All Star Sandwich Bar

Located in Cambridge, the All Star Sandwich Bar serves up delicious classic and innovative sandwiches, including the famous Atomic Meatloaf Meltdown. Additionally, the menu features soups, salads, chili and more.

• Web:

  allstarsandwichbar.com

• E-mail:

  feedme@allstarsandwichbar.com

• Address:

  1245 Cambridge Street, Cambridge

• Phone:

  +1 617 868 3065

• Opening hours:

  Mon–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri & Sat 11am–10pm, Sun 11am–8pm

• Subway:

  Red Line: Central Square T-Stop

Chart House Restaurant

The Chart House has been serving up delicious seafood with a beautiful waterfront view since the 1960s, when it opened shop in one of Boston's oldest still-functioning buildings. With dozens of locations around the country, its success is undeniable and no surprise at all.

• Web:

  www.chart-house.com/location/chart-house-boston-ma

• Address:

  60 Long Wharf, Boston

• Phone:

  +1 617 227 1576

• Opening hours:

  Sun–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri & Sat 11am–10pm

• Subway:

  North station, take the orange line 2 stops.

Chinatown Cafe

A Chinatown gem, this cafe serves Cantonese-style cuisine in an unpretentious cafeteria-style setting. The congee (rice porridge with meat) comes especially highly recommended, but you can't go wrong with any selection on their varied menu.

• Address:

  262 Harrison Avenue, Chinatown, Boston

• Phone:

  +1 617 695 9888

• Opening hours:

  Daily 10:30am–8:30pm

• Subway:

  Orange Line to New England Medical Center, Silver Line to Herald Street

Grotto

You'll have to go underground to find this beautiful Italian restaurant. They offer a fixed-price three-course meal every night, perfect for a romantic date night. Let the expert chefs choose and prepare your meal for you, and you will surely not regret it.

• Web:

  www.grottorestaurant.com

• E-mail:

  grottorestaurant@aol.com

• Address:

  37 Bowdoin Street, Boston

• Phone:

  +1 617 227 3434

• Opening hours:

  Sun–Thu 5pm–9pm, Fri & Sat 5pm–10pm

• Subway:

  Green & Blue Lines: Government Center

Legal Sea Foods

Boston’s most famous seafood chain is the place to go for a cup of New England clam chowder or other specialty seafood dishes. Legal’s clam chowder is so good it has been served at every presidential inauguration since 1981.

• Web:

  www.legalseafoods.com/locations/boston-long-wharf

• Address:

  255 State Street, Boston

• Phone:

  +1 617 742 5300

• Opening hours:

  Sun–Thu 11am–10pm, Fri & Sat 11am–11pm

• Subway:

  Aquarium

Mistral

Chef Jamie Mammano’s fashionable restaurant not only offers the best French Mediterranean cuisine in the city (with creative New American influences), but also one of its hottest bars. Mistral is deservedly renowned as one of Boston's very best restaurants.

• Web:

  mistralbistro.com

• E-mail:

  eflaherty@chgboston.com

• Address:

  223 Columbus Avenue, Back Bay, Boston

• Phone:

  +1 617 867 9300

• Opening hours:

  Sun–Thu 5:30pm–9pm, Fri & Sat 5:30pm–10pm

• Subway:

  Back Bay

Bukowski Tavern

With alternative music and indie rock blaring from the speakers from opening until closing time and the city’s best selection of draft beer, this is one of the few bars where the alternative and the intellectual come to mingle.

• Web:

  bukowski-tavern.com

• E-mail:

  bukowskitavern@yahoo.com

• Address:

  50 Dalton Street, Back Bay, Boston

• Phone:

  +1 617 437 9999

• Opening hours:

  Mon–Thu 4pm–1am, Fri–Sun noon–1am

• Subway:

  Hyne’s Convention Center

Cask’n Flagon

Located right outside the legendary Fenway Park, sports fans of all stripes come to share pitchers of beer and cheer for their favorite team. Game day is obviously the best time to come, but any day you choose to visit you are sure to find a crowd.

• Web:

  casknflagon.com

• Address:

  62 Brookline Avenue, Fenway

• Phone:

  +1 617 536 4840

• Opening hours:

  Sun-Wed 11am-1am, Thu-Sat 11am-2am

• Subway:

  Yawkey

Cheers Boston

Visit the iconic neighborhood bar that inspired the setting of the world famous and much beloved TV series Cheers. The bar serves wholesome food and drinks, hosts several live events and welcomes children until 10pm.

