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The Best of Greater Boston
The Esplanade is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

1. The Esplanade

9.5
The Esplanade, Boston, MA
Park · Back Bay East · 80 tips and reviews
Faneuil Hall Marketplace is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

2. Faneuil Hall Marketplace

8.7
1 S Market St (at Congress St & North St), Boston, MA
Historic and Protected Site · Downtown Boston · 201 tips and reviews
Boston Common is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

3. Boston Common

9.5
Tremont St (btwn Beacon & Charles St), Boston, MA
Park · Beacon Hill · 280 tips and reviews
Tatte Bakery & Cafe is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

4. Tatte Bakery & Cafe

9.2
70 Charles St, Boston, MA
Bakery · Beacon Hill · 83 tips and reviews
Boston Burger Company is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

5. Boston Burger Company

8.4
1100 Boylston St (btwn Hemenway & Massachusetts Ave.), Boston, MA
Burger Joint · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 101 tips and reviews
Row 34 is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

6. Row 34

9.3
383 Congress St, Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · Seaport District · 184 tips and reviews
BonChon Chicken is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

7. BonChon Chicken

8.5
123 Brighton Ave (btwn Harvard & Linden), Allston, MA
Fried Chicken Joint · 98 tips and reviews
Shabu Zen is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

8. Shabu Zen

8.9
80 Brighton Ave (at Reedsdale St), Allston, MA
Japanese Restaurant · 63 tips and reviews
Lady M Confections is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

9. Lady M Confections

7.8
304 Newbury St, Boston, MA
Dessert Shop · Back Bay West · 7 tips and reviews
Royce Chocolate is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

10. Royce Chocolate

251 Newbury St, Boston, MA
Dessert Shop · Back Bay West · 1 tip
L.A. Burdick Chocolate is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

11. L.A. Burdick Chocolate

9.2
220 Clarendon St (btwn Boylston & Newbury), Boston, MA
Dessert Shop · Back Bay East · 86 tips and reviews
Georgetown Cupcake is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

12. Georgetown Cupcake

83 Newbury St (btwn Berkeley & Clarendon), Boston, MA
Cupcake Shop · Back Bay East · 113 tips and reviews
Blackbird Doughnuts is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

13. Blackbird Doughnuts

8.5
492 Tremont St, Boston, MA
Donut Shop · South End · 54 tips and reviews
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

14. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

9.0
280 Fenway, Boston, MA
Art Museum · Medical Center Area · 175 tips and reviews
Thinking Cup is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

15. Thinking Cup

9.1
85 Newbury St (at Berkeley St), Boston, MA
Coffee Shop · Back Bay East · 153 tips and reviews
Caffè Nero is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

16. Caffè Nero

8.8
560 Washington St, Boston, MA
Coffee Shop · Chinatown - Leather District · 90 tips and reviews
Tatte Bakery & Café is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

17. Tatte Bakery & Café

8.7
1003 Beacon St (btwn St Marys & Carlton St), Brookline, MA
Bakery · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 118 tips and reviews
Flour Bakery + Cafe is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

18. Flour Bakery + Cafe

9.3
114 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge, MA
Bakery · Harvard Square · 20 tips and reviews
H Mart is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

19. H Mart

8.5
581 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Supermarket · 36 tips and reviews
Santouka Ramen is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

20. Santouka Ramen

8.5
1 Bow St (Massachusetts Ave), Cambridge, MA
Ramen Restaurant · Harvard Square · 69 tips and reviews
Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

21. Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland

8.2
230 Newbury St (Fairfield and Exeter), Boston, MA
Chocolate Store · Back Bay East · 10 tips and reviews
Emack & Bolio's is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

22. Emack & Bolio's

8.1
290 Newbury St (btwn Gloucester & Hereford), Boston, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · Back Bay West · 27 tips and reviews
Myers + Chang is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

23. Myers + Chang

8.6
1145 Washington St (at E Berkeley St), Boston, MA
Chinese Restaurant · South End · 215 tips and reviews
Q Restaurant is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

24. Q Restaurant

8.4
660 Washington St (at Beach St.), Boston, MA
Hotpot Restaurant · Chinatown - Leather District · 82 tips and reviews
Gourmet Dumpling House is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

25. Gourmet Dumpling House

52 Beach St (at Harrison Ave), Boston, MA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown - Leather District · 183 tips and reviews
Atlantic Fish Company is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

26. Atlantic Fish Company

8.8
761 Boylston St, Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · Prudential - St. Botolph · 190 tips and reviews
Apple Boylston Street is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

27. Apple Boylston Street

8.9
815 Boylston Street (at Fairfield St), Boston, MA
Electronics Store · Back Bay West · 112 tips and reviews
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

28. Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ

9.1
1002 Beacon St (at St. Mary's St), Brookline, MA
Japanese Restaurant · Coolidge Corner · 27 tips and reviews
Boston Public Library is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

29. Boston Public Library

9.4
700 Boylston St (at Dartmouth St), Boston, MA
Library · Back Bay East · 163 tips and reviews
Eataly Boston is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

30. Eataly Boston

8.7
800 Boylston St, Boston, MA
Gourmet Store · Prudential - St. Botolph · 55 tips and reviews
Museum of Fine Arts is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

31. Museum of Fine Arts

9.4
465 Huntington Ave (at Museum Rd), Boston, MA
Art Museum · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 302 tips and reviews
Amorino is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

32. Amorino

8.7
249 Newbury St, Boston, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · Back Bay West · 42 tips and reviews
The Cheesecake Factory is one of The Best of Greater Boston.

33. The Cheesecake Factory

8.5
115 Huntington Ave Ste 181 (at Belvidere St), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Prudential - St. Botolph · 173 tips and reviews