DK Travel : Boston

“The Hub,” “Beantown,” “Baaahstin” – call it what you will, New England’s largest city exists to be explored. Its colonial-era architecture, vibrant seafaring heritage, and irrepressible Yankee character make it one of the country’s most distinctive locales. Yet for all its big-city amenities – world-class restaurants, museums, and shops – Boston remains surprisingly compact and eminently walkable.

Judith Dowling Asian Art

More of a gallery than an antique shop, Judith Dowling carries superlative Asian pieces, ranging from 17th-century Japanese Buddhist figurines to exquisite ceramics.
Julien

Crisp formality characterizes this sumptuous, traditional French restaurant. Think roasted rack of lamb crusted with Niçoise olives. Excellent wine list also.
Jumbo Seafood

Outstanding Guandong-style seafood and perfect treatment of whole fish Hunan-style. Most dishes with hot pickles and mustards are exceptional (see Jumbo Seafood).
Jumbo Seafood

Replicating the complex seafood cuisine of China’s Guandong province isn’t easy in Boston, but Jumbo manages to import the requisite dried shrimp and jellyfish, gets hold of specialties such as sea squirt, and buys wonderfully fresh seafood from the boats on Fish Pier.
Kendall

An artist-architect couple transformed this century-old Cambridge firehouse into a boutique hotel. The 65 spacious rooms are decorated with firehouse memorabilia and antiques.
Kenmore Square

Largely dominated by Boston University, Kenmore Square is now being transformed from a student ghetto into an extension of upmarket Back Bay, losing some of its funky character but gaining élan in the process. As the public transportation gateway to Fenway Park, the square swarms with baseball fans and sidewalk vendors, rather than students, on game days. The most prominent landmark of the square is the CITGO sign, its 5,878 glass tubes pulsing with red, white, and blue neon from dusk until midnight. Time magazine designated this sign an “objet d’heart” because it was so beloved by Bostonians that they prevented its dismantling in 1983.
Kim’s Fashion Design

Designer Kim Pham has been creating timeless ready-to-wear and custom-tailored Asian fashion for more than two decades. Embroidered silks are a specialty. Also the place to get scarves and bags.
King & I

No surprises here, just savory, well-priced Thai staples.
King Fung Garden

Mongolian hot pots are the big draw in this modest restaurant with a decor straight out of 1960s Taipei.
Kingfish Hall

The first floor of this trendy fish restaurant hosts a dynamic bar scene replete with preening singles. Appropriately, one of the house cocktails is a “flirtini”.

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