458830 Fri Nov 09 04:39:00 -0800 2007 10 12 Boston Area 0 3109523 We, my husband and I, are heading into Boston for a quick getaway - an overnight stay at the Westin Copley Place - next Saturday. I have some ideas for dinner but have got absolutely nothing for lunch. Anyone have any ideas? Lunch - Walking distance from the hotel would be good but T accessible would work too. Something fun, good food, good beer/cocktails. I figure we'll just be walking around town, so anything from Copley Place to the North End would work. Dinner - My ideas are: Prezza (been), Taranta (been), Sorrellina (never been) and Icuras (never been, got the idea from the recent Grotto/Icuras thread). Price not a factor although I'd like to keep it from being ridiculous, love italian (that's obvious), looking for great food and great wine. Which would you pick and why? Thanks! Fri Nov 09 04:39:00 -0800 2007 141534 shines 1 3109549 Tapeo on Newbury. Fri Nov 09 04:55:34 -0800 2007 3109523 124622 Spiritchaser 2 3110131 I dont think they do lunch, do they? Fri Nov 09 08:36:56 -0800 2007 3109549 43893 C. Hamster 3 3110256 Saturday yes, all others, no. Fri Nov 09 09:01:47 -0800 2007 3110131 124622 Spiritchaser 4 3110331 Too bad. Tnx Fri Nov 09 09:23:14 -0800 2007 3110256 43893 C. Hamster 1 3109740 i'd do the Parish Cafe for lunch. great sandwiches Fri Nov 09 06:38:04 -0800 2007 3109523 90360 cambridgeMike 1 3109874 Four blocks south of your hotel on Tremont St. is Aquitaine, a very good French bistro that has a great brunch and is a particularly good deal on Saturday. www.aquitaineboston.com Fri Nov 09 07:29:53 -0800 2007 3109523 11052 BBHound 1 3110314 Atlantic Fish Co. Haru - new sushi Bouchee- French Fri Nov 09 09:20:03 -0800 2007 3109523 98578 Kate Sylvester 1 3110373 All of the above sound good. For lunch, it'd be fun to wonder around the North End. My picks are Rabia's, 73 Salem st., and Limoncello, 190 North st. For dinner, directly across from your hotel, is Sorellina, up-scale Italian: pretty dining room, wonderful food, seamless sevice. Fri Nov 09 09:35:13 -0800 2007 3109523 50596 lorpa 1 3110669 Abe & Louie's makes a damn good burger. Sit at the bar, have a few drinks, have a burger... Fri Nov 09 10:57:54 -0800 2007 3109523 16490 Bostonbob3 1 3114530 Many on this group don't like Tapeo on Newbury. I'm with spiritchaser for adoring it for Spanish tapas. In the summer, it's great for people watching from a sidewalk table, though it'll probably be packed in next weekend. Parish Cafe is decent, but I don't know that I'd think of that as a destination type place. If you're looking to stay convenient to the Westin Copley, the northern-most reaches of the South End isnt that long of a walk away. There's the Butcher Shop and B&G Oysters, for instance, if some No. 9 Park type food is to your taste. The list is endless if you're T-willing. For good Italian, the first thoughts would include Grotto and Panificio in Beacon Hill, choose-your-poison in the North End (http://www.chowhound.com/topics/448599 is an excellent recent survey), and Trattoria Toscana in the Fens. Sun Nov 11 07:36:49 -0800 2007 3109523 14650 Dr.Jimbob