Guidebook for Boston

Alex & Rachel
Alex & Rachel
Guidebook for Boston

Essentials

Italian-style produce market (very small). Tell Albi what you'd like and he'll pick it out for you. If you don't see what you're looking for, there's more in the back, so just ask.
18 Parmenter St
18 Parmenter Street
Italian-style produce market (very small). Tell Albi what you'd like and he'll pick it out for you. If you don't see what you're looking for, there's more in the back, so just ask.
Small-to-medium grocery store.
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Going Bananas
65 Salem St
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Small-to-medium grocery store.
Medium grocery store - best bet for most items if you don't want to leave the North End. Also has a good beer and wine selection.
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Golden Goose
179 Commercial Street
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Medium grocery store - best bet for most items if you don't want to leave the North End. Also has a good beer and wine selection.
Nearest full-sized grocery store
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Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
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Nearest full-sized grocery store
Italian meats, cheeses and imports.
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Salumeria Italiana
151 Richmond St
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Italian meats, cheeses and imports.

Food Scene

Great bar menu for small bites and really good wines. The main menu is also excellent if you're looking for a fancier sit-down meal.
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Lucca
226 Hanover St
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Great bar menu for small bites and really good wines. The main menu is also excellent if you're looking for a fancier sit-down meal.
Standard bar food and beer right outside the apartment!
Rocco's Cucina & Bar
450 Commercial Street
Standard bar food and beer right outside the apartment!
Our favorite breakfast greasy spoon diner. Cash only, and gets busy on weekend brunch times, so go early.
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Anthony's Café
252 Commercial Street
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Our favorite breakfast greasy spoon diner. Cash only, and gets busy on weekend brunch times, so go early.
One of the classics.
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Regina Pizzeria
11 1/2 Thacher St
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One of the classics.
HUGE slices with interesting toppings.
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Ernesto's Pizza
69 Salem St
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HUGE slices with interesting toppings.
Get the steak and gorgonzola pizza. And the pizza ripiena (calzone) with ricotta, mushroom and sausage. They will blow your mind.
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Ducali Pizzeria & Bar
289 Causeway St
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Get the steak and gorgonzola pizza. And the pizza ripiena (calzone) with ricotta, mushroom and sausage. They will blow your mind.
Great cocktails and funky food offerings. Not in the North End, but highly recommended.
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jm Curley
21 Temple Pl
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Great cocktails and funky food offerings. Not in the North End, but highly recommended.
Yes, it's a hotel bar and a bit pricey, but it's pleasantly quiet and you can get the full menu in the lobby where you can relax on sofas and watch the harbor and coast guard boats.
Aragosta Bar and Bistro
3 Battery Wharf
Yes, it's a hotel bar and a bit pricey, but it's pleasantly quiet and you can get the full menu in the lobby where you can relax on sofas and watch the harbor and coast guard boats.
They have a few locations around Boston now, but this is the original. Good spot for coffee drinks, Wifi, and sitting and reading by the fireplace.
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Boston Common Coffee Co.
97 Salem St
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They have a few locations around Boston now, but this is the original. Good spot for coffee drinks, Wifi, and sitting and reading by the fireplace.
Delicious tacos and tortas (sandwiches). Excellent tiny spot for a quick lunch.
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Tenoch Mexican
24 Riverside Ave
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Delicious tacos and tortas (sandwiches). Excellent tiny spot for a quick lunch.
Great weekend brunch with $3 Bloody Marys and Mimosas. Get the North End breakfast poutine.
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Vinoteca di Monica
141-143 Richmond St
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Great weekend brunch with $3 Bloody Marys and Mimosas. Get the North End breakfast poutine.
Mainly a breakfast diner, but they also have a few Brazilian specialities. The fish stew is phenomenal!
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Theo's Cozy Corner Restaurant
162 Salem St
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Mainly a breakfast diner, but they also have a few Brazilian specialities. The fish stew is phenomenal!
Tasty seafood and a great raw bar selection.
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Mare Oyster Bar
3 Mechanic St
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Tasty seafood and a great raw bar selection.
Unique Peruvian-Italian fusion restaurant hidden in plain sight.
Taranta
210 Hanover St
Unique Peruvian-Italian fusion restaurant hidden in plain sight.

Drinks & Nightlife

Our favorite local spot for a quick drink and chat.
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Bacco Ristorante & Bar
107 Salem St
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Our favorite local spot for a quick drink and chat.
Awesome brunch. Awesome cocktails.
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Ward 8
90 N Washington St
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Awesome brunch. Awesome cocktails.

Sightseeing

One if by land, two if by sea.
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Старая Северная церковь
193 Salem St
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One if by land, two if by sea.
Old Ironsides. The cannon goes off every morning at 8am and every night at Sundown - you can hear it from the apartment, so you might as well see what all the noise is about.
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Музей корабля USS Constitution
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Old Ironsides. The cannon goes off every morning at 8am and every night at Sundown - you can hear it from the apartment, so you might as well see what all the noise is about.
See where Rachel's great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather lived. (Next to Rachel Revere square)
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Музей The Paul Revere House
19 N Square
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See where Rachel's great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather lived. (Next to Rachel Revere square)

Everything Else

Laundromat. Not as close as Virgilios Laundromat, but they have more machines.
Lavanderia
102 Prince St
Laundromat. Not as close as Virgilios Laundromat, but they have more machines.

Shopping

Unique selection of natural and small production wines. Knowledgeable staff and a fun space. Friday nights they usually do free tastings.
The Wine Bottega
341 Hanover St
Unique selection of natural and small production wines. Knowledgeable staff and a fun space. Friday nights they usually do free tastings.
Best bet for booze. Great selection, average prices.
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The Wild Duck
96 Salem St
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Best bet for booze. Great selection, average prices.
Get the ricotta pie with chocolate filling - something Mike's doesn't have.
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Modern Pastry.
257 Hanover St
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Get the ricotta pie with chocolate filling - something Mike's doesn't have.
Eclectic collection of wearables, decor and knick knacks.
Ensemble
2 Baldwin Pl
Eclectic collection of wearables, decor and knick knacks.