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1. Froyo Truck
Froyo Truck, huzzuh! What's better than walking outside, freshly released from the canned air conditioning of corporate America, and breathing deep the bliss that is a TRUCK full of FROZEN YOGURT?
Very little, friends.
The California tart is a little…More »
2. Grass Roots Cafe
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 951-2124
Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Sandwiches
Neighbourhood: Downtown
I give this place five stars just for the pure glee of surprise.
Though it looked promising from the outside, then I walked through the doors and realized this was a little office building cafe that looked like an Us Weekly-and-burnt-coffee-sellin g…More »
3. Om Warrior
It's a warrior's battle forcing myself to get to yoga classes, even though I know I'll be glad I did. See, I, too, am no chanting spiritual yogi. I do it for the smooth muscle definition and the proverbial post-orgasmic relaxation, not the hell…More »
4. Mooo....
Mooo...rgasm.
Does that work?
Whatever. This place is off the effing chain.
So an admin lady I work with had her five-year anniversary, and got to take a few of her nearest and dearest out for lunch. So why not take four other mild-mannered girls out…More »
5. Drink
Boston, MA 02228
(617) 695-1806
Category:
Lounges
Neighbourhoods: Waterfront, South Boston
Why, HELLO there, Drink! Charmed, I'm sure.
Why yes, I WOULD like to spend a Friday evening in a cozy, underground industrial ambiance with warm lighting and a few blonde wood bars that absorb screechy bar jabber and transform it into nice, muffled…More »
6. The Oceanaire Seafood Room
A stipulation: I am poor.
My uncle, a corporate lawyer, happened to be in town one weekend and staying up the street from this mecca, and asked if I knew anywhere good for dinner. Foolishly, I suggested a cheap Chinese place a mere two subway stops…More »
7. Stoddard's Fine Food & Ale
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 426-0048
Categories:
Bars,
American (Traditional),
Gastropubs
Neighbourhood: Downtown
I know it's plainly unhelpful to base a review entirely on a restaurant's interior, ambiance, and general vibe, but you know what I say to that? Applesauce! I think this place is aces, a fine spot to leave the ankle-biters at home and cool it with…More »
8. Hillstone
I work as an admin in a tall, shiny office building, and have just started watching Mad Men regularly. Despite the painful realization that in some ways, not a heckova lot has changed in office dynamics since 1960, I still enjoy the throwback thrill…More »
9. Silvertone
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 338-7887
Categories:
Pubs,
Sports Bars,
Italian
Neighbourhood: Downtown
Let me keep this short and sweet:
I grew up in a nice, comfortable, well-lit and loving home in Newton Corner, MA. When I descend into Silvertone, I always kind of wish it was quieter and less dank. I wish the servers were a little more welcoming…More »
10. Jules Catering
Catering is an art, not a science. Anyone who has ever ordered nibbles for a large group of people knows that there's no magic formula to making everyone in the Financial District happy, vegetarians and Republicans alike. You just have to throw…More »
11. Thai's Bistro
I am afloat in a Siamese Dream.
Folks seem somewhat divided on our newest Financial District addition, but I must proclaim allegiance. I mean, when all you've got to compare it with is Rock Sugar, it isn't really much of a contest.
As I was getting…More »
12. BeanTown Hoagie
Boar's Head!
Boar's Head Boar's Head Boar's Head Boar's Head Boar's Head.
Okay, so they're still working out the kinks. All you need to know is that you'll be getting a thick, juicy mouthful of turkey and fresh avocado on Iggy's bread, AND you don't…More »
13. Sakura-Bana
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 542-4311
Categories:
Japanese,
Sushi Bars
Neighbourhood: Financial District
I am not a vindictive person. Sure, I take the occasional schadenfreude in certain situations, but overall, I wish no ill will upon people, and certainly not upon sushi bars that I frequent, oh, let's conservatively say 3-4 times per month FOR TWO…More »
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1/5/2010
Freaking thanks, Sakura-bana.