• Web:

  cheersboston.com

• E-mail:

  info@cheersboston.com

• Address:

  84 Beacon Street, Boston

• Phone:

  +1 617 227 9605

• Opening hours:

  Sun–Wed 11am–9pm, Thu–Sat 11am–10pm

• More info:

  Children allowed until 10pm, then only 21+

• Subway:

  MBTA Green Line to Arlington

Clerys

With its signature classy but laid-back atmosphere for which it was voted "Best in Boston" for neighborhood bars, Clerys, a spacious Back Bay institution, draws an after-work crowd looking to take advantage of cheap Happy Hour drink specials.

• Web:

  www.clerysboston.com

• E-mail:

  clerys@irishconnection.com

• Address:

  113 Dartmouth Street, Boston

• Phone:

  +1 617 262 9874

• Opening hours:

  Tue–Thu 4pm–midnight, Fri 4pm–2am, Sat noon–2am, Sun at noon for football games

• Subway:

  Back Bay

Hava Nightclub

Originally, the ladies' lounge and orchestra area of the Wilbur Theater, Hava Nightclub is today one of the city's most sophisticated and exclusive nightclubs, attracting large groups of partygoers to its chick interior.

• Web:

  www.havaboston.com

• Address:

  246 Tremont South, Boston

• Phone:

  +1 617 695 2250

• Opening hours:

  Thu–Sat 10:30pm–2am

• More info:

  Formerly known as Cure Lounge

• Subway:

  Boylston Station

House of Blues Boston

The House of Blues is one of the country's premier concert venues, achieving almost legendary status among music fans and hosting major national and international acts. It's also a great place to grab dinner from Thursday to Saturday.

• Web:

  www.houseofblues.com/boston

• Address:

  15 Lansdown Street, Boston

• Phone:

  +1 888 693 2583

• Opening hours:

  4pm–10pm on show nights, Restaurant is open 2 hours before the Red Sox games

• Subway:

  Green line: Kenmore Square

Barismo

This European-style cafe has no seats and no tables. What it does have is fresh, delicious coffee, and friendly baristas who are masters at their craft. The strive to support sustainable coffee production around the world.

• Web:

  www.instagram.com/barismocoffee

• E-mail:

  info@barismo.com

• Address:

  171 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington

• Phone:

  +1 339 368 7300

• Opening hours:

  Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm

• More info:

  Second location at 364 Broadway in Cambridge

• Subway:

  Orange line: Massachusetts Avenue

Café de Boston

Fresh ingredients are at the heart of this cafe's breakfast and lunch menus. Enjoy one of their pastries, which are made fresh daily, or grab a bite from their Mediterranean meze bar to complement your specialty coffee.

• Web:

  www.cafedeboston.com

• E-mail:

  catering@cafedeboston.com

• Address:

  75 Federal Street, Boston

• Phone:

  +1 617 251 6670

• Opening hours:

  Daily 7am–5pm

• Subway:

  Orange Line from State Street

Caffè Paradiso

This family-run, authentic Italian cafe has been serving Boston's North End since 1962. Their menu consists not only of coffee but also gelato and other delicious desserts, in addition to martinis, beer and wine.

• E-mail:

  caffeparadisoboston@yahoo.com

• Address:

  255 Hanover Street, North End, Boston

• Phone:

  +1 617 742 1768

• Opening hours:

  Daily 7am–2am

• Subway:

  Orange & Green Lines: North Station

Caffe Vittoria

Renowned as the first Italian cafe in Boston, and largely considered to serve the best cappuccino in the North End, Vittoria is a first-class coffeehouse with a loyal clientele and fabulous desserts, to boot.

• Web:

  www.caffevittoria.com

• E-mail:

  info@vittoriacaffe.com

• Address:

  290-296 Hanover Street, North End, Boston

• Phone:

  +1 617 227 7606

• Opening hours:

  Daily 8am–midnight

• Subway:

  Haymarket

Florentine Cafe

Take a lunch or dinner break from exploring the Freedom Trail at this eatery that has been serving up Italian fare and Old World charm to Boston's North End for over 70 years, becoming a neighborhood institution.

• Web:

  www.cafeflorentine.com

• E-mail:

  info@florentinecafe.com

• Address:

  333 Hanover Street, Boston

• Phone:

  +1 617 227 1777

• Opening hours:

  Mon–Wed 2pm–12:45am, Thu & Fri noon–12:45am, Sat 11am–12:45am, Sun 10am–12:45am

• Subway:

  Haymarket station

Flour Bakery & Cafe

With four locations in the Boston/Cambridge area, you're never too far away from a sweet treat or savory salad or sandwich. Flour has been featured in Food & Wine magazine among several other prominent publications.

• Web:

  www.flourbakery.com

• Address:

  1595 Washington Street, Boston

• Phone:

  +1 617 267 4300

• Opening hours:

  Mon–Fri 7am–7pm, Sat & Sun 8am–6pm

• More info:

  Additional locations at 131 Clarendon Street (Back Bay), 12 Farnsworth Street (Fort Point Channel), and 190 Massachusetts Avenue (Cambridge)