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Boston bests

Boston bests

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Created by Nic Barnes • Updated On: August 8, 2016
Clear Flour Bread is one of Boston bests.

1. Clear Flour Bread

9.0
178 Thorndike St (at Commonwealth Ave), Boston, MA
Bakery · 60 tips and reviews
Wally's Cafe is one of Boston bests.

2. Wally's Cafe

9.0
427 Massachusetts Ave (at Columbus Ave), Boston, MA
Jazz and Blues Venue · Roxbury · 50 tips and reviews
Render Coffee is one of Boston bests.

3. Render Coffee

8.7
563 Columbus Ave (at Massachusetts Ave.), Boston, MA
Coffee Shop · South End · 129 tips and reviews
B&G Oysters is one of Boston bests.

4. B&G Oysters

8.6
550 Tremont St, Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · South End · 126 tips and reviews
Oishii Boston is one of Boston bests.

5. Oishii Boston

8.6
1166 Washington St (E. Berkeley St.), Boston, MA
Japanese Restaurant · South End · 85 tips and reviews
Thinking Cup is one of Boston bests.

6. Thinking Cup

8.9
Grandview, 165 Tremont St, Boston, MA
Café · Chinatown - Leather District · 369 tips and reviews
Scampo is one of Boston bests.

7. Scampo

8.1
215 Charles St, Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · West End · 58 tips and reviews
O Ya is one of Boston bests.

8. O Ya

8.4
9 East St (at East Pl), Boston, MA
Sushi Restaurant · Downtown Boston · 68 tips and reviews
Freedom Trail is one of Boston bests.

9. Freedom Trail

8.8
The Freedom Trail (btwn Tremont St & Essex St), Boston, MA
Hiking Trail · Downtown Boston · 78 tips and reviews
Barrington Coffee Roasting Company is one of Boston bests.

10. Barrington Coffee Roasting Company

346 Congress St (Farnsworth Street), Boston, MA
Coffee Shop · Seaport District · 105 tips and reviews
James Hook & Company is one of Boston bests.

11. James Hook & Company

9.0
440 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Boston · 91 tips and reviews
Best Of Boston is one of Boston bests.

12. Best Of Boston

6.0
1 Faneuil Hall Sq, Boston, MA
Gift Store · Downtown Boston · 4 tips and reviews
Modern Pastry Shop is one of Boston bests.

13. Modern Pastry Shop

8.5
263 Hanover St (btwn Cross & Richmond), Boston, MA
Pastry Shop · North End · 159 tips and reviews
Eastern Standard is one of Boston bests.

14. Eastern Standard

528 Commonwealth Ave (at Kenmore Square), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Kenmore · 304 tips and reviews
Boston Public Garden is one of Boston bests.

15. Boston Public Garden

9.6
9 Arlington St (btwn Beacon & Boylston St), Boston, MA
Garden · 200 tips and reviews
Myers + Chang is one of Boston bests.

16. Myers + Chang

8.6
1145 Washington St (at E Berkeley St), Boston, MA
Chinese Restaurant · South End · 215 tips and reviews
Gaslight Brasserie is one of Boston bests.

17. Gaslight Brasserie

560 Harrison Ave (at Waltham St.), Boston, MA
French Restaurant · South End · 150 tips and reviews
Quincy Market is one of Boston bests.

18. Quincy Market

8.8
1 Faneuil Hall Sq (btwn Clinton & Chatham), Boston, MA
Historic and Protected Site · Downtown Boston · 327 tips and reviews
The Liberty Hotel is one of Boston bests.

19. The Liberty Hotel

8.4
215 Charles St (at Fruit St), Boston, MA
Hotel · West End · 205 tips and reviews
Orinoco Kitchen is one of Boston bests.

20. Orinoco Kitchen

8.6
477 Shawmut Ave (at W Concord St), Boston, MA
Arepa Restaurant · South End · 36 tips and reviews
The Butcher Shop is one of Boston bests.

21. The Butcher Shop

8.7
552 Tremont St (Waltham St), Boston, MA
Gastropub · South End · 64 tips and reviews
Flour Bakery & Cafe is one of Boston bests.

22. Flour Bakery & Cafe

9.0
1595 Washington St (at Rutland St), Boston, MA
Bakery · South End · 143 tips and reviews
South End Open Market @ Ink Block is one of Boston bests.

23. South End Open Market @ Ink Block

8.7
375 Harrison Ave (at Traveler St), Boston, MA
Farmers Market · South End · 59 tips and reviews
Picco is one of Boston bests.

24. Picco

8.6
513 Tremont St (at E Berkeley St), Boston, MA
Pizzeria · South End · 174 tips and reviews
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is one of Boston bests.

25. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

8.9
280 Fenway, Boston, MA
Art Museum · Medical Center Area · 175 tips and reviews
Gourmet Dumpling House is one of Boston bests.

26. Gourmet Dumpling House

52 Beach St (at Harrison Ave), Boston, MA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown - Leather District · 183 tips and reviews
Sarma is one of Boston bests.

27. Sarma

9.3
249 Pearl St, Somerville, MA
Meze Restaurant · Winter Hill · 93 tips and reviews
Legal Harborside is one of Boston bests.

28. Legal Harborside

8.7
270 Northern Ave (Liberty Wharf), Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · Seaport District · 115 tips and reviews
Mooo.... is one of Boston bests.

29. Mooo....

7.9
15 Beacon St (btwn Bowdoin & Somerset), Boston, MA
Steakhouse · Beacon Hill · 74 tips and reviews
Tenoch is one of Boston bests.

30. Tenoch

8.9
3 Lewis St (Commercial St), Boston, MA
Mexican Restaurant · Waterfront · 44 tips and reviews
Row 34 is one of Boston bests.

31. Row 34

9.3
383 Congress St, Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · Seaport District · 184 tips and reviews
Beehive is one of Boston bests.

32. Beehive

8.8
541 Tremont St (btwn Clarendon & Berkeley St), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · South End · 256 tips and reviews
Banyan Bar + Refuge is one of Boston bests.

33. Banyan Bar + Refuge

8.2
553 Tremont St (Clarendon), Boston, MA
Asian Restaurant · South End · 32 tips and reviews
Coppa is one of Boston bests.

34. Coppa

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

35. Shepard

1 Shepard St, Cambridge, MA
French Restaurant · Neighborhood Nine · 15 tips and reviews
Oleana is one of Boston bests.

36. Oleana

9.3
134 Hampshire St (btwn Elm & Norfolk), Cambridge, MA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Inman Square · 130 tips and reviews
The Rose Kennedy Greenway is one of Boston bests.

37. The Rose Kennedy Greenway

9.3
Atlantic Ave. (btwn Causeway & Kneeland), Boston, MA
Park · Financial District · 39 tips and reviews

38. Emerging America - ICA

1 Marina Park Dr, Boston, MA
Theater · Seaport District · No tips or reviews
Zume's is one of Boston bests.

39. Zume's

7.0
223 Main St, Charlestown, MA
Coffee Shop · 39 tips and reviews
Yvonne's is one of Boston bests.

40. Yvonne's

9.2
2 Winter Pl (Winter + Tremont), Boston, MA
New American Restaurant · Downtown Boston · 84 tips and reviews
Mike's Pastry is one of Boston bests.

41. Mike's Pastry

8.5
300 Hanover St (btwn Parmenter & Prince St), Boston, MA
Pastry Shop · North End · 572 tips and reviews