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Boston Area Food/Beer Recs
Posted on 8/31/16 at 9:29 am
Posted on 8/31/16 at 9:29 am
Looking at a trip to Boston in October.
Any restaurant or local beer/brewery recommendations?
I tried searching the board, but searching for "Boston" turns up a few hundred smoker threads.
TIA
Any restaurant or local beer/brewery recommendations?
I tried searching the board, but searching for "Boston" turns up a few hundred smoker threads.
TIA
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Posted on 8/31/16 at 9:30 am to Fatty Magoo
Trillium
The Sam Adams Tour is pretty neat.
The Sam Adams Tour is pretty neat.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 9:37 am to Fatty Magoo
Go to travel board or search for Boston . Abita gave me a bunch of ideas when we went in June .
Posted on 8/31/16 at 9:40 am to Fatty Magoo
Went last August... only spent a few days, but had a great time.
Downtown area, I'd recommend the Tip Tap Room.
Cambridge area, hit up Lord Hobo.
Downtown area, I'd recommend the Tip Tap Room.
Cambridge area, hit up Lord Hobo.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 9:40 am to J Murdah
Harpoon was much better . Travel to Woburn and go to lord hobo tour and it's as much free beer as you can drink .
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:27 am to Fatty Magoo
Got your e-mail, responded with the guide I wrote. But I can defintely help with the beer and food recs too.
J Murdah is good people, and he's right about Trillium. But I would HIGHLY recommend skipping the Sam Adams tour. Harpoon is much easier to get to, the beer is better, and they have homemade pretzels with dipping sauces made from the beer.
Other breweries of note: Aeronaut, Night Shift, Dorchester Brewing Company (brand new spot - pretty legit), Lord Hobo, and Idle Hands.
If you like Cider, there's also Bantam and Down East.
Oh, and for Trillium - try to get out to the one in Canton. The one in Boston is small and they don't actually have a tap room. You can only fill growlers and buy bottles/cans. The one in Canton is new and amazing.
J Murdah is good people, and he's right about Trillium. But I would HIGHLY recommend skipping the Sam Adams tour. Harpoon is much easier to get to, the beer is better, and they have homemade pretzels with dipping sauces made from the beer.
Other breweries of note: Aeronaut, Night Shift, Dorchester Brewing Company (brand new spot - pretty legit), Lord Hobo, and Idle Hands.
If you like Cider, there's also Bantam and Down East.
Oh, and for Trillium - try to get out to the one in Canton. The one in Boston is small and they don't actually have a tap room. You can only fill growlers and buy bottles/cans. The one in Canton is new and amazing.
This post was edited on 8/31/16 at 10:49 am
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:27 am to robins08
I like free beer!
What about restaurants? Gonna hit up the usual review spots but I'm always open to personal recommendations.
What about restaurants? Gonna hit up the usual review spots but I'm always open to personal recommendations.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 10:35 am to Fatty Magoo
quote:
What about restaurants? Gonna hit up the usual review spots but I'm always open to personal recommendations.
Almost any of these are on my guide, but for the sake of discussion here:
Neptune Oyster Bar
B&G Oyster
Aquitaine
Metropolis
Gaslight
Row 34
Toro
Eastern Standard
Table Season to Taste (make a reservation now)
Posted on 8/31/16 at 11:25 am to Fatty Magoo
Abitas' restaurant list is spot on , go to Chinatown and eat some Asian . Also visit a grocery store in chinatowm . Pretty cool , even saw live crawfish ...
Posted on 8/31/16 at 11:27 am to AbitaFan08
quote:I trust your judgement. When I traveled to Boston a few years ago I wasn't quite into the craft beer scene so I went to a familiar place. It is a bit of a walk after the subway ride.
But I would HIGHLY recommend skipping the Sam Adams tour. Harpoon is much easier to get to, the beer is better, and they have homemade pretzels with dipping sauces made from the beer.
I also tried several Lobster rolls, because Boston, and I do not recommend if you are from the South. I might be in the minority on that though, they tasted terrible
This post was edited on 8/31/16 at 11:31 am
Posted on 8/31/16 at 11:31 am to J Murdah
quote:
I also tried several Lobster rolls, because Boston, and I do not recommend if you are from the South. I might be in the minority on that though, they tasted terrible
To each their own, I guess. I mean, I don't eat them often, but it's definitely something you have to try when you're up here.This post was edited on 8/31/16 at 11:33 am
Posted on 8/31/16 at 11:33 am to AbitaFan08
Are they typically served cold?
Posted on 8/31/16 at 11:34 am to AbitaFan08
Giacomos and Neptune in the North End for food
Trillium and Nightshift for breweries
O and Mikes or Modern Pastry for dessert
Trillium and Nightshift for breweries
O and Mikes or Modern Pastry for dessert
This post was edited on 8/31/16 at 11:35 am
Posted on 8/31/16 at 11:35 am to J Murdah
quote:
Are they typically served cold?
Ah, I see the problem here.
There are hot lobster rolls and cold lobster rolls. The cold ones are made with a mayo base - not my favorite.
But the hot lobster rolls are where it's at. Warm lobster meat covered in melted butter on a fresh roll. Hard to beat it.
So, basically what I'm saying is, you blew it.
This post was edited on 8/31/16 at 11:38 am
Posted on 8/31/16 at 12:16 pm to AbitaFan08
Great recommendations, people. Thanks!
Already was planning to hit up Neptune Oyster Bar, and was probably going to seek out Union Oyster House for history's sake. And I'm intrigued by Toro and Table Season to Taste, going to look some more into them.
But I definitely do want to try a lobster roll... Sounds like I need to try one hot and one cold. Where is "the place" to try them?
Already was planning to hit up Neptune Oyster Bar, and was probably going to seek out Union Oyster House for history's sake. And I'm intrigued by Toro and Table Season to Taste, going to look some more into them.
But I definitely do want to try a lobster roll... Sounds like I need to try one hot and one cold. Where is "the place" to try them?
Posted on 8/31/16 at 12:17 pm to Fatty Magoo
quote:
But I definitely do want to try a lobster roll... Sounds like I need to try one hot and one cold. Where is "the place" to try them?
The aforementioned Neptune Oyster House.
Table Season to Taste is amazing. My friend is actually the EC. He came in 4th place on the last season of Top Chef, which was really fun to watch. But really, if you're going to want to go there, make reservations ASAP. It's a really small place and it books pretty far in advance.
And Toro is out of this world too - Jamie Bissonnette (EC/part owner) is a James Beard Award winner.
This post was edited on 8/31/16 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 8/31/16 at 1:07 pm to AbitaFan08
quote:
Neptune Oyster Bar
This place has the best seafood I've ever eaten. It's fantastic.
The deal here is they don't take over the phone reservations so you have to put your name down in person. It's usually about an hour wait or so depending on when you're planning on eating. What we did is put our name down and then walked down the street to a bar and had a couple of drinks when they called us to let us know the table was ready.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 1:08 pm to Fatty Magoo
quote:
But I definitely do want to try a lobster roll... Sounds like I need to try one hot and one cold. Where is "the place" to try them?
Neptune Oyster serves a hot lobster roll and it's fantastic.
Posted on 8/31/16 at 1:36 pm to gatorhata9
Sounds like I have to try lobster roll from Neptune. But if it really is an elite seafood place, I don't want to just eat one thing... What other items have y'all had there that are worth noting?
This post was edited on 8/31/16 at 1:37 pm
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