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yumyum
May 4, 2008 09:18 AM
Hi baymom -- we get the "coming for 2 days where should I go" question a lot, so there is a post right at the top of the Boston board to sort of help orient you to our fair city. Be sure to read that. Then, in addition to the link Taralli sent below, where locals pointed another visitor to some favorites, be sure to remember the search function on the board -- type in "No Name" and see what people think. Abe and Louis, etc.
Looks like you will be visiting other cities on your trip ... those boards work the same way.
Have fun!
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One of the better restaurants in the down town area is Locke-Ober. It's a little pricey, but is a Boston institution and you can almost sense it's historical past when you walk in. The food is also very good. At the opposite end of the spectrum is Scampo. It's located in the Liberty Hotel, a cab ride away. Both places are run by Lydia Shire, one of Boston's legendary chefs and both might be hard to get into.
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Boston_Otter
May 3, 2008 05:17 PM
It partly depends on how touristy you are. When my family visited town, they considered a stop at Cheers to be absolutely essential, for example. If you're looking for that sort of 'famous' spot, that's one side of things. (For the record, Cheers is a very generic 80s/90s fern-bar sort of place)
If you just want some good local favorites downtown, that's another. Legal Seafood is fairly overpriced for what you get, but it's not a bad place to get New England seafood specialties.
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re: baymom
You'll find a lot written about Legal if you search this board. A bit controversial and the conventional wisdom is that 'it is not as good as it used to be' but I believe still a fine place to sample New England seafood. Different animals from the Gulf, try steamed clams, fried clams, lobster.
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