Because of you, I sit in my freaking cubicle, at my freaking desk,… Read more »
14. Boston Kebab House
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 227-6900
Categories:
Turkish,
Delis,
Mediterranean
Neighbourhood: Financial District
So I suck at salad bars. My eyes are always bigger and ostensibly more clever than my stomach ("of COURSE those [disparate foodstuffs] will taste good mushed together when I dive back into this overflowing take-out tray [5 hours and/or whenever I've…More »
15. Sip Cafe
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 338-3080
Categories:
Sandwiches,
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Financial District
I am very, very much a fan of Sip Cafe in theory and gastrointestinal practice. I love its hip vibe, its glass walls, its smoked turkey/apple/caramelized onions/goat cheese sandwich, the fact that you can choose how sweet you want your mocha, and…More »
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2/28/2010
How do you not love this little indie glass house, perched resplendently on the edge of Capitalist… Read more »
16. Roly Poly - CLOSED
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 391-0013
Category:
Sandwiches
Neighbourhood: Financial District
You know how all the salad dressing, mayonnaise, melty cheese, and all other various lunchtime accoutrements leave you feeling a little like this place's name? Well fortunately for you, irony has stepped in and made this one of the healthiest and…More »
17. Cosi
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 292-2674
Category:
Sandwiches
Neighbourhood: Financial District
The lunchtime rush in the Financial District is an unholy clusterfuck. In rush pin-striped, well groomed, heels-clacking rich people (or their assistants), all chattering away, looking to speedily replenish their caloric intake to fuel another…More »
18. Umbria Prime
Boston, MA 02228
(617) 338-1000
Categories:
Lounges,
Steakhouses
Neighbourhood: Financial District
I am nothing if not a whore for a good Restaurant Week deal. Portion size and variety, that's my sustaining mantra as I walk the streets of Boston, looking to score my next culinary john. Don't give me a single clam and call it an appetizer. Mama…More »
19. Boloco - Congress Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 357-9013
Category:
American (New)
Neighbourhood: Financial District
Color me impressed, Boloco.
I know we haven't always been the closest of friends (see: Boston Ave. Boloco and Tamar's vitriolic railings against), but you have to respect the well-oiled, extremely customer-service-oriented lunchtime machine that…More »
20. Pho Hoa Noodle Soup
Lord, what fools we in the financial district be.
In the same time as it would take to wait for the traffic to yield to its lights crossing Atlantic Ave. en route to the swanky power lunches at Sel de la Terre, we can let our straightened hair down…More »
21. Mediterranean Grill
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 338-4507
Category:
Mediterranean
Neighbourhood: Financial District
As has been expressed before (http://www.yelp.com/bi...), sometimes there's just nothing better than some Boar's Head turkey slapped 'tween some cheddar slices on a soft, sesame-seeded Italian roll. This place knows this, and is also a bastard, and…More »
22. Battery Park Bar & Lounge
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 350-7275
Categories:
American (Traditional),
Lounges,
Sports Bars
Neighbourhood: Financial District
Corporate happy-houring straight-laced Bud-light-drinking tools and the women who love them.
Or at least want to score with them.
The bar bottles are all lit-up spookily green and the music is almost exclusively the kind of late 90's brand pop that…More »
23. Woodward
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 979-8200
Categories:
Bars,
American (New),
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Downtown
Three cheers for restaurant week! Pip pip!
I came here with some office girlies for a little $20.10 fine dining, and though every course was perfectly delicious, I would take issue with the waitress's adjective of "hearty" to describe our single…More »
24. Equinox
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 426-2140
Categories:
Gyms,
Day Spas,
Sports Wear
Neighbourhood: Financial District
Womanhood: A Two-Sided Coin
by Tamar A.
Once I was a Healthworks gal, used to naked bodies of all shapes and sizes sauntering around the locker room, estrogen billowing every which way, signs for women-friendly, womens'-body-targeted activities. When…More »
25. Beantown Pub
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 426-0111
Categories:
Pubs,
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Downtown
I was completely ready to write this place off as the most obvious pocket-gouger within spitting distance from the Orpheum and Ben Franklin's father's grave, patronized only by tourists who don't know any better, but you know what?
I ate a damn good…More »
26. Brandy Pete's
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 439-4165
Category:
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Financial District
Come for the steak tips, stay for the stock tips! Is there a law against insider trading if you just HAPPEN to overhear some market advice coming from the next table? Because...you don't really have a choice here.
I hosted an event here, and for a…More »
27. BiNA osteria
Okay. I planned a work event here. Mediocre meets excellent head-on in what could've bina solid 4 star review. (hiyo!)
The event organizer, Maria, was charming on the phone, although took her time returning my phone calls and emailing me a…More »
28. Cafe Dino
Boston, MA 02109
(857) 991-1015
Categories:
Sandwiches,
Bars
Neighbourhood: Financial District
Hey! You guys! Yoohoo, over here!!
As it has been remarked, Cafe Dino (http://www.yelp.com/bi...) has moved to Oliver Street, into the sad empty shell formerly known as "Pressed". Less pizza, more sammies, bigger space, fewer rooms, longer waits,…More »
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1/4/2010
You want your financial district lunch cuisine a little rough n' tumble, quick n' dirty, fast n'… Read more »
29. Cafe Dino
Boston, MA 02109
(857) 991-1015
Categories:
Sandwiches,
Bars
Neighbourhood: Financial District
Hey! You guys! Yoohoo, over here!!
