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Cafés and Bars 11:30am–3:30pm Mon–Sat.
More recently, tea has found
The social fabric of Boston is held together through its aficionados among the
abundance of places to meet with friends and while college­aged crowd, and
away the hours. With a rich mix of students, work ing folk, a number of tea houses
and executives, the city provides a selection of cafés and designed for the younger
and more budget­conscious
bars that cater to all tastes, and to people who keep all flourish in the city, especially
hours. There are places where you can find a pick-me-up, near college campuses and
rest your feet, and meet local people. A further selection on Newbury Street. In the heart
of bars is listed on pp162–3. of Harvard Square, Tealuxe lets
customers peruse an impressive
catalog of hundreds of teas
Cafés
warming soups, as well as from around the world. Fine
Cafés tend to cluster in fine tarts, cakes, cookies, Asian teas, with a touch of
a few areas of the city, most and breakfast breads. tranquility and a hint of enlight­
notably Harvard Square and Cafés cluster around the enment, are the specialty at
its environs, the South End, the main thoroughfares of the Dado Tea, which is situated
North End, and Beacon Hill. North End, where many both in and east of Harvard
Crema Café, one of Harvard local restaurants do not Square in Cambridge.
Square’s long line of cafés, even bother to serve coffee
serves both hot and iced tea, or dessert because the cafés Ice Cream Parlors
along with delicious pastries in this lively Italian neighbor­
and sandwiches. The oldest hood do it so much better – Bostonians eat more ice cream,
of the square’s coffee culture espresso or cappuccino with per person, year round, than
joints, the hip Café Pamplona, tiramisu or cannoli are a must. just about anyone else in
dates back to the Beatnik days. Caffè Vittoria, decorated in America. They are highly
For an especially genteel marble and chrome, has a discerning customers, and
treat, make your way to wide array of pastries and fiercely loyal to their favorite
L.A. Burdick Chocolates and liqueurs, and its own cigar parlor. Many restaurants make
order a sampler plate of their parlor. Caffè Pompei is a more a point of serving one of the
inno vative chocolates or one chaotic place, which features locally made ice creams with
of their superb buttery fruit murals of its doomed their dessert menus. When
tarts. They also have some namesake crowding the walls. ordering ice cream, you can
fine teas, including herbals. While many like Mike’s Pastry get it served in a dish with a
There are two branches for their cannoli, it is said spoon, or in a cone to lick. You
of the 1369 Coffeehouse, that the best are found usually get a choice of wafer
which are spacious, upbeat alongside the nougat at cone (light, crispy, slightly
and frequented by a clientele Maria’s Pastry Shop, which bland) or a sugar cone (thin,
of all ages, who come mainly sadly does not have seating. crisp, sweet cookie wafer).
for the excellent cookie bars. Lulu’s Sweet Shop is known Some may decide to order one
The South End’s secluded for its tempting variety of cup­ of the enormous waffle cones,
cafés are home to a thriving cakes. On Beacon Hill, Tatte has which is really just an over­
café society. Many are a range of exquisite gourmet grown sugar cone custom­
pop ular with the vibrant gay coffee and inviting pastries. made for the truly indulgent.
community (see p163) that Parlors are open most of the
has made its home in this day and late into the evening.
neighborhood, but also Tea Rooms In central Boston the best ice
happily welcome all visitors, A couple of grand hotels creams can be hard to find, but
regardless of sexual prefer ence. have preserved a genteel Newbury Street (see p95) has
Berkeley Perk Cafe is colorful tradition of offering afternoon some of the most popular
and spacious, with a wide tea: Bristol Lounge at the Four options. Emack & Bolio’s is a
selection of juices, quality Seasons Hotel serves a lovely long­time favorite for its sinful
sodas, and sweet treats. Pastry tea (especially enjoy able if you sundaes featuring homemade
chef Joanne Chang’s first Flour are seated by the fireplace), fudge. The New England ice
Bakery & Café, in the South while on weekends the Taj cream giant Ben and Jerry’s
End, met with such over­ Boston continues the formal has several parlors featuring
whelming neighborhood after noon tea tradition all their flavors.
support that she opened established by its predecessor If possible, the ice­cream
branches at additional the Ritz­Carlton, complete talent in Cambridge is even
locations in Cambridge. with a full Old World service. greater than in Boston. Adult
Each location is a surefire In the heart of the Boston lovers of gourmet ice cream
venue for artisanal breads, Public Library, the Courtyard swear by the Burnt Caramel and
generous sandwiches, and Restaurant serves classic tea Earl Grey flavors at Toscanini’s,

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