Also Near the Hynes Convention Center

Brunch Spots

Brunch is a good time to try high-end restaurants at more reasonable prices.

Aquitaine
http://aquitaineboston.citysearch.com
569 Tremont St. (at Clarendon St.)
424-8577
(try the $9.95 Saturday prix-fixe brunch)
South End

Garden of Eden
571 Tremont St. (at Clarendon St.)
247-8377
South End

Metropolis Café
584 Tremont St. (at Upton St.)
247-2931
South End

Mike's City Diner
1714 Washington St. (at Massachusetts Ave.)
267-9393
South End

Stephanie's on Newbury
http://www.stephaniesonnewbury.com
190 Newbury St. (at Exeter Street)
236-0990
Back Bay

Sonsie
http://www.sonsieboston.com/
327 Newbury St. (at Massachusetts Ave.)
351-2500
Back Bay

Ice Cream, Coffee, and Desserts

Ice Cream

New Englanders eat more ice cream per capita than anyone else in the country. Find out why.

J.P. Licks
236-1666
352 Newbury St. (at Massachusetts Ave.)
Back Bay

Picco
513 Tremont St. (at Berkeley St.)
927-0066
South End

Pastries

Finale
http://www.finaledesserts.com
423-3184
1 Columbus Ave. (at Park Place)
Back Bay

Flour Bakery and Café
http://www.flourbakery.com/
267-4300
1597 Washington St.
South End

Garden of Eden
571 Tremont St. (at Clarendon St.)
247-8377
South End

Haley House Bakery
http://www.haleyhouse.org/
23 Dartmouth St.
236-8132
South End

Coffee and Tea

Espresso Royale Caffe
859-9515
286 Newbury St.
Back Bay

Espresso Royale Caffe
859-7080
44 Gainsborough St.
Symphony

Francesca's Espresso Bar
482-9026
564 Tremont St.
South End

Torrefazione Italia
424-0951
85 Newbury St. (between Clarendon and Berkeley St.)
Back Bay

Tealuxe
http://www.tealuxe.com/
927-0400
108 Newbury St
Back Bay

If You Insist, Starbucks Near the Hynes Convention Center

* has wireless internet access

Barnes & Noble, Prudential Center
(there are two: one near the entrance and one inside)

Marriott Boston/Copley Mall Entrance
(across the skybridge from Prudential to Copley; the lines are often long)

Westin Hotel Copley*
(go through Copley Place and turn left towards the Westin; it's across the skybridge between the mall and the hotel)

350 Newbury Street*
(at Massachusetts Ave.)

755 Boylston Street*
(between Exeter and Fairfield St.)

441 Stuart Street*
(entrance on Dartmouth St., across from Copley Place)

147-151 Massachusetts Avenue*
(at Haviland St.)

165 Newbury Street
(between Exeter and Dartmouth St.)

Grocery Stores

Deluca's Back Bay Market
239 Newbury St. (at Fairfield St.)
262-5990

Narutomi Japanese Grocery Store
349 Newbury St. (between Massachusetts Ave. and Hereford St.)
437-1939

Shaw's
53 Huntington Ave. (across the street from the Prudential Saks Fifth Ave.)
262-4688

Trader Joe's
899 Boylston St. (across the street from the Hynes Convention Center)
262-6505

Whole Foods
15 Westland Ave. (near Symphony Hall)
375-1010

Splurges

Mexican

Casa Romero
30 Gloucester St.
(entrance in an alleyway between Newbury St. and Commonwealth Ave.)
536-4341
Back Bay

New American

Dedo
69 Church St. (near Stuart St.)
338-9999
South End

Nightingale
578 Tremont St. (at Clarendon St.)
236-5658
South End

Perdix
560 Tremont St. (at Clarendon St.)
338-8070
South End

Union Bar & Grille
http://www.unionrestaurant.com/
1357 Washington St.
423-0555
South End

New American/Mediterranean

The Butcher Shop
52 Tremont St. (at Clarendon St.)
423-4800
South End

Caffe Umbra

http://www.caffeumbra.com
1395 Washington St. (at Union Park St.)
867-0707
South End

Nuevo Latino

Bomboa
http://www.bomboa.com
35 Stanhope St. (at Clarendon St.)
236-6363
(They offer a prix-fixe menu for $30 after 5:30pm Monday through Thursday.)
Back Bay

Seafood

Jasper White's Summer Shack
http://www.summershackrestaurant.com/
50 Dalton St. (at Boylston St.) [across the street from the Hynes Convention Center]
867-9955
Back Bay

Legal Sea Foods
http://www.legalseafoods.com/
Copley Place (second floor)
266-7775
Back Bay

Skipjack’s
199 Clarendon St. (at St. James Ave.)
536-3500
Back Bay

Spanish

Tapeo
http://www.tapeorestaurant.com/
266 Newbury St. (at Gloucester St.)
267-4799
Back Bay

Sushi

Osushi
http://www.osushirestaurant.com/
10 Huntington Ave. (in the Westin Hotel)
266-2788
Back Bay

Adapted from “Cheap Eats in Boston,” November 2004 NMRT Footnotes
<http://www.louisville.edu/~tlholt02/nmrt/Footnotes/november2004/BostonEats.htm>.

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