Guidebook for Brookline

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Guidebook for Brookline

Parks & Nature

Good views of the Cambridge skyline, nice playground for kids. Also good workout to climb the hill!
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Corey Hill Outlook Park
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Good views of the Cambridge skyline, nice playground for kids. Also good workout to climb the hill!
Amazing little nature reserve to teleport you away from the city.
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Hall's Pond Sanctuary
3 Amory St
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Amazing little nature reserve to teleport you away from the city.

Food Scene

Good food at amazing price. Awesome quesadillas (shaped like burritos here). Al pastor tacos are great. And how about some beef tongue ("lengua")?
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Anna's Taqueria
242 Cambridge St
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Good food at amazing price. Awesome quesadillas (shaped like burritos here). Al pastor tacos are great. And how about some beef tongue ("lengua")?
Amazing crispy pizza from Maine. Order by pie or by slice.
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OTTO
289 Harvard St
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Amazing crispy pizza from Maine. Order by pie or by slice.
Best dim sum in Boston in the heart of Chinatown. Take Green C Line to Boylston.
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Winsor Dim Sum Café
10 Tyler St
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Best dim sum in Boston in the heart of Chinatown. Take Green C Line to Boylston.
One of the best places in Boston for Vietnamese pho. Take Green C Line to Boylston.
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Phở Pasteur
682 Washington St
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One of the best places in Boston for Vietnamese pho. Take Green C Line to Boylston.
Best Thai food I've ever had. Be adventurous and order something you've never tried. Ask the friendly waiters for advice.
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Brown Sugar Cafe
1033 Commonwealth Avenue
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Best Thai food I've ever had. Be adventurous and order something you've never tried. Ask the friendly waiters for advice.
Unicorn ramen chain with fewer than ten shops in the world. Plain shio ramen is the best.
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Santouka Harvard Square
1 Bow St
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Unicorn ramen chain with fewer than ten shops in the world. Plain shio ramen is the best.
Highly worshiped by locals; divine sticky honeybuns and venerable sandwiches.
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Flour Bakery
190 Massachusetts Ave
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Highly worshiped by locals; divine sticky honeybuns and venerable sandwiches.
Best hot chocolate ever; bonbons are good too. Take Green C Line to Copley.
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L.A. Burdick Handmade Chocolates
52 Brattle St
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Best hot chocolate ever; bonbons are good too. Take Green C Line to Copley.
Pretty good Thai food at a reasonable price. Cash only.
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Rod D by Sitti Thai Cuisine
1422 Beacon St
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Pretty good Thai food at a reasonable price. Cash only.
Coffee, tea, sandwiches, salads!
1350 Beacon St
1350 Beacon Street
Coffee, tea, sandwiches, salads!
Amazing Italian food at a reasonable price. Check out daily specials; must try tiramisu!
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Bottega Fiorentina
313B Harvard St
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Amazing Italian food at a reasonable price. Check out daily specials; must try tiramisu!
Possibly the best Japanese food in Boston. Lunch Kaiseki (multi-course) sets are a fabulous deal!
Shiki
9 Babcock St
Possibly the best Japanese food in Boston. Lunch Kaiseki (multi-course) sets are a fabulous deal!
Japanese izakaya (居酒屋, gastropub) with grilled skewers featuring ~5 different parts of chicken!
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Ittoku
1815 Massachusetts Avenue
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Japanese izakaya (居酒屋, gastropub) with grilled skewers featuring ~5 different parts of chicken!
Great Jewish deli. Must try the famous corned beef.
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Michael's Deli
256 Harvard St
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Great Jewish deli. Must try the famous corned beef.
Following the success of their Harvard Square restaurant, this unicorn ramen chain (with fewer than ten shops in the world) opened up a second restaurant in Back Bay, next to the famous shopping street, Newbury St. Plain Shio ramen is the best. Take Green C Line to Hynes Convention Center.
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Santouka Back Bay
66 Hereford St
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Following the success of their Harvard Square restaurant, this unicorn ramen chain (with fewer than ten shops in the world) opened up a second restaurant in Back Bay, next to the famous shopping street, Newbury St. Plain Shio ramen is the best. Take Green C Line to Hynes Convention Center.

Essentials

Quality groceries at a reasonable price; extensive wine selection.
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Trader Joe's
748 Memorial Dr
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Quality groceries at a reasonable price; extensive wine selection.
Delicious organic produce bursting with flavor.
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Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
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Delicious organic produce bursting with flavor.
Closest grocery and liquor shop.
Bay State Foods and Liquors
1418 Beacon St
Closest grocery and liquor shop.
Russian grocery store with ready-to-eat food, including all kinds of smoked fish.
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Bazaar On Beacon Street
1432 Beacon St
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Russian grocery store with ready-to-eat food, including all kinds of smoked fish.

Drinks & Nightlife

Delicious food, extensive wine selection, classy atmosphere, delightful service!
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Barcelona Wine Bar
1700 Beacon St
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Delicious food, extensive wine selection, classy atmosphere, delightful service!

Sightseeing

Historic Boston Public Library and Trinity Church juxtaposed with the modern John Hancock Tower, with lots of shops nearby. Take Green C Line to Copley.
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Copley Square
560 Boylston St
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Historic Boston Public Library and Trinity Church juxtaposed with the modern John Hancock Tower, with lots of shops nearby. Take Green C Line to Copley.
Stroll along the tree-lined esplanade and enjoy iconic views of the Charles River. Perfect at sunset.
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Charles River Esplanade
Charles River Esplanades
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Stroll along the tree-lined esplanade and enjoy iconic views of the Charles River. Perfect at sunset.
Fight hordes East Asians to have a picture taken with the iconic statue. Touch his left foot to ace your next exam, but beware of urine residue from drunken freshmen!
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John Harvard Statue
1 Harvard Yard
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Fight hordes East Asians to have a picture taken with the iconic statue. Touch his left foot to ace your next exam, but beware of urine residue from drunken freshmen!
Iconic MIT building with bizarre architecture. Houses the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab and more.
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Ray and Maria Stata Center
32 Vassar Street
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Iconic MIT building with bizarre architecture. Houses the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab and more.
Historic baseball stadium. Home of the beloved Boston Redsox.
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Fenway Park
4 Jersey St
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Historic baseball stadium. Home of the beloved Boston Redsox.
Check out the 3-story-deep tank filled with giant sea turtles and exotic fish. Walk nearby along the docks at Boston Harbor.
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New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf
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Check out the 3-story-deep tank filled with giant sea turtles and exotic fish. Walk nearby along the docks at Boston Harbor.
Beautiful gardens with swan boat rides in the summer. Take Green C Line to Arlington.
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Boston Public Garden
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Beautiful gardens with swan boat rides in the summer. Take Green C Line to Arlington.
Historical district filled with amazing Italian food.
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North End
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Historical district filled with amazing Italian food.

Arts & Culture

Largest art museum in Boston. Impressive collection of Japanese prints and much more.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Ave
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Largest art museum in Boston. Impressive collection of Japanese prints and much more.
Unique art museum in the former home of Mrs. Gardner. Site of the infamous 1990 art heist.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
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Unique art museum in the former home of Mrs. Gardner. Site of the infamous 1990 art heist.

Getting Around

Walk up Summit Ave and turn left at Mason Ter to access front of the apartment building.
Summit Avenue station
Summit Avenue
Walk up Summit Ave and turn left at Mason Ter to access front of the apartment building.
Walk up Mason Path (between two apartment buildings) and up some stairs for a shortcut to the back of the building.
Brandon Hall station
Walk up Mason Path (between two apartment buildings) and up some stairs for a shortcut to the back of the building.