Thursday, August 12, 2010

#18 The North End


The North End
Between 1-93 and the Harbor, and Causeway St and Atlantic Ave.

Travel: MBTA Orange or Green Line T to Haymarket.

Cost: Whatever you spend!

Famous streets: Salem St and Hanover St. (aka most touristy) Salem St is Pictured.

So the North End is also known as Boston's Little Italy, and is actually one of the oldest neighborhoods. This neighborhood has got it all, history, shopping, and most of all Food! The restaurants in this area are mostly Italian (shocking!) and they all vary in price range and menu as well. One of my favorite places is La Famiglia Gorgio, this is a family owned restuarant thats portion size encourages sharing between family and friends. This is a great date night location, hint hint.

The North End is home to some great local botiques that have a real interesting selection of clothing. There is one jewelry store that my mother absolutely loves right on the corner of Salem St. Depending on where you go, but most stores are reasonably priced, and can provide some real interesting conversation pieces.

This North End also has some great stops for pre or post dinner snacks, with the most famous being Mikes Pastry's. They have some nationwide famous Cannolis, definitely worth the mayhem and wait that always comes from the tourists. This is also home to some of the best gelato in town, instead of course ice cream.

The North End has a lot of Italy in a very condense area, making it quite a delicious experience.

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