There is far more to eating
in Boston than its image as
"Beantown" might
suggest. Above all, there's
the
seafood ,
especially lobsters, scrod
(a generic term for young,
white-fleshed fish), clams
(served steamed and dipped
in butter, or as creamy
chowder) and oysters (some
of the world's best come
fresh daily from Wellfleet
and other Cape Cod spots).
You could base a day's tour
of the different
neighborhoods around the
foods on offer: breakfast in
the cafés of
Beacon Hill
; lunch in the food plazas
of
Quincy Market or
The
Garage on JFK Street in
Cambridge, or dim sum in
Chinatown
; for dinner, a budget
Indian
restaurant in Cambridge, an
Italian
place around Hanover Street
in the North End, or
expensive seafood
overlooking the Harbor.
The central aisle of Quincy
Market , lined with
restaurants and brasseries,
is superb for all kinds of
takeaways, including fresh
clams and lobster, ethnic
dishes, fruit cocktails and
cookies (all over the city,
you'll find marvelous
chocolate and ice cream),
which you can buy from
different vendors and eat in
the central seating area.
Chinatown, where
restaurants stay open until
2 or 3am, is the best place
for late-night eating.
Boston
restaurants
The Blue Diner 150 Kneeland
St tel 617/695-0087. Classic
restored Fifties diner with
lively jukebox, slowly
inching its way upmarket but
with excellent traditional
and unpretentious American
food. Open till 4am on
weekends. Buzzy's ...
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Cambridge
restaurants
Bombay Club 57 JFK St,
second floor, Harvard Square
tel 617/661-8100. One of the
very best of Cambridge's
many Indian restaurants,
with a good-value lunch
buffet. Cambridge Sail Loft
1 Memorial Drive, Kendall
Square tel...
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