Houses Near the Allston Dining Scene
Outside the South End, Allston probably has one of the best dining scenes going in the city. It’s a perfect storm of ethnic restaurants, pubs and brunch places, good take-out and ethnic food shops.
Wait. I changed my mind.
It is THE best dining scene in the city, precisely because it has never taken itself too seriously, it is still affordable, and it has a wider variety of choices than you find most anywhere else. It’s all hip and trendy but not in the upscale way of the South End.
The sheer number of establishments means it’s possible to spend an evening or two just eating around Allston on a restaurant crawl. You can start off at any number of pubs for a drink, move to any number of top-notch ethnic restaurants for dinner, and finish at several places dedicated to desserts and pastries.
And if you want to cook at home, you can run to the Super 88 in Packard’s Corner or check out any one of several ethnic grocers and bakers in the neighborhood.
It’s such a rich smorgasboard that the Allston scene is being noticed beyond Commonwealth Avenue. Boston Magazine, in fact, cited several Allston establishments in its Best of Boston issue, including 2nd Cup Cafe, Deep Ellum, Fun Food Snackery and S&I To Go.
For those who want to live near all the culinary activity, here are a few choices:
15 Parkvale Ave, #3
Allston
BEDS:3/BATHS:1
SQ.FT:815
$279,900
1307 Commonwealth Avenue, Apt. 5
Brighton
BEDS:3/BATHs:1
SQ.FT: 960
$330,000
1409 Commonwealth Avenue, #304
BEDS:0/BATHS:1
SQ.FT: 336
$189K
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