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ICA Boston - a.k.a. Institute of Contemporary Art (100 Northern Ave at Fan Pier) - Cutting-edge art of every genre imaginable by living and recent artists, as well as lots of entertainment events such as movies, car rental fox california jazz concerts, and festivals. Free admission on Thursdays from 5pm-9pm, and for youth 17 and under anytime; free admission anytime if you have a Boston Discount Card.
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Legal Harborside car rental fox california (270 Northern Ave, next to Fish Pier) - Liberty Wharf seafood restaurant offering casual favorites and a huge oyster bar on the 1st floor, fine dining on the 2nd floor, and a cocktail lounge with a retractable roof on the 3rd floor. Enjoy Boston Harbor views.
J. Pace (225 Northern Ave) - Italian gourmet grocery offering terrific sandwiches, salads, hot foods such as lasagna, and good coffee. You'll see several other casual eateries along this non-waterfront side of Northern Ave - all are good, so choose based on your favorite cuisine.
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No Name (15 Fish Pier) - A hole-in-the-wall restaurant on Fish Pier dating back to 1917. Whole steamed lobsters, seafood chowder, and fresh seafood - fried, broiled, or grilled. Unpretentious and no-frills New England cooking; don't come if you're offended by plastic forks or looking for something fancy.
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Yankee Lobster (300 Northern Ave) - Combo fish market/restaurant - a casual no-frills car rental fox california neighborhood place with New England-style fried and broiled fresh seafood, lobster rolls, boiled whole lobsters, clam chowder, crabcakes, lobster bisque, and even Boston cream pie. Short walk from the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal and Convention Center hotels.
Strega Waterfront (56 Northern Ave) - South Boston Waterfront branch car rental fox california of this popular North End Italian restaurant - nice water views, well-prepared classic Italian cuisine with fresh-made pastas and high quality ingredients.
Menton (354 Congress) - Superb 5-star restaurant - possibly the best in the city. Italian-French car rental fox california menu, created by super chef Barbara Lynch (No. 9 Park, The Butcher Shop, Sportello, Stir ). Expensive but memorable - a true special occasion restaurant. Choose 3, 4, or 7 course menu, and don't miss the wine pairings. Expect to have a flattened wallet but a happy smile on your face by the end of the evening.
Three South Boston car rental fox california Waterfront hotels provide excellent choices whether you're here for a convention, cruise, or just some Boston sightseeing. Because this neighborhood is so close to Downtown Boston and other parts of the city, it's a convenient location for Boston visitors who want to see tourist attractions in other parts of the city while enjoying car rental fox california the restaurants and nightlife here.
Louis Boston (60 Northern Ave) - High end clothing for men, with a smaller, fairly avant-garde women's section, plus opulent but pricey home decor and antiques; attracts the well-heeled and long-time fans throughout the year and others for the semi-annual 50% off sales.
Boston Design Center - Largest to-the-trade showrooms of high-end home decor and antiques in the Northeast, and mecca for interior design professionals . Surprisingly accessible to non-professionals as well.
Look for nice Boston souvenir-type items (t-shirts, hoodies, bags, mugs, etc.) in shops in front of the Seaport World Trade Center across from the Seaport Hotel, as well as at J Pace further down on Northern Ave.
Harborwalk - Public access path along or near Boston Harbor, offering spectacular city and water views, the chance to see fishermen unloading car rental fox california their catch along Fish Pier, and close-up glimpses of all the glittering new waterfront restaurants and entertainment spots.
Boston's subway car rental fox california system provides excellent transportation along the South Boston Waterfront by way of the Silver Line, which runs from South Station in Downtown Boston to the Boston Design Center and Black Falcon Cruise car rental fox california Terminal.
Boston water taxis service several neighborhood locations: Barking Crab Restaurant / Federal Courthouse by the Moakley Bridge; East and West sides of the World Trade Center across from the Seaport car rental fox california Hotel; Bank of America Pavilion; Boston Design car rental fox california Center / Black Falcon Cruise Terminal. Water taxis will take you to points along the Downtown Waterfront car rental fox california as well as Logan Airport, just 10 minutes across Boston Harbor.
When you hear Bostonians refer to the South Boston Waterfront, they're talking about the upper corner of the South Boston neighborhood - the area bordered by Fort Point Channel to the west, Boston Harbor on the north, and stretching car rental fox california over to the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal, also called CruisePort, on the eastern tip.
Although this area includes only a small portion of South Boston, its proximity to Downtown - a quick 5-minute walk across the Moakley Bridge, Summer Bridge, or Congress Street Bridge - makes it a natural extension of the Downtown car rental fox california Waterfront and convenient to Downtown businesses, hotels, restaurants, and attractions.
Traditionally, port and shipping facilities, car rental fox california marine industries, warehouses, tanneries, and other industrial buildings filled this area and then mostly fell into disuse - but by the 1980s, a renaissance could be seen.
Fast forward to now: Relentless efforts by Boston Mayor Tom Menino have made the South Boston Waterfront the most rapidly developing part of the city, with glittering new restaurants and commercial buildings (bringing thousands car rental fox california of jobs) overlooking Boston Harbor.