Boston recommendations
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Hoytis
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Walk down Newbury Street and you'll find lots of fun places, including Newbury Comics which has a ton of vinyl. Not far from Newbury there is also Nuggets, which I think is even better for used vinyl.
For food you definitely have to go to the North End (Little Italy). Can't go wrong with any of the restaurants in that part of town. Then definitely pick up some cannolis from either Mike's of Bova's.
For food you definitely have to go to the North End (Little Italy). Can't go wrong with any of the restaurants in that part of town. Then definitely pick up some cannolis from either Mike's of Bova's.
Dswankey
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The Bull & Finch on Beacon Street was the inspiration for the bar, that's the exterior whenever you see the show, it got so popular they eventually put up a "Cheers" sign outside to milk the tourists and eventually the name officially changed to "Cheers"
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Dswankey
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If you want some good Pizza check out Santarpio's it's outstanding, as for jazz clubs Cambridge has a handful whose names I can't remember now but they are all pretty centrally located.
Boston and the surrounding region has what are called Steak tips they're usually served with fries, great bar food filling too.
A place you might want to check out is "Fours" (named in honor of Bobby Orr) down by TD North Garden for the aforementioned tips
Boston and the surrounding region has what are called Steak tips they're usually served with fries, great bar food filling too.
A place you might want to check out is "Fours" (named in honor of Bobby Orr) down by TD North Garden for the aforementioned tips
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Thanks for refreshing my memory!
I second Newbury Comics, I always find something good there. There is also a Bang and Olufsen showroom at 233 Newbury St, Boston which is pretty interesting.
This is definitely a tourist trap, crowded and expensive. You're better off setting your sights on the Back Bay as @Hoytis suggests.
Also look for In Your Ear Records on Commonwealth Ave accessible via The Green Line (take a 'C' train) and stop into Legal Seafood at Copley Place, kind of iconic but honest and wholesome if you don't order the fried stuff and more realistically priced. Also, Cheapo Records, Central SQ in Cambridge, take the Red Line and Q Audio is on 5 Brookline St. nearby, then a few more stops up to Harvard Sq. Bustling and lots of Pub Grub around there and look for the Garage where you'll find another Newbury Comics and Audio Lab which is the oldest established hifi store you'll find anywhere around here; it's seen it's better days but depending on the day of the week it can be a treasure trove of "real" vintage hifi gear. Nearby at 144 Auburn St. you'll find Planet Records.
Are you limited to Boston? How about a day trip to Lawrence, an hour or so to the northwest? Visit Holt Hill Audio (best to let them know when you're coming) and get some decent ceviche and a pisco cocktail at, say, Sazon Peru. I don't think you'll find that at Faneuil Hall.
There is an MBTA commuter rail that goes to Lawrence, and major highways. Both options may be, um, eye-opening, if you're accustomed to real public transit systems or real highways, but they'll get you there.
There is an MBTA commuter rail that goes to Lawrence, and major highways. Both options may be, um, eye-opening, if you're accustomed to real public transit systems or real highways, but they'll get you there.
Boston is having a real fiasco now with two subway lines out of service and seeming everyday problems with surface trains. Hopefully your hotel is close to your conference and/or all the decades worth of delayed maintenance work is done by time you get here! 
Dswankey
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Wow!!! Cheapo records that's a blast to the memory that they are still open is very cool!!
In that case, all I got is South Street Diner. Possibly best experienced after a pub crawl has gotten you to "last call", and you become aware that there is pretty much nowhere else in the entire state to get anything to eat. Likelihood of seeing some interesting characters is pretty high. (And I mean that in a good way, despite my derision for Boston in general.)
Now that I think about it, Les Zygomates might be worth checking out for dinner and hopefully some live jazz. But there's really no shortage of interesting restaurants to enjoy before last call.
Good. Also the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Is the Victoria Diner still there?...where all the fire buffs and newspaper workers used to hang out?
I remember that place being full of "local color"
I remember that place being full of "local color"
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