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 1. Finland Steam Baths

81 Copeland Street
Quincy, MA 02228
(617) 479-5556

Category: Day Spas

5.0 star rating
  Update - 2/1/2010

I love this place so much! So nice, so clean, so relaxing and so incredibly good for the skin. My skin was so soft after the steam! I wish I could come here every weekend! Love it!

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  • 5.0 star rating
    4/26/2009

    So awesome! Located in a rather sketch looking area of Quincy, but once you get inside it is… Read more »

 2. My Dentist

1297 Beacon St
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 566-1524

Category: Dentists

Neighbourhood: Coolidge Corner

5.0 star rating
  1/10/2008

My Dentist is the best! I highly recommend it to everyone I know. The Drs. Lozada are awesome. The office is very new, fresh and clean and all the equipment is extremely high tech and efficient. Dr. Igor Lozada did a cleaning for me shortly after My…More »

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 3. Ikea

1 Ikea Way
Stoughton, MA 02072
(781) 344-4532
5.0 star rating
  Update - 12/15/2008

Was here more recently for holiday shopping. They have greatly expanded their food area (i.e., where you buy grocery style food, not the cafe) and have now included caviars, pates, and a much greater variety of CHEESE.  They also still have my…More »

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  • 5.0 star rating
    5/9/2006

    IKEA rocks my world. I would not bother with the showroom unless you are really into decorating/… Read more »

 4. Las Cholas - CLOSED

708 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 585-3300

Categories: Jewelry, Accessories

5.0 star rating
  Update - 5/25/2010

Is Las Cholas out of business? Looks like nothing is in the store now.

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  • 5.0 star rating
    4/23/2009

    Las Cholas is a really excellent little shop. Like emily c., I had also passed Las Cholas multiple… Read more »

 5. Bouchee - CLOSED

159 Newbury St
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 450-4343

Category: French

Neighbourhood: Back Bay

5.0 star rating
  Update - 2/12/2009

Just wanted to add that the raclette is also extremely delish! You must get this. The French onion soup is good but I rather prefer the soup at Gaslight and Aquitaine. The blue cheese burger avec des pommes frites will rock you world. Soooo goood!

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  • 5.0 star rating
    5/8/2007

    Okay, now, don't you all run there and take up all the tables on the patio. I hope to be spending… Read more »

 6. Sorellina

1 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 412-4600

Category: Italian

Neighbourhood: Back Bay

5.0 star rating
  Update - 3/27/2009

I was also here for restaurant week in March of 09 and although I was a bit worried given some of the negative RW reviews of Sorellina here on Yelp, I was extremely pleased with my meal and found it to be just as good as when I dined here in February…More »

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  • 5.0 star rating
    2/2/2009

    Really excellent! The decor is breathtaking. One wall features this beautiful art work of an Italian… Read more »

 7. The Kinsale

2 Center Plz
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 742-5577

Categories: Pubs, Irish, Karaoke

Neighbourhood: Downtown

4.0 star rating
  Update - 11/12/2011

I really love this place. The food and prices are great. However, a word of warning if you're considering going at this time (November 2011). Peter Pan is playing directly across the street. That means KIDS all over the place. My friend and I were…More »

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  • 5.0 star rating
    11/23/2005

    Awesome place! Love the burgers and the fries. The BBQ burger is excellent. They have great soups of… Read more »

 8. Tasca Spanish Tapas Restaurant & Bar

1612 Commonwealth Ave
Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 730-8002
5.0 star rating
  11/23/2005

Awesome awesome place! Great food and reasonable prices. The goat cheese empanadas are great as are the meatballs. The only thing I was rather unimpressed with was the cheese plate. Nice selection of wines and cool atmopshere. It is kind of dark and…More »

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 9. Brown Sugar Cafe

1033 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 787-4242

Category: Thai

Neighbourhood: Allston/Brighton

5.0 star rating
  12/20/2007

This place is awesome. I crave their pad-thai on a regular basis. So nicely done. The only other place that comes close to pad thai this good is Khao Sarn on Harvard Street in Coolidge Corner. The crab rangoon here is also to die for. Service is also…More »

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 10. South End Formaggio

268 Shawmut Ave
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 350-6996

Categories: Grocery, Cheese Shops

Neighbourhood: South End

5.0 star rating
  3/21/2006 ROTD 3/26/2006

South End Formaggio Rocks My World! I love cheese and this is the place to find the most delicious cheese. I adore the samples they put out, and, as someone else said, they will certainly allow you to sample anything you might want to try. There is…More »

