.

12. Picco

8.6
513 Tremont St (at E Berkeley St), Boston, MA
Pizzeria · South End · 174 tips and reviews
Franklin Cafe is one of Boston to-do.

13. Franklin Cafe

8.5
278 Shawmut Ave (at Hanson St.), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · South End · 71 tips and reviews
Local 149 is one of Boston to-do.

14. Local 149

8.3
149 P St (at E 6th St.), South Boston, MA
American Restaurant · 60 tips and reviews
Silvertone is one of Boston to-do.

15. Silvertone

69 Bromfield St (btwn Province & Tremont), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Downtown Boston · 112 tips and reviews
Post 390 is one of Boston to-do.

16. Post 390

406 Stuart St (at Clarendon St.), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Prudential - St. Botolph · 77 tips and reviews
The Tip Tap Room is one of Boston to-do.

17. The Tip Tap Room

8.7
138 Cambridge St (at Staniford St), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Beacon Hill · 123 tips and reviews
Citizen Public House & Oyster Bar is one of Boston to-do.

18. Citizen Public House & Oyster Bar

8.7
1310 Boylston St (at Jersey St.), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 109 tips and reviews
B&G Oysters is one of Boston to-do.

19. B&G Oysters

8.6
550 Tremont St, Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · South End · 126 tips and reviews
Legal Harborside is one of Boston to-do.

20. Legal Harborside

8.7
270 Northern Ave (Liberty Wharf), Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · Seaport District · 115 tips and reviews
Thinking Cup is one of Boston to-do.

21. Thinking Cup

8.9
Grandview, 165 Tremont St, Boston, MA
Café · Chinatown - Leather District · 369 tips and reviews
Wired Puppy is one of Boston to-do.

22. Wired Puppy

250 Newbury St (btwn Fairfield & Gloucester), Boston, MA
Coffee Shop · Back Bay West · 87 tips and reviews
Douzo is one of Boston to-do.

23. Douzo

8.2
131 Dartmouth St (btwn Columbus & Stuart), Boston, MA
Sushi Restaurant · South End · 122 tips and reviews
Penguin Pizza is one of Boston to-do.

24. Penguin Pizza

8.1
735 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
Pizzeria · Mission Hill · 75 tips and reviews
Santarpio's Pizza is one of Boston to-do.

25. Santarpio's Pizza

8.8
111 Chelsea St (at Porter St), Boston, MA
Pizzeria · Jeffries Point · 104 tips and reviews
Samuel Adams Brewery is one of Boston to-do.

26. Samuel Adams Brewery

9.4
30 Germania St (btwn Brookside Ave & Bismark St), Boston, MA
Brewery · Jamaica Plain · 248 tips and reviews
Harpoon Brewery is one of Boston to-do.

27. Harpoon Brewery

8.9
306 Northern Ave (at Harbor St), Boston, MA
Brewery · Seaport District · 320 tips and reviews
Top of the Hub is one of Boston to-do.

28. Top of the Hub

800 Boylston St (Prudential Tower, 52nd Fl.), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Prudential - St. Botolph · 218 tips and reviews
Sunset Grill & Tap is one of Boston to-do.

29. Sunset Grill & Tap

130 Brighton Ave (at Harvard Ave.), Allston, MA
Bar · 202 tips and reviews
Common Ground is one of Boston to-do.

30. Common Ground

85 Harvard Ave (at Brighton Ave), Boston, MA
Bar · Allston Village · 54 tips and reviews
Bukowski Tavern is one of Boston to-do.

31. Bukowski Tavern

7.6
50 Dalton St (btwn Belvidere & Boylston), Boston, MA
Dive Bar · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 147 tips and reviews
Lucky's Lounge is one of Boston to-do.

32. Lucky's Lounge

8.2
355 Congress St (at A St), Boston, MA
Bar · Seaport District · 93 tips and reviews
Good Life is one of Boston to-do.

33. Good Life

28 Kingston St (Bedford St.), Boston, MA
Night Club · Downtown Boston · 65 tips and reviews
The Esplanade is one of Boston to-do.

34. The Esplanade

9.5
The Esplanade, Boston, MA
Park · Back Bay East · 80 tips and reviews
Freedom Trail is one of Boston to-do.

35. Freedom Trail

8.8
The Freedom Trail (btwn Tremont St & Essex St), Boston, MA
Hiking Trail · Downtown Boston · 78 tips and reviews
Arnold Arboretum is one of Boston to-do.

36. Arnold Arboretum

9.4
125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA
Park · 54 tips and reviews
Old State House is one of Boston to-do.

