Eating
There is far more to eating in Boston than its image as
"Beantown" might suggest. Above all, there's the seafood ,
especially lobsters, scrod (a generic term for young, white-fleshed
fish), clams (served steamed and dipped in butter, or as creamy
chowder) and oysters (some of the world's best come fresh daily
from Wellfleet and other Cape Cod spots). You could base a day's
tour of the different neighborhoods around the foods on offer:
breakfast in the cafés of Beacon Hill ; lunch in the food
plazas of Quincy Market or The Garage on JFK Street
in Cambridge, or dim sum in Chinatown ; for dinner, a budget
Indian restaurant in Cambridge, an Italian place
around Hanover Street in the North End, or expensive seafood
overlooking the Harbor.
The central aisle of Quincy Market , lined with
restaurants and brasseries, is superb for all kinds of takeaways,
including fresh clams and lobster, ethnic dishes, fruit cocktails
and cookies (all over the city, you'll find marvelous chocolate and
ice cream), which you can buy from different vendors and eat in the
central seating area.
Chinatown, where restaurants stay open until 2 or 3am, is the
best place for late-night eating .
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