Staying just south of downtown. Will walk, Uber or train some place reasonable. No exotic foods, please. Also not interested in paying $50 for a generic pasta dish.
Kelly's on Revere Beach. Sit on the sea wall and watch the gulls dive bomb when you throw fries to them. Take the Blue Line to Wonderland, then its about a 15 minute walk.
Bartaco, Lolita, Smoke Shop in Seaport are some of my favorites
North End is classic for Italian. Carmelina’s is pretty good.
In Beacon Hill there’s Paramount for standard fare but unbelievably crowded in the mornings. Bin 26 down the street makes their own pasta.
Back Bay - Parish Cafe is known for their sandwiches; Greco has nice gyros (one of my favorites in Back Bay). Santouka has some of the best ramen in the city but only can seat like 10 people. Trident Booksellers & Cafe is kinda cool and has decent food.
South End - Aquitaine and Frenchie have standard American / French food with bars to sit at. KAVA is good Greek too with decent portions. Those may be too fancy for what you’re looking for but maybe Picco could work.
Are you suggesting I should go to the wharf and throw a dart?
yolo to the restaurant owners giving me a thumbs down for not wanting their overpriced linguine.
That is exactly what he was suggesting. You literally l can throw a dart at a North End map and hit a phenomenal Italian joint. Just get to the neighborhood and follow your nose.
Careful! Those authentic east coast Italian joints use oils and spices on their huge portions of food. Better to just have some yogurt and a box of greens the night before a big race. On race morning, eat some oat bars with butter on them, drink a pot of coffee, and choke down some caffeinated Maurten gels. Let’s Gooooo!!!
Quincy market. Got everything including street performers. Walk to the commons from there
I’ve heard hit and miss from Quincy M. Tourist trap… Good options, but better and cheaper elsewhere. I’ve been to Boston a few times but never made it there. Maybe I’ll give it a go, but not for dinner.
but again, it will be Easter. I wonder what will and won’t be open. In 2017, the Easter brunch at my hotel had a ridiculous wait and it was like $60. For a buffet. I ended up at an Asian/Indian fusion place. It was the only restaurant open.
Back in 2019 you couldn't get to any 'decent' place with carb-rich food even without it being Easter. That is unless you are willing to wait or walk around which doesn't seem to be a great idea the night before the marathon. You could have a chipotle or panda express and eat in your hotel room. I think I had both.
Carlo's Cucina in Allston is good and won't be slammed with marathoners. Off the green line, I believe. There should be a lot of options around Allston for cheaper than anything downtown.
East Boston also some good, affordable places. Plus you can chill by the ocean afterward.
Staying just south of downtown. Will walk, Uber or train some place reasonable. No exotic foods, please. Also not interested in paying $50 for a generic pasta dish.
How about $110 for a generic pasta dish? Pairing $70. Guac extra.
Staying just south of downtown. Will walk, Uber or train some place reasonable. No exotic foods, please. Also not interested in paying $50 for a generic pasta dish.
How about $110 for a generic pasta dish? Pairing $70. Guac extra.
I do appreciate all the responses, but I do think many of them aren’t considering it being Easter. I expect some of these options to not even be open. Even where I live, where Covid hasn’t existed since may 2020, restaurants have had a hard time staffing.