37. Old State House

8.5
206 Washington St (at State St), Boston, MA
Historic and Protected Site · Downtown Boston · 58 tips and reviews
Boston Public Garden is one of Boston to-do.

38. Boston Public Garden

9.6
9 Arlington St (btwn Beacon & Boylston St), Boston, MA
Garden · 200 tips and reviews
Copley Square is one of Boston to-do.

39. Copley Square

8.8
Boylston St (at Dartmouth St), Boston, MA
Plaza · Back Bay East · 77 tips and reviews
Museum of Fine Arts is one of Boston to-do.

40. Museum of Fine Arts

9.4
465 Huntington Ave (at Museum Rd), Boston, MA
Art Museum · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 305 tips and reviews
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum is one of Boston to-do.

41. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

9.1
Columbia Point (1 John F Kennedy Road), Boston, MA
History Museum · Dorchester · 54 tips and reviews
Institute of Contemporary Art is one of Boston to-do.

42. Institute of Contemporary Art

8.3
100 Northern Ave (at Seaport Blvd.), Boston, MA
Art Museum · Seaport District · 123 tips and reviews
Doyle's Cafe is one of Boston to-do.

43. Doyle's Cafe

3484 Washington St (Williams St), Jamaica Plain, MA
Pub · 120 tips and reviews
Stoddard's Fine Food & Ale is one of Boston to-do.

44. Stoddard's Fine Food & Ale

48 Temple Pl (btwn Tremont & Washington), Boston, MA
Gastropub · Downtown Boston · 112 tips and reviews
Puritan & Company is one of Boston to-do.

45. Puritan & Company

8.7
1166 Cambridge St (Prospect St), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · Inman Square · 63 tips and reviews
Craigie on Main is one of Boston to-do.

46. Craigie on Main

853 Main St (Bishop Allen), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · 144 tips and reviews
Deep Ellum is one of Boston to-do.

47. Deep Ellum

477 Cambridge St (at Brighton Ave.), Allston, MA
Gastropub · 191 tips and reviews
Toro is one of Boston to-do.

48. Toro

9.0
1704 Washington Street (East Springfield St.), Boston, MA
Tapas Restaurant · South End · 246 tips and reviews
Grasshopper is one of Boston to-do.

49. Grasshopper

6.0
1 North Beacon St (btwn Cambridge & Brighton), Allston, MA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · 58 tips and reviews
Central Kitchen is one of Boston to-do.

50. Central Kitchen

567 Massachusetts Ave (at Essex St), Cambridge, MA
American Restaurant · 25 tips and reviews
Grafton Street Pub & Grill is one of Boston to-do.

51. Grafton Street Pub & Grill

7.3
59 JFK St (at Harvard St.), Cambridge, MA
Gastropub · Harvard Square · 90 tips and reviews
Wink and Nod is one of Boston to-do.

52. Wink and Nod

8.9
3 Appleton St, Boston, MA
Cocktail Bar · South End · 44 tips and reviews

53. The Painted Burro

8.6
219 Elm St (btwn Bowers & Russell), Somerville, MA
Mexican Restaurant · Davis Square · 135 tips and reviews
Row 34 is one of Boston to-do.

54. Row 34

9.3
383 Congress St, Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · Seaport District · 184 tips and reviews
The Plough and Stars is one of Boston to-do.

55. The Plough and Stars

8.3
912 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Pub · 60 tips and reviews
Highland Kitchen is one of Boston to-do.

56. Highland Kitchen

9.1
150 Highland Ave (at Central St.), Somerville, MA
New American Restaurant · 162 tips and reviews
Sarma is one of Boston to-do.

57. Sarma

9.3
249 Pearl St, Somerville, MA
Meze Restaurant · Winter Hill · 93 tips and reviews
Hungry Mother is one of Boston to-do.

58. Hungry Mother

233 Cardinal Medeiros Ave (at Bristol St), Cambridge, MA
Southern Food Restaurant · 88 tips and reviews
Oleana is one of Boston to-do.

59. Oleana

9.3
134 Hampshire St (btwn Elm & Norfolk), Cambridge, MA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Inman Square · 130 tips and reviews
Catalyst Restaurant is one of Boston to-do.

60. Catalyst Restaurant

8.0
300 Technology Sq (at Albany & Main), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · Kendall Square · 52 tips and reviews
Giulia is one of Boston to-do.

61. Giulia

8.4
1682 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Italian Restaurant · Neighborhood Nine · 45 tips and reviews
Journeyman is one of Boston to-do.

62. Journeyman

9 Sanborn Ct (Union Square), Somerville, MA
New American Restaurant · 15 tips and reviews
Bronwyn is one of Boston to-do.

