Over the past few months I have come to appreciate Boston’s North End neighborhood in a whole new way. This little Italian enclave feels like a place set back in another time. Filled with tiny streets lined with restaurants, bakeries and cafes, this place deserves the culinary attention it gets from all over the world! David and I, along with our guests today, could barely walk a block before we wanted to stop and sample! Lulu’s bakery is divine, with cupcakes that made our mouths water all day long. The restaurants are authentic, run by Italians cooking their food with love, exemplifying hospitality with their open windows and neighborhood women jabbering in back rooms. It was the very picture of the walkable city that we’ve been discussing here lately.
The North End used to be blocked by a double story highway: the object of Boston’s infamous BIG DIG. During the Big Dig they put the highway underground and built parks along the top of them. This connected the North End to the rest of Boston with a series of fountains, parks, benches and community spaces. Now the North End is experiencing rockstar status as a community neighborhood. Not only do those restaurants tempt you in, but you can see Paul Revere’s house, the Old North Church and so much more!
I love this city!
“Walk along its narrow, curving streets and catch quick glances of hidden courtyards and flower-bedecked fire escapes. Listen to the animated Italian conversations of the retired gentlemen sitting outside the Caffe dello Sport. Breathe in the scent of the nearby sea – when you’re not taking in the scent of garlic or olive oil from the seemingly inexhaustible supply of restaurants.” – Adam Gaffin
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I love Boston. I am getting the opportunity to be out there again for a portion of next week and will be “in the city” for a portion of it. I would love to hear what coffee houses you think I should visit… and which ones I might stumble upon you at?
Dan