Guidebook for Brookline
Parks & Nature
Good views of the Cambridge skyline, nice playground for kids. Also good workout to climb the hill!
8 locals recommend
Corey Hill Outlook Park
Good views of the Cambridge skyline, nice playground for kids. Also good workout to climb the hill!
Amazing little nature reserve to teleport you away from the city.
9 locals recommend
Hall's Pond Sanctuary
3 Amory StAmazing little nature reserve to teleport you away from the city.
Food Scene
Good food at amazing price. Awesome quesadillas (shaped like burritos here). Al pastor tacos are great. And how about some beef tongue ("lengua")?
124 locals recommend
Anna's Taqueria
242 Cambridge StGood food at amazing price. Awesome quesadillas (shaped like burritos here). Al pastor tacos are great. And how about some beef tongue ("lengua")?
OTTO
289 Harvard StAmazing crispy pizza from Maine. Order by pie or by slice.
Best dim sum in Boston in the heart of Chinatown. Take Green C Line to Boylston.
10 locals recommend
Winsor Dim Sum Café
10 Tyler StBest dim sum in Boston in the heart of Chinatown. Take Green C Line to Boylston.
One of the best places in Boston for Vietnamese pho. Take Green C Line to Boylston.
23 locals recommend
Phở Pasteur
682 Washington StOne of the best places in Boston for Vietnamese pho. Take Green C Line to Boylston.
Best Thai food I've ever had. Be adventurous and order something you've never tried. Ask the friendly waiters for advice.
15 locals recommend
Brown Sugar Cafe
1033 Commonwealth AvenueBest Thai food I've ever had. Be adventurous and order something you've never tried. Ask the friendly waiters for advice.
Unicorn ramen chain with fewer than ten shops in the world. Plain shio ramen is the best.
29 locals recommend
Santouka Harvard Square
1 Bow StUnicorn ramen chain with fewer than ten shops in the world. Plain shio ramen is the best.
Highly worshiped by locals; divine sticky honeybuns and venerable sandwiches.
136 locals recommend
Flour Bakery
190 Massachusetts AveHighly worshiped by locals; divine sticky honeybuns and venerable sandwiches.
Best hot chocolate ever; bonbons are good too. Take Green C Line to Copley.
64 locals recommend
L.A. Burdick Handmade Chocolates
52 Brattle StBest hot chocolate ever; bonbons are good too. Take Green C Line to Copley.
Pretty good Thai food at a reasonable price. Cash only.
15 locals recommend
Rod D by Sitti Thai Cuisine
1422 Beacon StPretty good Thai food at a reasonable price. Cash only.
1350 Beacon St
1350 Beacon StreetCoffee, tea, sandwiches, salads!
Amazing Italian food at a reasonable price. Check out daily specials; must try tiramisu!
11 locals recommend
Bottega Fiorentina
313B Harvard StAmazing Italian food at a reasonable price. Check out daily specials; must try tiramisu!
Possibly the best Japanese food in Boston. Lunch Kaiseki (multi-course) sets are a fabulous deal!
Shiki
9 Babcock StPossibly the best Japanese food in Boston. Lunch Kaiseki (multi-course) sets are a fabulous deal!
Japanese izakaya (居酒屋, gastropub) with grilled skewers featuring ~5 different parts of chicken!
12 locals recommend
Ittoku
1815 Massachusetts AvenueJapanese izakaya (居酒屋, gastropub) with grilled skewers featuring ~5 different parts of chicken!
Michael's Deli
256 Harvard StGreat Jewish deli. Must try the famous corned beef.
Following the success of their Harvard Square restaurant, this unicorn ramen chain (with fewer than ten shops in the world) opened up a second restaurant in Back Bay, next to the famous shopping street, Newbury St. Plain Shio ramen is the best. Take Green C Line to Hynes Convention Center.
13 locals recommend
Santouka Back Bay
66 Hereford StFollowing the success of their Harvard Square restaurant, this unicorn ramen chain (with fewer than ten shops in the world) opened up a second restaurant in Back Bay, next to the famous shopping street, Newbury St. Plain Shio ramen is the best. Take Green C Line to Hynes Convention Center.
Essentials
Trader Joe's
748 Memorial DrQuality groceries at a reasonable price; extensive wine selection.
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre StDelicious organic produce bursting with flavor.
Bay State Foods and Liquors
1418 Beacon StClosest grocery and liquor shop.
Russian grocery store with ready-to-eat food, including all kinds of smoked fish.
17 locals recommend
Bazaar On Beacon Street
1432 Beacon StRussian grocery store with ready-to-eat food, including all kinds of smoked fish.
Drinks & Nightlife
Delicious food, extensive wine selection, classy atmosphere, delightful service!
169 locals recommend
Barcelona Wine Bar
1700 Beacon StDelicious food, extensive wine selection, classy atmosphere, delightful service!
Sightseeing
Historic Boston Public Library and Trinity Church juxtaposed with the modern John Hancock Tower, with lots of shops nearby. Take Green C Line to Copley.
157 locals recommend
Copley Square
560 Boylston StHistoric Boston Public Library and Trinity Church juxtaposed with the modern John Hancock Tower, with lots of shops nearby. Take Green C Line to Copley.
Stroll along the tree-lined esplanade and enjoy iconic views of the Charles River. Perfect at sunset.
279 locals recommend
Charles River Esplanade
Charles River EsplanadesStroll along the tree-lined esplanade and enjoy iconic views of the Charles River. Perfect at sunset.
Fight hordes East Asians to have a picture taken with the iconic statue. Touch his left foot to ace your next exam, but beware of urine residue from drunken freshmen!
24 locals recommend
John Harvard Statue
1 Harvard YardFight hordes East Asians to have a picture taken with the iconic statue. Touch his left foot to ace your next exam, but beware of urine residue from drunken freshmen!
Iconic MIT building with bizarre architecture. Houses the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab and more.
10 locals recommend
Ray and Maria Stata Center
32 Vassar StreetIconic MIT building with bizarre architecture. Houses the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab and more.
Fenway Park
4 Jersey StHistoric baseball stadium. Home of the beloved Boston Redsox.
Check out the 3-story-deep tank filled with giant sea turtles and exotic fish. Walk nearby along the docks at Boston Harbor.
399 locals recommend
New England Aquarium
1 Central WharfCheck out the 3-story-deep tank filled with giant sea turtles and exotic fish. Walk nearby along the docks at Boston Harbor.
Beautiful gardens with swan boat rides in the summer. Take Green C Line to Arlington.
440 locals recommend
Boston Public Garden
Beautiful gardens with swan boat rides in the summer. Take Green C Line to Arlington.
North End
Historical district filled with amazing Italian food.
Arts & Culture
Largest art museum in Boston. Impressive collection of Japanese prints and much more.
1042 locals recommend
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington AveLargest art museum in Boston. Impressive collection of Japanese prints and much more.
Unique art museum in the former home of Mrs. Gardner. Site of the infamous 1990 art heist.
500 locals recommend
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans WayUnique art museum in the former home of Mrs. Gardner. Site of the infamous 1990 art heist.
Getting Around
Walk up Summit Ave and turn left at Mason Ter to access front of the apartment building.
Summit Avenue station
Summit AvenueWalk up Summit Ave and turn left at Mason Ter to access front of the apartment building.
Walk up Mason Path (between two apartment buildings) and up some stairs for a shortcut to the back of the building.
Brandon Hall station
Walk up Mason Path (between two apartment buildings) and up some stairs for a shortcut to the back of the building.