63. Bronwyn

8.2
255 Washington St (at Sanborn Ct.), Somerville, MA
German Restaurant · 63 tips and reviews
Casa B is one of Boston to-do.

64. Casa B

253 Washington St, Somerville, MA
Tapas Restaurant · 26 tips and reviews
Bergamot is one of Boston to-do.

65. Bergamot

118 Beacon St (at Washington St.), Somerville, MA
New American Restaurant · 48 tips and reviews
Rino's Place is one of Boston to-do.

66. Rino's Place

8.7
258 Saratoga St, Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · Central Maverick Square - Paris Street · 70 tips and reviews
East By Northeast is one of Boston to-do.

67. East By Northeast

1128 Cambridge St (btw Prospect & Columbia), Cambridge, MA
Chinese Restaurant · Inman Square · 28 tips and reviews
West Bridge is one of Boston to-do.

68. West Bridge

1 Kendall Square (Hampshire St.), Cambridge, MA
French Restaurant · 59 tips and reviews
Dave's Fresh Pasta is one of Boston to-do.

69. Dave's Fresh Pasta

9.4
81 Holland St (btwn Irving St. & Simpson Ave.), Somerville, MA
Gourmet Store · Davis Square · 72 tips and reviews
Helmand Restaurant is one of Boston to-do.

70. Helmand Restaurant

8.5
143 1st St (at Bent St), Cambridge, MA
Afghan Restaurant · East Cambridge · 71 tips and reviews
People's Republik is one of Boston to-do.

71. People's Republik

878 Massachusetts Ave (at Lee St.), Cambridge, MA
Bar · Mid-Cambridge · 42 tips and reviews
Bukowski Tavern is one of Boston to-do.

72. Bukowski Tavern

1281 Cambridge St (at Prospect St), Cambridge, MA
Bar · Inman Square · 86 tips and reviews
Alden & Harlow is one of Boston to-do.

73. Alden & Harlow

8.9
40 Brattle St (Church St), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · Harvard Square · 164 tips and reviews
Moody's Falafel Palace is one of Boston to-do.

74. Moody's Falafel Palace

14 Western Ave (at Massachusetts Ave), Cambridge, MA
Falafel Restaurant · 49 tips and reviews
Brown Sugar Cafe is one of Boston to-do.

75. Brown Sugar Cafe

8.1
1033 Commonwealth Ave (btwn Alcorn & Babcock), Boston, MA
Thai Restaurant · Allston · 74 tips and reviews
Crispy Crepes Cafe is one of Boston to-do.

76. Crispy Crepes Cafe

512A Park Dr, Boston, MA
Creperie · Kenmore · 27 tips and reviews
Zaftigs Delicatessen is one of Boston to-do.

77. Zaftigs Delicatessen

8.6
335 Harvard St (at Babcock St), Brookline, MA
Deli · Coolidge Corner · 142 tips and reviews
Christina's Homemade Ice Cream is one of Boston to-do.

78. Christina's Homemade Ice Cream

8.5
1255 Cambridge St (at Prospect St.), Cambridge, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · Inman Square · 85 tips and reviews
The Breakfast Club is one of Boston to-do.

79. The Breakfast Club

8.6
270 Western Ave (btwn Everett & Riverdale), Allston, MA
Diner · North Allston · 74 tips and reviews
Float Boston is one of Boston to-do.

80. Float Boston

8.0
515 Medford St, Somerville, MA
Spa · Magoun Square · 2 tips and reviews
Union Square Donuts is one of Boston to-do.

81. Union Square Donuts

8.6
20 Bow St, Somerville, MA
Donut Shop · Cambridge · 101 tips and reviews
Forge Baking Company is one of Boston to-do.

82. Forge Baking Company

9.0
626 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA
Bakery · 34 tips and reviews
Five Horses Tavern is one of Boston to-do.

83. Five Horses Tavern

8.2
400 Highland Ave (at Grove St.), Somerville, MA
Gastropub · Davis Square · 131 tips and reviews
Mike & Patty's is one of Boston to-do.

84. Mike & Patty's

9.1
12 Church St (at Fayette Street), Boston, MA
Sandwich Spot · Bay Village · 138 tips and reviews
Night Market is one of Boston to-do.

85. Night Market

48 JFK St, Cambridge, MA
Asian Restaurant · Harvard Square · 15 tips and reviews
Bantam Cidery is one of Boston to-do.

86. Bantam Cidery

230 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA
Brewery · 29 tips and reviews
Atwood’s Tavern is one of Boston to-do.

87. Atwood’s Tavern

877 Cambridge St (Willow), Cambridge, MA
Comfort Food Restaurant · East Cambridge · 65 tips and reviews