NFT: Fenway/Boston Recs

Cask 'N Flagon is a good bar right around Fenway.

Regina's is damn good thin crust pizza; I believe that it's in the North End.

Boston is an awesome place.

Have fun.

how good of a meal you want.

I'd get lunch in the North End, but not Reginas.

So many good places, but I'd try Antico Forno or Limoncello. The veal parm at Limoncello (what I use to compare Italian restaurants) is the best.

Get some pastries if you're a dessert guy after that at Modern or Mikes (or Bovas if the line is too long). freshly made cannoli, or my favorite if I eat sweets which is rare - the Torrone. capuccino torrone is addictive. at least one of Mikes or Modern is cash only, fyi.

then after that lunch maybe a siesta or a walk to burn off those calories then head over to Fenway and I'd go to bleacher bar. It's basically a bar in the wall of the green monster. kind of cool view of the field and ballpark, they close the view once the game starts.

Also fun pre-game is Game On. Corner of Lansdowne street @ Fenway.

a restaurant they are all good. And gotta hit Faneuil Hall to say you ve been there. And tons of great bars and pubs everywhere. Outside of Fenway is great on game day.

Favorite city after NY. Can’t count the times I’ve been.

There are so many different things to do,mit really depends. I can make ten completely different itineraries for ten different people.

But, you said it’s a sports day with the guys and staying downtown,mos I’ll stick to just that and only that.

Sports freaks, you might like the Boston Garden tour to break up the trip a bit. But if you’re baseball only freaks, hard to not do the Fenway tour early, then game at night.
Cask N Flagon & Bleacher Bar are kinda the traditions, and walk the streets before game time. The buzz will be intense. Personally, I like Sweet Cheeks around the corner.

After the game, should be a fun atmosphere around the stadium. But Sox win, they’ll be obnoxious. Yanks win, you’re the enemy.

The North End suggestion is spot on day or not, best part of Boston IMO.

Have an awesome weekend.

game on a Saturday.

No way I would plan to hit the North End after the game for dinner.

This isn't NYC, most places close at 10pm for dinner, even on a Saturday.

on both counts. I go to Boston 3-4 times a year for last 20 years. North end after a night game is ridiculous. Agree on Antico Forno and Limoncello. For dessert Modern is better than Mikes and slightly shorter and quicker lines. Both are great though. For night games I prefer parking at the Prudential lot which is much cheaper for parking if you show your game day ticket. It is on Huntington ave, about a mile walk to Fenway (pretty easy walk with no hills). Or if too hot, you can jump on the T *Green line). Short walk across Fens if you depart at Northeastern U. For food, if you park at Pru, you can walk down either Boyleston or Newbury streets. Both are parallel to each other and a block or two from parking. Great resaurant for fish is Atlantic fish. Have a great time! Around Fenway is nuts. A block party every game night.

In comment 16558256 pjcas18 said:
[quote] how good of a meal you want.

I'd get lunch in the North End, but not Reginas.

So many good places, but I'd try Antico Forno or Limoncello. The veal parm at Limoncello (what I use to compare Italian restaurants) is the best.

The meatballs were pretty fantastic as well as pretty much anything on their menu.

In comment 16558256 pjcas18 said:

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how good of a meal you want. I'd get lunch in the North End, but not Reginas. So many good places, but I'd try Antico Forno or Limoncello. The veal parm at Limoncello (what I use to compare Italian restaurants) is the best. Get some pastries if you're a dessert guy after that at Modern or Mikes (or Bovas if the line is too long). freshly made cannoli, or my favorite if I eat sweets which is rare - the Torrone. capuccino torrone is addictive. at least one of Mikes or Modern is cash only, fyi. then after that lunch maybe a siesta or a walk to burn off those calories then head over to Fenway and I'd go to bleacher bar. It's basically a bar in the wall of the green monster. kind of cool view of the field and ballpark, they close the view once the game starts. Also fun pre-game is Game On. Corner of Lansdowne street @ Fenway.

These are great recommendations. Lunch in the North End, hit a bakery after lunch. Head to Fenway after that.

There are a LOT of good restaurants in the North End, so suggest scanning Yelp to narrow down the choices based on what you like the most. Not a bad idea to try for a reservation, although not all of those places take reservations. Also worth noting which restaurants are cash-only.

If you like an Old Fashioned, do recommend stopping at Bencotto for an Italian Old Fashioned. You may even want to eat lunch there, the food is great.

Yes, plan to stop at a bakery after lunch. Many opinions on which is better, Mikes or Modern, but really the best one is Bova's. You wont go wrong at any of them.

By then, timing is probably right to head to Fenway. Once inside, try the sausage sandwich. Hard to beat.

Fenway park SUCKS.

I expected more when I went earlier in the year. We had seats where you couldn't see home plate because of the poles. Didn't know they had a "big screen" TV until about the 4th inning because we couldn't see it.

you think Fenway park sux. No appreciation for history or how it was going to ballparks as a little kid. Even as a Sox fan living the past 30 years in NY area, I had an immense appreciation for Yankee Stadium and its history depite being 1/2 a mile away from the field in most seats. For some reason i seem to have been more upset than many Yankee fans that the old stadium was torn down. Now the new Yankee Stadium DOES suck.Lol. As you can tell, i am an old timer with a longing for baseball and its parks to be like they were in the 60's and 70's.Thank god for Fenway and Wrigley.

