- Tascas (tapas & sangria), Tapeo was recommended by multiple people
- All American Lobster dinner @ Legal's Seafood
- Devlin's
- Paramount (I recommend the crab cake BLT and clam chowder)
- Boston Tea Stop (Harvard Square) - really good and unique flavors of mochi - japanese ice cream in thin, flavored dough and bubble tea was OK
- Italian in the North End - Strega Ristorante was AMAZING; Bova's 24 hour pastry shop has TO DIE FOR Eclairs and many other yummy treats
- Parish Cafe - samples from other well-known restaurants in the area - all the sandwiches I tried (mine and my friends' ) were tasty
- Flour Bakery & Cafe to get Joanne Chang's "sticky buns" featured on Throwdown with Bobby Flay
- Brown Sugar - REALLY good Thai cuisine (I was VERY surprised considering the non-traditional name)
- Faneuil Hall (Ned Devine's - my first time having Magner's cider, Red Sky)
- Green Briar (I was pleasantly surprised to find an Irish pub with 95% Irish people in it - binge drinking on a Monday night, of course)
- Joshua Tree bar for Stump Trivia night
- coffee at Dunkin Donuts
- Tealuxe had good Chai iced tea
- shopping on Newbury Street, Copley & Prudential Mall, Thom Brown shoes
- best shopping at H&M, Filene's Basement (I went to DC after and both of these were much better in DC)
- walked around the Boston Public Garden/Boston Common, and Boylston St.
- walked the Freedom Trail and had slushies
- cute boutiques in Harvard Square
CHICAGO
- The Bean
- Portillo's chicago dog
- Giordano's deep dish
- Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Company's pizza pot pie
- shopping street
- Garrett's popcorn
- walking near river
- hotel with view for drinks (view of harbor)
WASHINGTON, DC
Tourist
- Smithsonians (13? FREE museums)
- International Spy Museum - SO BADASS
- National Monument
- Vietnam & Korean War Memorials
- African American & Civil War Museum
- The Capital (tours)
- Union Station - metro station with shopping inside (kind of like Grand Central Station in NYC)
- H&M & Filene's Basement (metro center)
- shopping in Georgetown (metro to Foggy Bottom, then 15 minute walk)
- Ben's Chili Bowl - Bill Cosby's fav place - I like the JUMBO ALL BEEF chili dog!
- Busboys and Poets - historical activist gathering place - tasty meatloaf!
- Granville Moore's - mussels featured on Throwdown w/ Bobby Flay
- Eastern Market - blueberry pancakes are supposed to be really good here on the weekends for brunch - I haven't ever been able to make it down there on the right day
