Good Things in MA

Good Things in MA

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Created by Irene M • Updated On: October 1, 2019

In search of unique shopping, entertainment & foodie delight in the Boston area on my many quick trips there. Suggestions welcome!

Saltbox Kitchen is one of Good Things in MA.

1. Saltbox Kitchen

8.1
84 Commonwealth Ave, Concord, MA
Restaurant · 5 tips and reviews
State Street Provisions is one of Good Things in MA.

2. State Street Provisions

8.6
State (Atlantic), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Waterfront · 27 tips and reviews

3. Hatch

14 Walden St (Main Street), Concord, MA
Furniture and Home Store · 1 tip

Irene M.Irene M: This well-curated small design-centric boutique has housewares, stationary, gifts, toys, clothes. Probably the hippest shop in Concord and would be at home in the West Village.

L.A. Burdick Chocolate is one of Good Things in MA.

4. L.A. Burdick Chocolate

8.7
52 Brattle St (Farwell Pl), Cambridge, MA
Café · Harvard Square · 119 tips and reviews

Irene M.Irene M: I stopped here in my quest for the best hot chocolate in the world; this smooth, super-rich, flavorful cup is definitely in the running.

Black Ink is one of Good Things in MA.

5. Black Ink

8.2
5 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA
Gift Store · Harvard Square · 23 tips and reviews

Irene M.Irene M: Nice selection of hip and unique books, toys and gifts. I always stop here when I'm in town to pick up some new, creative and interesting stationary and letterpress cards.

Grafton Street Pub is one of Good Things in MA.

6. Grafton Street Pub

7.1
59 JFK St (at Harvard St.), Cambridge, MA
Gastropub · Harvard Square · 90 tips and reviews
Drink is one of Good Things in MA.

7. Drink

8.2
348 Congress St (at A St), Boston, MA
Cocktail Bar · Seaport District · 235 tips and reviews

Nathan P.Nathan P.: Sunday afternoons are tiki themed and they, are, awesome.

Hubba-Hubba is one of Good Things in MA.

8. Hubba-Hubba

6.9
2 Ellery St, Cambridge, MA
Lingerie Store · 1 tip
Eastern Standard is one of Good Things in MA.

9. Eastern Standard

528 Commonwealth Ave (at Kenmore Square), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Kenmore · 305 tips and reviews
Green Street is one of Good Things in MA.

10. Green Street

280 Green St (btwn Magazine & Pearl), Cambridge, MA
Cocktail Bar · 100 tips and reviews
The Hawthorne is one of Good Things in MA.

11. The Hawthorne

500A Commonwealth Ave (at Kenmore St.), Boston, MA
Cocktail Bar · Kenmore · 108 tips and reviews
The Liberty Hotel is one of Good Things in MA.

12. The Liberty Hotel

8.3
215 Charles St (at Fruit St), Boston, MA
Hotel · West End · 207 tips and reviews
Boston Fire Museum is one of Good Things in MA.

13. Boston Fire Museum

7.3
344 Congress St (at Farnsworth St.), Boston, MA
Museum · Seaport District · 6 tips and reviews
Toro Restaurant is one of Good Things in MA.

14. Toro Restaurant

8.9
1704 Washington Street (at Massachusetts Ave), Boston, MA
Tapas Restaurant · South End · 246 tips and reviews
Towne Stove and Spirits is one of Good Things in MA.

15. Towne Stove and Spirits

900 Boylston St (at Gloucester St.), Boston, MA
Restaurant · Prudential - St. Botolph · 87 tips and reviews
Island Creek Oyster Bar is one of Good Things in MA.

16. Island Creek Oyster Bar

500 Commonwealth Ave (at Kenmore St), Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · Kenmore · 304 tips and reviews
Revolution Community Yoga is one of Good Things in MA.

17. Revolution Community Yoga

537 Massachusetts Ave, Acton, MA
Yoga Studio · 1 tip
Idylwilde Farms is one of Good Things in MA.

18. Idylwilde Farms

8.9
366 Central St (Elm St), Acton, MA
Food and Beverage Retail · 17 tips and reviews
Kimball Farm is one of Good Things in MA.

19. Kimball Farm

8.7
400 Littleton Rd (Rt. 110), Westford, MA
Recreation Center · 114 tips and reviews
Museum of Fine Arts is one of Good Things in MA.

20. Museum of Fine Arts

9.3
465 Huntington Ave (at Museum Rd), Boston, MA
Art Museum · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 305 tips and reviews
Museum of Science is one of Good Things in MA.

21. Museum of Science

9.0
1 Science Park (at Monsignor O'Brien Hwy), Boston, MA
Science Museum · 203 tips and reviews
New England Aquarium is one of Good Things in MA.

22. New England Aquarium

8.6
1 Central Wharf (at Old Atlantic Ave), Boston, MA
Aquarium · Waterfront · 254 tips and reviews
Harvard Art Museums is one of Good Things in MA.

23. Harvard Art Museums

9.1
32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA
Art Museum · Mid-Cambridge · 31 tips and reviews
Harvard Museum of Natural History is one of Good Things in MA.

24. Harvard Museum of Natural History

8.8
26 Oxford St (btwn Everett & Kirkland Sts.), Cambridge, MA
Science Museum · Aggasiz - Harvard University · 62 tips and reviews
MIT Museum is one of Good Things in MA.

25. MIT Museum

7.5
265 Massachusetts Ave (Front St), Cambridge, MA
Science Museum · 50 tips and reviews
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is one of Good Things in MA.

26. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

8.6
11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA
History Museum · Aggasiz - Harvard University · 15 tips and reviews
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is one of Good Things in MA.

27. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

8.9
280 Fenway, Boston, MA
Art Museum · Medical Center Area · 176 tips and reviews
Institute of Contemporary Art is one of Good Things in MA.

