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Historic Boston
The Constitution Inn is the ideal home base for exploring the city´s many year round and seasonal attractions.
-USS Constitution
-Freedom Trail
-Bunker Hill Monument
-Boston Museum of Fine Arts
-Museum of Science & Omni Theatre
-Biking, beaches, and boating nearby
-TD Banknorth Garden-Home of the Boston Bruins and Celtics
-Faneuil Hall / Quincy Marketplace
-New England Aquarium & IMAX Theater
-John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
-Boston Children´s Museum
-Local seasonal festivals, concerts and fairs
Local Eateries
TAVERN ON THE WATER 617.242.8040
Located on Pier 6, this small pub style restaurant offers the best views of Boston while you dine or relax after work. There´s a lunch menu of salads and sandwiches and a dinner menu of seafood, pasta and steak. During the summer, you can dine inside or outside on the roof deck. The outside bar serves grilled hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken sandwiches.
NAVY YARD BISTRO AND WINE BAR 617.242.0036
John Moore has opened a wonderful casual dining bistro in the Navy Yard featuring 18 different wines by the glass! The starters include beef skewers; scallops wrapped in bacon and baked brie with pear, candied walnuts and fruit, and assorted salads. Dinner entrees include crispy salmon, roasted chicken, double cut pork chop, pan roasted monkfish and eye steak. Price range is $11 to $24. Catering and private room for functions are also available.
MASS GENERAL CAFETERIA
Serves breakfast, lunch and supper. Cafeteria-style restaurant serves soup, salads and sandwiches, with daily pasta, meat and fish specials. Great coffee and breakfast rolls, muffins and bagels, all packaged in a surprisingly nice environment. Inexpensive.
STORE 24 DELI
Serves deli sandwiches, salads, coffee, bagels and muffins. The store is full service Store 24 with full liquor and wine store.
FINAGLE A BAGEL
Located across from Store 24 on 1st Avenue, serving over 15 varieties of freshly made bagels, soups, chowder and sandwiches. Featuring breakfast every morning from 6:30am-10:30am with egg and sausage, bacon and healthy eggs with vegetables and low fat cheese.
THE LOBSTER CAFE 617.242.1006
Located in Flagship Wharf, serves excellent made-to-order sandwiches, specialty soups and mescaline greens, cookies, biscotti and coffee. The Lobster Cafe also sells its all natural European style breads, gourmet cheese, pates, olives, crackers and chocolates. Catered dinners are available for pick up. Fine wines and a selection of beers including many offerings from area microbreweries are also available.
HOT OFF THE PRESS CAFE
On 1st Avenue, this new cafe features pressed sandwiches such as the North End sandwich, salad bar and breakfast specials, muffins and cinnamon coffee cake; coffee and lovely green tea in delicate silk bags. Catering is also available.
OLIVES 617.242.1999
Located in City Square just outside the Navy Yard gates, Olives has been Best of Boston three years in a row according to Boston Magazine´s annual ratings. Olives also earned top honors from the Zagat Survey, which rates restaurants in all major cities in the U.S. Reservations are not taken.
FIGS 617.242.2229
Formerly the site of Olives, this Main Street bistro serves gourmet pizza and Italian specialties at moderate prices. Operated by Oliva and Todd English, owners of Olives, see above.
CHOW THAI CAFE 617.242.5238
new to Charlestown, Chow Thai has quickly become a favorite among those with adventurous palates. All menu items are freshly made with hand chosen foods. One, two or three star preparations are available on the menu but those who like it hot may special order up to five star spicing. Reservations on Thursday, Friday and Saturday are suggested.
THE WARREN TAVERN 617.241-8142
Originally a Tavern with roots back to the late 1700´s, the Warren Tavern is lively most evenings as a place where neighbors and friends gather to eat casual food and visit over a cocktail or glass of wine. Saturday and Sunday brunches are fun. Live entertainment several nights a week.
PAOLO´S 617.242.7229
Located on Main Street, Paolo´s is closing in on its 1st anniversary of serving gourmet pizza (which is cooked in brick ovens fired by hardwood!) and other Northern Italian specialties Very nice ambiance with moderate prices. Beer and wine only.
TANGIERINO
Moroccan restaurant on Main Street, Charlestown featuring Moroccan spiced crab cakes, Foie Gras, chicken and lamb dishes, seven vegetable couscous, pan crisped duck breast, paella, oven roasted salmon and grilled sirloin with truffled whipped potatoes and more. Appealing atmosphere with traditional Moroccan decor. A must.
MEZE
Greek restaurant in City Square, Charlestown featuring native Greek cuisine in an upscale atmosphere; Greek salads, flat bread pizza, moussaka, baklava, stuffed grape leaves, rabbit stew that is slow cooked in a wood burning oven and wood grilled tenderloin beef in a mavrodaphne wine and black pepper sauce. Also featured is a Greek wine list and live Greek music.
