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Boston favorites

Boston favorites

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Created by Katie Mandel • Updated On: February 20, 2013
Crema Cafe is one of Boston favorites.

1. Crema Cafe

27 Brattle St (at Mt. Auburn St.), Cambridge, MA
Café · Harvard Square · 283 tips and reviews

Katie M.Katie Mandel: Best coffee shop in HSQ.

Russell House Tavern is one of Boston favorites.

2. Russell House Tavern

8.7
14 JFK St (at Brattle St), Cambridge, MA
Gastropub · Harvard Square · 271 tips and reviews

Katie M.Katie Mandel: Go-to for strong meal in HSQ.

Park is one of Boston favorites.

3. Park

59 JFK St (at Eliot St.), Cambridge, MA
Gastropub · Harvard Square · 93 tips and reviews

Katie M.Katie Mandel: Cozy! Sit in the comfy leather chairs and order a hot toddy.

Toro is one of Boston favorites.

4. Toro

9.0
1704 Washington Street (East Springfield St.), Boston, MA
Tapas Restaurant · South End · 246 tips and reviews
The Breakfast Club is one of Boston favorites.

5. The Breakfast Club

8.6
270 Western Ave (btwn Everett & Riverdale), Allston, MA
Diner · North Allston · 74 tips and reviews

Katie M.Katie Mandel: Breakfast sandwich. Mmmm. Parking lot in back.

Trader Joe's is one of Boston favorites.

6. Trader Joe's

8.7
748 Memorial Dr (at Riverside Rd), Cambridge, MA
Grocery Store · 45 tips and reviews
Beehive is one of Boston favorites.

7. Beehive

8.8
541 Tremont St (btwn Clarendon & Berkeley St), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · South End · 256 tips and reviews

Katie M.Katie Mandel: Great for girls brunch or cocktails.

Museum of Fine Arts is one of Boston favorites.

8. 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
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is one of Boston favorites.

9. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

8.9
280 Fenway, Boston, MA
Art Museum · Medical Center Area · 175 tips and reviews

Katie M.Katie Mandel: Check out the empty frames from the heist. Gardner's instructions prohibit any changes to the museum, so the frames remain. http://www.gardnermuseum.org/resources/theft

T.W. Food is one of Boston favorites.

10. T.W. Food

377 Walden St, Cambridge, MA
American Restaurant · West Cambridge · 25 tips and reviews
Spangler Center is one of Boston favorites.

11. Spangler Center

Harvard Business School, Boston, MA
Student Center · North Allston · 6 tips and reviews