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A LJ friend is coming into the city for a training, and I'm going to pick her up at Logan on a Monday at 5 PM. We'll spend a few hours or so in the city before I take her out to her hotel in Natick and somewhere in there have some food.
She's never been here before, so I'm thinking just for it's iconic Boston nature and proximity, doing the Faneuil Hall/North End thing. Where do you think we should get dinner? I'm thinking good and kind of funky/Boston without needing to dress schmancy or mortgage my house to go there. Parking nearby of course a plus (ha ha!)
I would say somewhere in the north end may be good (because I see she likes pasta from her LJ), but my North End experience in a restaurant proper is limited (I'm all about the wandering and the pastry and coffee). Brian and I enjoyed Pomodoro once, and that cheezy/family style place with the huge neon sign near the end of Hanover that I'm forgetting the name of. I've eaten with a large group at a couple of other places that were OK, that I'm forgetting the name of but neither of them were "oh my God this feels like it did when I was in Italy" good.
What would you do if you were trying to introduce someone to Boston in 3-4 hours? Food near Faneuil Hall/Govt Center first and *then* dessert in the North End may be a nicer way to go too, kind of walking/sightseeing directing our eating. Mayhaps the easiest thing would be to park at the Common Garage and just follow the Freedom Trail (how easy is it to see that red line at night)? Keep in mind also the potential for nasty weather, as this is in a couple of weeks. Thanks in advance!
She's never been here before, so I'm thinking just for it's iconic Boston nature and proximity, doing the Faneuil Hall/North End thing. Where do you think we should get dinner? I'm thinking good and kind of funky/Boston without needing to dress schmancy or mortgage my house to go there. Parking nearby of course a plus (ha ha!)
I would say somewhere in the north end may be good (because I see she likes pasta from her LJ), but my North End experience in a restaurant proper is limited (I'm all about the wandering and the pastry and coffee). Brian and I enjoyed Pomodoro once, and that cheezy/family style place with the huge neon sign near the end of Hanover that I'm forgetting the name of. I've eaten with a large group at a couple of other places that were OK, that I'm forgetting the name of but neither of them were "oh my God this feels like it did when I was in Italy" good.
What would you do if you were trying to introduce someone to Boston in 3-4 hours? Food near Faneuil Hall/Govt Center first and *then* dessert in the North End may be a nicer way to go too, kind of walking/sightseeing directing our eating. Mayhaps the easiest thing would be to park at the Common Garage and just follow the Freedom Trail (how easy is it to see that red line at night)? Keep in mind also the potential for nasty weather, as this is in a couple of weeks. Thanks in advance!