28. Institute of Contemporary Art

8.2
100 Northern Ave (at Seaport Blvd.), Boston, MA
Art Museum · Seaport District · 124 tips and reviews
Warren Anatomical Museum is one of Good Things in MA.

29. Warren Anatomical Museum

Boston, MA
History Museum · Medical Center Area · 6 tips and reviews
The Lilypad is one of Good Things in MA.

30. The Lilypad

7.7
1353 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA
Music Venue · Inman Square · 7 tips and reviews

31. Tango Society of Boston / Dance Union

16 Bow St (2nd Floor), Somerville, MA
Dance Studio · 1 tip
New England Tango Academy is one of Good Things in MA.

32. New England Tango Academy

620 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA
Dance Studio · East Cambridge · No tips or reviews
Nesting On Main is one of Good Things in MA.

33. Nesting On Main

44 Main St, Concord, MA
Antique Store · 1 tip
Worcester Art Museum is one of Good Things in MA.

34. Worcester Art Museum

8.6
55 Salisbury St (btwn Lancaster & Tuckerman), Worcester, MA
Art Gallery · 31 tips and reviews
Boston Rock Gym is one of Good Things in MA.

35. Boston Rock Gym

8.2
78G Olympic Ave, Woburn, MA
Climbing Gym · 7 tips and reviews
Goorin Bros. Hat Shop is one of Good Things in MA.

36. Goorin Bros. Hat Shop

7.6
43 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA
Boutique · Harvard Square · 11 tips and reviews
Paper Source - Cambridge is one of Good Things in MA.

37. Paper Source - Cambridge

8.3
1810 Massachusetts Ave (Arlington St), Cambridge, MA
Arts and Crafts Store · Neighborhood Nine · 1 tip
Summer Shack is one of Good Things in MA.

38. Summer Shack

7.9
149 Alewife Brook Pkwy (at Rindge Ave.), Cambridge, MA
Seafood Restaurant · North Cambridge · 65 tips and reviews
Gibbet Hill Grill is one of Good Things in MA.

39. Gibbet Hill Grill

9.4
61 Lowell Rd, Groton, MA
American Restaurant · 42 tips and reviews
Twelve Chairs is one of Good Things in MA.

40. Twelve Chairs

319 A St, Boston, MA
Furniture and Home Store · D Street - West Broadway · No tips or reviews
Vee Vee is one of Good Things in MA.

41. Vee Vee

8.8
763 Centre St (btwn Eliot and Thomas), Jamaica Plain, MA
American Restaurant · 30 tips and reviews
Beehive is one of Good Things in MA.

42. Beehive

8.7
541 Tremont St (btwn Clarendon & Berkeley St), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · South End · 257 tips and reviews
Newcomb Farms is one of Good Things in MA.

43. Newcomb Farms

7.5
1139 Randolph Ave (Hillside St), Milton, MA
Breakfast Spot · 16 tips and reviews
Daedalus is one of Good Things in MA.

44. Daedalus

7.3
45 Mount Auburn St (btwn Dewolfe & Plympton), Cambridge, MA
Restaurant · Harvard Square · 61 tips and reviews
Algiers Coffee House is one of Good Things in MA.

45. Algiers Coffee House

40 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA
Coffee Shop · Harvard Square · 56 tips and reviews
Pyara Spa & Salon is one of Good Things in MA.

46. Pyara Spa & Salon

8.1
1050 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Spa · Harvard Square · 18 tips and reviews
MetroRock Indoor Climbing is one of Good Things in MA.

47. MetroRock Indoor Climbing

8.8
69 Norman St (at Airforce Rd.), Everett, MA
Climbing Gym · 13 tips and reviews
The Red Raven Gastropub is one of Good Things in MA.

48. The Red Raven Gastropub

6.8
3 Nagog Park, Acton, MA
American Restaurant · 20 tips and reviews
The Country Trail's Giant Chicken is one of Good Things in MA.

49. The Country Trail's Giant Chicken

45 Gardner Rd, Hubbardston, MA
Antique Store · 1 tip
UNI Sashimi Bar is one of Good Things in MA.

50. UNI Sashimi Bar

7.9
370 Commonwealth Ave (at Massachusetts Ave), Boston, MA
Sushi Restaurant · Back Bay West · 54 tips and reviews
Waypoint is one of Good Things in MA.

51. Waypoint

8.8
1030 Massachusetts Ave (at Putnam Ave), Cambridge, MA
New American Restaurant · Mid-Cambridge · 29 tips and reviews
SRV is one of Good Things in MA.

52. SRV

9.1
569 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · South End · 36 tips and reviews
Mamaleh's is one of Good Things in MA.

53. Mamaleh's

8.9
1 Kendall Square (Hampshire St), Cambridge, MA
Jewish Restaurant · 31 tips and reviews
Little Donkey is one of Good Things in MA.

54. Little Donkey

8.3
505 Massachusetts Avenue (Norfolk), Cambridge, MA
American Restaurant · 45 tips and reviews
Tiger Mama is one of Good Things in MA.

55. Tiger Mama

1363 Boylston St, Boston, MA
Thai Restaurant · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 36 tips and reviews
Yvonne's is one of Good Things in MA.

56. Yvonne's

8.9
2 Winter Place (Winter + Tremont), Boston, MA
New American Restaurant · Downtown Boston · 82 tips and reviews
Porto is one of Good Things in MA.

57. Porto

7.8
780 Boylston St (Ring Road), Boston, MA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Prudential - St. Botolph · 10 tips and reviews
The Smoke Shop BBQ is one of Good Things in MA.

58. The Smoke Shop BBQ

7.8
1 Kendall Sq, Cambridge, MA
BBQ Joint · 30 tips and reviews