As it has been remarked, Cafe Dino (http://www.yelp.com/bi...) has moved to Oliver Street, into the sad empty shell formerly known as "Pressed". Less pizza, more sammies, bigger space, fewer rooms, longer waits,…More »
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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1/4/2010
You want your financial district lunch cuisine a little rough n' tumble, quick n' dirty, fast n'… Read more »
30. Max & Dylans Kitchen & Bar
Skanky decor meets bleu-cheese-stuffed-olive vodka martinis in a high-end, well-lit, well-serviced, lovely-menued, always-off-my-radar bar. Both food and drink are overpriced, although you'll probably leave drunk enough to have no regrets, and…More »
31. Tia's On the Waterfront
I'm not exactly sure how to divy up the stars here, as much like a fancy financial district dye-job, the highlights and lowlights are pretty evenly-matched. So I'm thinking 3 should do the trick.
HIGHLIGHTS:
-Beeeyooootiful view of the harbor on a…More »
32. JA Stats Restaurant & Bar - CLOSED
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 357-8287
Categories:
Bars,
American (Traditional),
Sandwiches
Neighbourhood: Financial District
I HAVE ENTERED THE LAND OF THE CORPORATE HAPPY HOUR!
-ESPN on all the T.V.'s?
-Petite, straight-haired-with-flyaways waitresses dressed either in tight black track suits or mini-dresses with sneakers?
-A sore throat after the fact from screaming…More »
33. RumBa
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 217-5148
Category:
Lounges
Neighbourhoods: Waterfront, South Boston
All the people at this party, they got a lotta style.
They've got stamps of many countries,
They've got passport smiles.
In the emotionally and physically frosty city of Boston, this is where the neglected contingent of tanned, blonde, and vapid gather.…More »
34. Legal Sea Foods
Since Legal is a (delicious!) corporation, there's not much more to say about the food here than anywhere else. I'll leave my big, buttery food review for the Kendall location, and instead concentrate on the experience of this particular link in the…More »
35. Fajitas & 'Ritas
To say that this is a poor man's Border Cafe is an insult to both Border Cafe and poverty.
Everything that came to our table seemed like they were trying to remind us that they were proud members of the Financial District Mediocrity Consortium.…More »
36. Rock Sugar Thai Cafe
If I could write a review based entirely on the gorgeous, savory smells that waft towards my cubicle from the guy a few cubes down who gets "Chicken Madness" from here for lunch everyday, two stars would be callous and unjust. You'd know what I…More »
37. Macy's
Boston, MA 02228
(617) 357-3000
Category:
Department Stores
Neighbourhood: Downtown
This review is localized specifically to the Clinique counter. I have recently discovered skincare, and I very much enjoy the Clinique line of products and stroking my newly softened cheeks. HOWEVER. I have yet to approach these overpriced pastel…More »
38. UFood Grill
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 451-0043
Categories:
American (New),
Fast Food
Neighbourhood: Downtown
I'm painfully weary of restaurants that put their gimmick (excuse me, "concept") before the food. Even my cup of syrupy fountain-mixed ginger ale was screaming its intentions at me: "FEEL BETTER! EAT SMARTER! We are where delicious meets…More »
39. Fóumami
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 426-8858
Categories:
Sandwiches,
Asian Fusion
Neighbourhood: Financial District
Here's the thing about being all trendy by going all Asian: you can't slap Cosi-brand processed meats into a sandwich breaded with scallion pancakes and call yourself macaroni.
I know I have little right to complain, as I was treated to Foumami via…More »
40. Clarke's at Faneuil Hall
Crap on a stick, is what this place is. Come 5:32pm on Friday afternoons, the relatively tidy and spacious and Hogwarts-esque interior is flattened by screaming happy houring financial types, downing their bud lites while hoping to score with that…More »
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Somerville, MA
Yelping SinceAugust 2008
Things I LoveThe Savage Lovecast, financial district swag, semicolons, label-makers.
Find Me InA warm, foamy latte.
My HometownNewton, MA
When I'm Not Yelping...I'm docenting for food at local art museums.
Why You Should Read My ReviewsBecause snark is a dish best served cold.
My Second Favourite Website The Last Great Book I ReadAn Omnivore's Dilemma
My First ConcertBilly Joel's River of Dreams tour. Still got the tee-shirt.
My Favourite MovieBefore Sunrise. But really Apollo 13.
My Last Meal On EarthBottomless spicy yellowtail maki, raspberries, and a dirty vodka martini.
Don't Tell Anyone Else But...I secretly enjoy the Joshua Tree. Leave me to my shame.
Most Recent DiscoveryIce venti three-pump melon green tea lemonades. (RIP)
Current CrushClive Owen's jaw.