I am going next week (from Denmark) for the two Metallica concerts 🤟 is anybody going and want to meet up? Coming over with my brother (KC fan) for 3 days (he pays).


I've been to Boston once before, but what is good on a Saturday night for a couple of 45+ guys who like to drink.

Hit up one of the Trillium locations if you like craft beer. They have one near Fenway.

In comment 16558506 GF1080 said:

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Hit up one of the Trillium locations if you like craft beer. They have one near Fenway.

Thanks 🙏

What ever happened to Cafe Vittoria? That used to be the goto place for dessert and drinks in the North End, now its Mikes.

Always liked walking though Boston, its an really walkable place. Start on Newbury Street, walk down to the Public Garden, get a beer at Cheers (if its still there), walk through the business district to Fanuel Hall (more drinks and bars). The North End is then right there.

Also like the North End/Paul Revere tours. Only 90 minutes or so and you go through the whole "one of by land two if by sea" thing. Also the Esplanade on the Charles River is really nice.

In comment 16558481 Koldegaard said:

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I am going next week (from Denmark) for the two Metallica concerts 🤟 is anybody going and want to meet up? Coming over with my brother (KC fan) for 3 days (he pays). I've been to Boston once before, but what is good on a Saturday night for a couple of 45+ guys who like to drink.

tons of places to just grab a drink but if you want somewhere fun I was just at a work event at this place called Kings. it's in Back Bay - but nothing in Boston is really far.

this place has pool tables, bowling lanes, games like pop a shot, etc. - lots of TV's good beer selection and bar food.

link to it below.

Trillium is a great recommendation or anywhere in the Fenway area will be fun. Game day or not.

Link - ( New Window )

Sadly no games that Saturday. But we will see Metallica both Friday and Sunday

In comment 16558395 ZogZerg said:

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Fenway park SUCKS. I expected more when I went earlier in the year. We had seats where you couldn't see home plate because of the poles. Didn't know they had a "big screen" TV until about the 4th inning because we couldn't see it.

Fenway is a giant piece of shit. The ‘nostalgia’ bullshit is just that.

In comment 16558416 redwhiteandbigblue said:

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you think Fenway park sux. No appreciation for history or how it was going to ballparks as a little kid. Even as a Sox fan living the past 30 years in NY area, I had an immense appreciation for Yankee Stadium and its history depite being 1/2 a mile away from the field in most seats. For some reason i seem to have been more upset than many Yankee fans that the old stadium was torn down. Now the new Yankee Stadium DOES suck.Lol. As you can tell, i am an old timer with a longing for baseball and its parks to be like they were in the 60's and 70's.Thank god for Fenway and Wrigley.

Again, Fenway is a giant piece of shit. Doesn’t matter what age you are. I’ve been there as an 6 year old pissing in the troughs, been there as a 20 year old, been there as a 40 year old. Garbage. Stadium. The only reason it stands today is because there’s no logistical place to move the team to a better one.

What a jerkoff. Grow up.

In comment 16558395 ZogZerg said:

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Fenway park SUCKS. I expected more when I went earlier in the year. We had seats where you couldn't see home plate because of the poles. Didn't know they had a "big screen" TV until about the 4th inning because we couldn't see it.

It isn't that Fenway Park SUCKS.

Fenway Park isn't for SUCKERS, who have no clue that they'll be sold the obstructed view seats.

Simple fix. Go to Headspinsoftware.com Fenway Park. Specifies all obstructed seats BEFORE you buy. Been using this and the book FENWAY POLE FINDER for years. Never been disappointed and been using for years.

I hate Boston and every team in that city, but Fenway park is a natural treasure. It is the only ballpark that I have ever walked into where I cannot capture the entire field from behind home plate in my field of vision. It is that big. yes, there are some obstructions, but if that is a bother there are plenty of websites that literally tell you if your seats will have any obstruction. You can walk into a million type of Citfield (quite nice), Citizen's Bank Park, Camden Yards etc these days, but only Wrigley and Fenway allow us to see the past in the present.

at Fenway are a shit show, but the ballpark and the atmosphere around it are unparalleled. Wrigley has some similarities.

it seems like the seats were built in the early 1900's for people who were 5' 8" and 130 pounds. tiny dudes, kids or women.

if you are 6 feet tall or even close to it and weigh anything over 170 pounds you spill into the seat next to you, not even factoring in the awkward views and obstructed seats - which as mentioned are clearly marked.

but it's all worth it IMO.

other than the wave and sweet caroline those two things deserve all the scorn they get.

you get it!

Also, if you choose grandstand seats, choose those past section 26 on the 3rd base side. They are past the netting and angled toward home plate. Many of the similar seats on the 1st base side are anged toward the outfield. Lastly, if you have small children there is no better place to take them to see a mlb game. You are on top of the action even in most grandstand seats if you sit in the first 10 or so rows.

In comment 16558481 Koldegaard said:

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I am going next week (from Denmark) for the two Metallica concerts 🤟 is anybody going and want to meet up? Coming over with my brother (KC fan) for 3 days (he pays). I've been to Boston once before, but what is good on a Saturday night for a couple of 45+ guys who like to drink.

The 3rd curb (upstream), from the resident winos.

Another vote for "Fenway sucks"

Went in 2010 and 2015. I didn't see the appeal.