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 11. Henrietta's Table

1 Bennett St
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 661-5005

Category: American (New)

Neighbourhood: Harvard Square

5.0 star rating
  4/21/2006

Wow. This place is great! I went with friends here for the Easter Brunch and was blown away by the quality and quantity of food. The buffet is truly amazing. There were perhaps six or seven different varieties of pate and perhaps an equal number of…More »

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 12. Coolidge Corner

Beacon St. and Harvard St.
Brookline, MA 02445

Category: Local Flavor

Neighbourhood: Coolidge Corner

5.0 star rating
  4/24/2006

I love Coolidge Corner. It is the perfect mix of urban and suburban. It is so close to Boston, totally accessible by both bus and train, and yet it's nice and quiet as well and clean. There's also so much going on in terms of shops and restaurant. I…More »

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 13. Modern Pastry Shop

257 Hanover St
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 523-3783

Categories: Bakeries, Coffee & Tea, Desserts

Neighbourhood: North End

5.0 star rating
  7/11/2006

Forget that Mike's place. Blah.
Modern rules. The cannolis are mad fresh, made to order and will rock your world. They also have a nice assortment of cupcakes, cakes and other happiness that you might like to take home. The staff here seem so much…More »

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 14. Starbucks

300 Providence Hwy
Dedham, MA 02026
(781) 751-9036

Category: Coffee & Tea

5.0 star rating
  11/7/2008

I get inordinately excited about drive-thru Starbucks, so much so that the first couple times I visit any drive-thru location I have to take a picture of the barista handing me my coffee. I am not kidding. My love of drive-thru Starbucks runs deep.…More »

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 15. Bistany International Foods Inc

Faneuil Hall Marketp
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 367-6604

Neighbourhood: North End

5.0 star rating
  8/17/2006 First to Review

This is one of my favorite places to get coffee in Boston. Every time I am even remotely near Fanueil Hall I make a point to stop in here and get a coffee. I worked in Fanueil Hall one summer when I was in college and got so addicted to this place.…More »

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 16. Marlowe, a Kimpton Hotel

25 Edwin H Land Blvd
Cambridge, MA 02141
(617) 868-8000

Category: Hotels

Neighbourhoods: East Cambridge, Kendall Square/MIT

5.0 star rating
  10/7/2006

This place rocks. I went to a party in one of the rooms here this spring and it was awesome. Fur blankets on all the beds, jungle like animal print carpeting and wall-paper. Very funky. They also have all Aveda products in the bathrooms, which is a…More »

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 17. Smith & Wollensky

101 Arlington St
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 423-1112

Category: Steakhouses

Neighbourhood: Back Bay

5.0 star rating
  6/23/2006

I was here for lunch last week and have to say overall I was quite pleased. The atmosphere is interesting and nicely decorated with old American flags, antiquey looking stuff, etc.; the fireplace in the main room is amazing. I hope they light that up…More »

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 18. Christmas Tree Shops Inc

RR 6 Box A
Sagamore, MA 02561
(508) 362-3153
5.0 star rating
  7/13/2006

Christmas Tree Shops just rock my world. Everything is so so cheap! This is the destination for plates, dishes, kitchen utensils and lots of random decorative stuff you probably don't really need but just can't pass up. They also have some good deals…More »

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 19. John Boyd Thacher State Park

1 Hailes Cave Rd
Voorheesville, NY 12186
(518) 872-1237

Category: Parks

5.0 star rating
  10/31/2008

Absolutely beautiful in the fall. You must come and walk the Indian Ladder Trail and check out the leaves, the old rock formations and the beautiful water fall. Definitely bring you own food because there is really no place to eat around here. In the…More »

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 20. Provence At Stuyvesant

1475 Western Ave
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 689-7777

Category: French

5.0 star rating
  5/12/2006 First to Review

I was here for dinner around Christmas and it was one of the best meals I've had in a long time. The mussels appetizer was to die for! We kept requesting more and more bread because we just wanted to eat up every last drop of the delicious sauce the…More »

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 21. Elissa Halloran Designs

225 Lark St
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 432-7090
5.0 star rating
  10/28/2008

I absolutely ADORE this place. Beautiful designs and really helpful staff. Great selection of awesome vintage chains and pendants. I could have easily bought ten of them if I did not control myself and exercise the utmost restraint. Beautiful stuff…More »

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