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Route 1-stop shop: Where to grab lobster rolls, local beer and more entering Maine
Maine Beer Café is a convenient stop for burgers, dogs, lobster rolls, local beers and more in the southern tip of Maine.
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Grab a bite and see a show in a Mass. tavern that dates to 1740
The immediate Boston area can get pretty congested, but once you head west of Boston (and especially past Interstate 495), the landscape begins to change quite a bit, from busy city streets to leafy suburbs to wide open spaces where homes and streetlights are few and far between. And you really don’t have to go far to get a taste…
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A unique combo: A sports bar and Chinese restaurant in Mass.
Chinese-American food and sports on TV pair perfectly at The China, an eclectic watering hole just south of Boston.
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Bar spotlight: A little bit of Key West in Boston's southern suburbs
The weather in New England can be brutal in the winter, which is why a little escapism can be good for the soul, even if it’s just hanging out for an hour or two in a Florida-style watering hole such as Johnny Kono’s Bar & Grill
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Pizza and beer at a watering hole northwest of Boston around for 70+ years
South Shore bar pizza is all the rage these days. It’s typically enjoyed in local drinking joints in the middle of residential neighborhoods south of Boston — and that shouldn’t come as a surprise, as pizza and beer in some ways represent the ultimate food/drink pairing. Lost in the endless talk about bar pie is the fact that there...
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A classic diner and country store hidden in a Vt. clapboard house
Vermont can be a magical place in the wintertime. The utter silence broken only by the crunch of snow under the feet; the sweet smell of woodsmoke in the crisp, clean air of a town more than 1,000 feet above sea level; mountains in every direction, including some with ski slopes enticing lovers of winter sports; a homey diner serving…
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This former NH train station now houses a restaurant, bar, brewery, inn and more
North Woodstock is one of the most charming towns in the White Mountains, and visiting the Woodstock Station Inn & Brewery is a great way to get a feel for this beautiful part of New Hampshire
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A charming Irish pub fit for Boston (or Galway) out on Cape Cod
For New Englanders, it may seem like Irish pubs may be found in any part of the United States, but this isn’t exactly the case. The Northeast has a rich Irish heritage with countless pubs found in Boston, New York City and many of the smaller cities and towns with high Irish-American populations. But outside of the region, other...
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A dark, cozy North Shore pub with something for everyone
The Grog is one of those spots that has been around for so long that it is sometimes easy to totally forget about, which is a bit of a shame – it’s a special spot that feels instantly familiar even upon returning after many years away.
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First Look: New Mass. airport restaurant debuts — not where you might think
Fourth & Field at Stow’s Minute Man Air Field focuses on farm-to-table comfort food, picking up where Nancy’s Airfield Cafe left off.
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Old-school Italian at a massive restaurant on a pond off a side street
If you read through websites that reminisce about long-closed restaurants in the Greater Boston area and elsewhere in New England, you’ll inevitably see references to a certain type of dining spot that continues to disappear from the local landscape: the multi-room family-friendly restaurants that were often seen as destination spots. Some well-known names tossed about in such discussions include...
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Opa! Good times at a hidden outdoor patio on the Boston waterfront
If you’ve lived in Boston for at least 15 years, you may remember the “old days” of the city’s Seaport District, whose sprawling parking lots, hulking industrial buildings, creaky wharves and piers and dusty, wild west-feeling commercial area toward the eastern edge gave it all a somewhat menacing, end-of-the-world vibe. Starting around 2010, much of this waterfront area started seeing…
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Dumpling heaven in a bustling marketplace in central Mass.
If you’re looking to grab some food while in Worcester, Momo Palace is a must for its tremendously tasty dishes that also won’t break the bank.
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Dinner in a treehouse: This leafy Mass. restaurant is becoming a destination
Word is quickly starting to get out about Towne Tavern & Treehouse in Pembroke. It’s starting to morph from a local fave to more of a destination spot for people in the Boston area and other parts of the region.
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A meat lover's paradise, both butcher and restaurant, in small-town NH
Back in the day, Hilltop Steak House in Saugus was the place to be for many meat eaters who needed to satisfy their cravings, and when it closed down in 2013, it left a bit of a void for casual, family-friendly places for red meat that wouldn’t break the bank. And while there are a number of restaurants in the…
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This under-the-radar South Shore brewer rivals the best in New England
It was not all that long ago that Vermont was the place to go in New England for beer. Such award-winning breweries as the Alchemist, Lawson’s and Hill Farmstead have brought hordes of people to the Green Mountain State, where they would almost make a game out of searching for hard-to-find brews. Then Maine got into the act, with...
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This Boston icon is a portal to an older time — with pizza as great as ever
It seems like with each passing year, more and more of Boston’s old-school restaurants and bars say goodbye. There are a number of reasons for this. In some cases, it’s simply because the owners decide to retire; in other cases it’s due to redevelopment, rent increases or dwindling business. Whatever the reason, the bottom line is that the comfortable...
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A Classic Seafood Joint for Summer Eating Worthy of a Trip From Boston
During the dark days of winter, New England weather can be taxing on the soul, which makes the balmy days of spring and summer feel like a reward. And to many locals, there’s the longstanding tradition of where to get your first fried clams of the season, or perhaps your first lobster roll, clam chowder or shrimp/scallops plate. The...
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Sublime Puerto Rican Food in Rural NH, Just Over Mass. Border
Former farmer’s market favorite Café El Camino offers up fantastic mofongo, empanadas, a secret soup and more in the woods of Plaistow, New Hampshire.
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‘Bigger Mac' and More: Burgers Galore by a Lake West of Boston
The hamburger, much like pizza, is often seen as a simple food item that will be the same no matter where you order it. But the truth is, they come in many different styles, including: Most if not all forms of burgers are delicious, of course, but wouldn’t it be great if a restaurant offered a few different styles...