The Constitution Inn is the ideal home base for exploring the city´s many year round and seasonal attractions.
-USS Constitution
-Freedom Trail
-Bunker Hill Monument
-Boston Museum of Fine Arts
-Museum of Science & Omni Theatre
-Biking, beaches, and boating nearby
-TD Banknorth Garden-Home of the Boston Bruins and Celtics
-Faneuil Hall / Quincy Marketplace
-New England Aquarium & IMAX Theater
-John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
-Boston Children´s Museum
-Local seasonal festivals, concerts and fairs
Local Eateries
TAVERN ON THE WATER 617.242.8040
Located on Pier 6, this small pub style restaurant offers the best views of Boston while you dine or relax after work. There´s a lunch menu of salads and sandwiches and a dinner menu of seafood, pasta and steak. During the summer, you can dine inside or outside on the roof deck. The outside bar serves grilled hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken sandwiches.
NAVY YARD BISTRO AND WINE BAR 617.242.0036
John Moore has opened a wonderful casual dining bistro in the Navy Yard featuring 18 different wines by the glass! The starters include beef skewers; scallops wrapped in bacon and baked brie with pear, candied walnuts and fruit, and assorted salads. Dinner entrees include crispy salmon, roasted chicken, double cut pork chop, pan roasted monkfish and eye steak. Price range is $11 to $24. Catering and private room for functions are also available.
MASS GENERAL CAFETERIA
Serves breakfast, lunch and supper. Cafeteria-style restaurant serves soup, salads and sandwiches, with daily pasta, meat and fish specials. Great coffee and breakfast rolls, muffins and bagels, all packaged in a surprisingly nice environment. Inexpensive.
STORE 24 DELI
Serves deli sandwiches, salads, coffee, bagels and muffins. The store is full service Store 24 with full liquor and wine store.
FINAGLE A BAGEL
Located across from Store 24 on 1st Avenue, serving over 15 varieties of freshly made bagels, soups, chowder and sandwiches. Featuring breakfast every morning from 6:30am-10:30am with egg and sausage, bacon and healthy eggs with vegetables and low fat cheese.
THE LOBSTER CAFE 617.242.1006
Located in Flagship Wharf, serves excellent made-to-order sandwiches, specialty soups and mescaline greens, cookies, biscotti and coffee. The Lobster Cafe also sells its all natural European style breads, gourmet cheese, pates, olives, crackers and chocolates. Catered dinners are available for pick up. Fine wines and a selection of beers including many offerings from area microbreweries are also available.
HOT OFF THE PRESS CAFE
On 1st Avenue, this new cafe features pressed sandwiches such as the North End sandwich, salad bar and breakfast specials, muffins and cinnamon coffee cake; coffee and lovely green tea in delicate silk bags. Catering is also available.
OLIVES 617.242.1999
Located in City Square just outside the Navy Yard gates, Olives has been Best of Boston three years in a row according to Boston Magazine´s annual ratings. Olives also earned top honors from the Zagat Survey, which rates restaurants in all major cities in the U.S. Reservations are not taken.
FIGS 617.242.2229
Formerly the site of Olives, this Main Street bistro serves gourmet pizza and Italian specialties at moderate prices. Operated by Oliva and Todd English, owners of Olives, see above.
CHOW THAI CAFE 617.242.5238
new to Charlestown, Chow Thai has quickly become a favorite among those with adventurous palates. All menu items are freshly made with hand chosen foods. One, two or three star preparations are available on the menu but those who like it hot may special order up to five star spicing. Reservations on Thursday, Friday and Saturday are suggested.
THE WARREN TAVERN 617.241-8142
Originally a Tavern with roots back to the late 1700´s, the Warren Tavern is lively most evenings as a place where neighbors and friends gather to eat casual food and visit over a cocktail or glass of wine. Saturday and Sunday brunches are fun. Live entertainment several nights a week.
PAOLO´S 617.242.7229
Located on Main Street, Paolo´s is closing in on its 1st anniversary of serving gourmet pizza (which is cooked in brick ovens fired by hardwood!) and other Northern Italian specialties Very nice ambiance with moderate prices. Beer and wine only.
TANGIERINO
Moroccan restaurant on Main Street, Charlestown featuring Moroccan spiced crab cakes, Foie Gras, chicken and lamb dishes, seven vegetable couscous, pan crisped duck breast, paella, oven roasted salmon and grilled sirloin with truffled whipped potatoes and more. Appealing atmosphere with traditional Moroccan decor. A must.
MEZE
Greek restaurant in City Square, Charlestown featuring native Greek cuisine in an upscale atmosphere; Greek salads, flat bread pizza, moussaka, baklava, stuffed grape leaves, rabbit stew that is slow cooked in a wood burning oven and wood grilled tenderloin beef in a mavrodaphne wine and black pepper sauce. Also featured is a Greek wine list and live Greek music.