We%26#39;re attending a function at 415 Summer Stree, The Boston Convention Center, on Saturday evening, Any suggestions for dinner in the area (aside from Pier 4 or Jimmy%26#39;s - done that). Would love to park only once if possible!
Dinner near the Boston Convention Center
Funny--I heard both those restaurants were either closed on on their way out anyhow.....
Sorry--I haven%26#39;t been in that area to dine in a while....
Dinner near the Boston Convention CenterHi Northbound,
Do yourself a favor and get over to the Langham Hotel to ';Julien%26#39;s'; restaurant if you can! It%26#39;s the most beautiful dining room in all of Boston, I%26#39;m not kidding you. I just got in the door from meeting friends for dinner there tonight. It%26#39;s absolutely incredible french cuisine, I just loved it. Check out the menu online if you get the chance to see what I mean. It%26#39;s positively wonderful there! It%26#39;s a hop skip and a jump from the Boston Convention Center by taxi, you could just leave the car there and hop in a taxi if you want. It%26#39;s basically nothing to get to from the Center, or even walk if it%26#39;s nice weather like we%26#39;ve been having, that%26#39;s how close it is.
Or if you don%26#39;t want to get all ';dressed up to the nines'; you can always go to Southie to Cafe Porto Bello at 672 East Broadway. It%26#39;s ';Southie%26#39;s Own Antonio%26#39;s'; (like the best kept secret on Cambridge St.!) The food is unbelievable and it%26#39;s a cute little tiny place that you%26#39;d walk by if you drove up E. Broadway! You know how those little ';hole in the walls'; are always really good? Well this is one of them! Some times the line is out the door, you just have to time it right that%26#39;s all! Call and see how it looks for a table, I don%26#39;t think they take reservations, or else I never saw them taking them. It%26#39;s first ones in and the rest wait!
You won%26#39;t want to go to Jimmy%26#39;s or Anthony%26#39;s Pier 4, they%26#39;re not what they used to be any way and they haven%26#39;t been that great in years. Another possibility that%26#39;s extremely good is Venezia%26#39;s but it%26#39;s a further ride on the southeast expressway for you, it%26#39;s up to you, (it%26#39;s your call!) Here%26#39;s the Venezia%26#39;s menu and directions:
http://www.venezia-onthewater.com
There%26#39;s always seafood or steak you know right on L St. in Southie about a 1/2 mile from the Convention Center. Up on the right hand side on L Street from Summer St. is the ';Original Kelly%26#39;s Landing 2'; at 81 L Street, they have really really good seafood and steak with great prices! www.originalkellyslanding2.com
Good luck you%26#39;ll manage around that area, You%26#39;ll be surprised!
Northbound,
If you do end up going to Cafe Porto Bello? From the Convention Center you can walk it if you have time. I walked from South Station up Summer St to Southie for 15 years,it%26#39;s nothing because it%26#39;s only 2 miles. So from the Convention Center it would be less of a walk.
From the Center go straight all the way past it until you cross the bridge which you%26#39;ll sometimes see the Cruise ships there this time of year at Black Falcon Terminal. You%26#39;ll pass the Boston Edison/NSTAR building and you can%26#39;t miss it. The next corner will be Murphy%26#39;s Pub keep walking up to the set of lights that you%26#39;ll see. This is East Broadway and L St. Take a right and go past Osco Drug and a few blocks up on the right across from Jone%26#39;s will be Cafe Porto Bello%26#39;s. You might even pass it because it%26#39;s a little tiny brick place.
http://www.cafeportobelloonline.com
There is nothing near the Convention Center
Check out Downtown and Park at the Boston Common Garage under the Boston Common for short $$
There are several nice restaurants near there such as #9 Park,The Federalist,Parkers Restaurant at the Omni Parker House which invented the Boston Creme Pie. Ruth%26#39;s Chris Steak House is accross the street from the Parker House. You can take a taxi to the convention center from the HOtel for only $6.00. Plus spending time around that area you will really experience Boston.
On weekends, the max daily rate in the garage near South Station is $10 (I always called it the Chinatown Garage). It%26#39;s on the corner of Essex St and the Surface Road. From there, you could take the new Silver Line from South Station to the convention center and back. One of my favorite restaurants is located within walking distance of South Station... the Barking Crab... located on the Fort Point Channel on Sleeper St. It%26#39;s casual seafood served ';dockside';... especially nice if the weather is suitable for outside dining. There are plenty of other restaurants in the South Station area, and Chinatown is practically across the street.
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