Guidebook for Brookline
Essentials
There is a much bigger WF across the river in Cambridge. We go to this one when we are short on time
1155 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre StThere is a much bigger WF across the river in Cambridge. We go to this one when we are short on time
The best grocery store around the city, period. Expensive! The fresh produce is outstanding at any time of the year! They also do have a good selection of wines. Fresh pizzas, prepared meals, full buffet and an area to eat. Parking is easy.
1155 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre StThe best grocery store around the city, period. Expensive! The fresh produce is outstanding at any time of the year! They also do have a good selection of wines. Fresh pizzas, prepared meals, full buffet and an area to eat. Parking is easy.
A convenient location for us and easy access with plenty of parking. Good selection at good prices. You're right into the Chestnut Hill Mall so it's easy to grab other things while you are there - like a bottle of wine, or your dry-cleaning.
39 locals recommend
Wegmans
9102 Shops WayA convenient location for us and easy access with plenty of parking. Good selection at good prices. You're right into the Chestnut Hill Mall so it's easy to grab other things while you are there - like a bottle of wine, or your dry-cleaning.
Food Scene
Excellent french pastries and Japanese creations. Everything is good here. My kids love the cream pan. The ham and cheese croissant is as good as those you get in France. Get some pain-de-mie (milk bread) to make sandwiches!
39 locals recommend
Haley House Bakery Café
12 Dade StreetExcellent french pastries and Japanese creations. Everything is good here. My kids love the cream pan. The ham and cheese croissant is as good as those you get in France. Get some pain-de-mie (milk bread) to make sandwiches!
Excellent variety of breads made in the french style. Yummy pastries as well. Beautiful croissants. Very good selection of fresh pasta and sauces as well.
41 locals recommend
Clear Flour Bakery
178 Thorndike StExcellent variety of breads made in the french style. Yummy pastries as well. Beautiful croissants. Very good selection of fresh pasta and sauces as well.
Some excellent patisseries and bakes items. Interesting middle-eastern items like baklava, etc...Beautiful chocolates and gifts baskets as well. Ample sitting area to relax or do some computer work.
37 locals recommend
Athan's Bakery - Brookline
1621 Beacon StSome excellent patisseries and bakes items. Interesting middle-eastern items like baklava, etc...Beautiful chocolates and gifts baskets as well. Ample sitting area to relax or do some computer work.
A little hidden gem tucked right in Fenway Park. The food is your typical bar stuff (burgers, sandwiches, etc..) but come for the stunning view and action! Come prior to a game and watch the players warm up on the field while sipping on a beer.
Dugout Cafe
722 Commonwealth AvenueA little hidden gem tucked right in Fenway Park. The food is your typical bar stuff (burgers, sandwiches, etc..) but come for the stunning view and action! Come prior to a game and watch the players warm up on the field while sipping on a beer.
Entertainment & Activities
Come and see the oldest and most charming baseball venue in the states! Any seat will feel like you are very close to the action. I like to hang out at the dugout cafe prior to games and watch the team warm up on the field through the big window!
815 locals recommend
Fenway Park
4 Jersey StCome and see the oldest and most charming baseball venue in the states! Any seat will feel like you are very close to the action. I like to hang out at the dugout cafe prior to games and watch the team warm up on the field through the big window!
We like to bring the kids to this Zoo a lot! It's not Vienna, or Sydney but they have enough animals for an afternoon of fun. There is a carousel, a camel walk and a really fun park (this is where the kids end up spending most of their time) with awesome slides! Accessible for all ages!
10 locals recommend
Franklin Park Zoo @ Entrance station
We like to bring the kids to this Zoo a lot! It's not Vienna, or Sydney but they have enough animals for an afternoon of fun. There is a carousel, a camel walk and a really fun park (this is where the kids end up spending most of their time) with awesome slides! Accessible for all ages!
The home of the Boston Bruins as well as the Boston Celtics and many other events. Take the train for this one. Parking is a real hassle around there!
243 locals recommend
TD Garden
100 Legends WyThe home of the Boston Bruins as well as the Boston Celtics and many other events. Take the train for this one. Parking is a real hassle around there!
Parks & Nature
Hands down the best beach in and around Boston. Miles of pristine sand are perfect for a morning or evening walk. Or if you plan to just enjoy the beach, plan an early arrival in order to avoid the crowds. Be prepared to pay a fee - yes credit cards are accepted. Plenty of showers, toilets, and even a souvenir shop.
124 locals recommend
Crane Beach
Hands down the best beach in and around Boston. Miles of pristine sand are perfect for a morning or evening walk. Or if you plan to just enjoy the beach, plan an early arrival in order to avoid the crowds. Be prepared to pay a fee - yes credit cards are accepted. Plenty of showers, toilets, and even a souvenir shop.
Just a few minutes from the house via car, lies this beautiful park owned, endowed and maintained by Harvard University. If you're a connoisseur in botanics, this place is for you, with an array of rare plants, trees and shrubs from all over the world. Or if you are up for a long walk, a run or even a bike ride, the Arboretum is the place. You can get lost in the immense 280 acres space but rest assured, there are plenty of well-indicated maps all around.
379 locals recommend
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
125 ArborwayJust a few minutes from the house via car, lies this beautiful park owned, endowed and maintained by Harvard University. If you're a connoisseur in botanics, this place is for you, with an array of rare plants, trees and shrubs from all over the world. Or if you are up for a long walk, a run or even a bike ride, the Arboretum is the place. You can get lost in the immense 280 acres space but rest assured, there are plenty of well-indicated maps all around.
A five minutes ride brings you to this wonderful location. It's an easy walk around (about 1.5 miles) on mostly flat and paved ground. You can also bike on the trail. The views are very bucolic. I have always dreamed to learn sailing and you can just do that at the pond. I have caught quite a few fish in those dark waters including carp and catfish but there are also massive rainbow trouts. Grab a pair of waders if you want to catch those!
218 locals recommend
Jamaica Pond
A five minutes ride brings you to this wonderful location. It's an easy walk around (about 1.5 miles) on mostly flat and paved ground. You can also bike on the trail. The views are very bucolic. I have always dreamed to learn sailing and you can just do that at the pond. I have caught quite a few fish in those dark waters including carp and catfish but there are also massive rainbow trouts. Grab a pair of waders if you want to catch those!
Arts & Culture
This little known museum is absolutely fantastic! Never crowded! It was always my girl's favorite, from the moment they became interested is dinosaurs, fossils, extinct animals, etc...The glass flowers and the minerals are not to be missed. Always some nice things in the gift shops.
151 locals recommend
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford StThis little known museum is absolutely fantastic! Never crowded! It was always my girl's favorite, from the moment they became interested is dinosaurs, fossils, extinct animals, etc...The glass flowers and the minerals are not to be missed. Always some nice things in the gift shops.
Getting Around
The nearest transit stop from our house. A short 2 minutes walk and there you are. On that line, you can hop to the Longwood hospital area, Fenway Park and any downtown points.
Brookline Hills station
The nearest transit stop from our house. A short 2 minutes walk and there you are. On that line, you can hop to the Longwood hospital area, Fenway Park and any downtown points.