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“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.
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American soul food (cornbread, collard greens, ribs, and barbecue) served with a healthy side of live jazz draws a stylish crowd.
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Mediterranean cooking by way of Brazil results in lively, spicy fare such as crispy red snapper marinated in vanilla and oregano.
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Seven dealers run this bi-level space filled with dozens of 19th-century Japanese woodblocks and Impressionist landscape paintings.
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On weekends this watering hole is packed both inside and outside in the garden – it’s a typical beer-drinking, South Boston singles scene. Modern pub food hits a fairly high mark.
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This cavernous brew pub specializes in lighter American ales and serves giant plates of ribs and chicken that can easily feed two ravenous Red Sox fans.
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Don your Red Sox cap and sip a light Fenway Pale at Beer Works (see Boston Beer Works).
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Top brand liquors and an extensive martini menu set BBC apart from less swanky pool halls. Clientele ranges from fraternity boys to young lawyers.
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Energetic crowds cheer this ice hockey team at the Fleet Center.
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The Celts keep basketball playoff dreams alive at the Fleet Center.
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This synagogue testifies to the area’s former vibrancy as Boston’s first predominantly Jewish quarter. The congregation was founded in 1903 by immigrants from Vilna, Lithuania. While services are no longer held here, there are plans to rededicate the synagogue as a Jewish cultural center.
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