Talk:Boston/East Boston

removed untemplated listings
Might be some gems in here? --ButteBag (talk) 15:50, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Mi Pueblito on Border St.(Salvadoran/Mexican) - large portions, good prices, cool atmosphere, cheap beer
 * Montecristo in Central Sq (Salvadoran/Mexican) - very good pupusas, open till 1AM!
 * Pollo Doreno in Day Sq (Salvadoran, rotisserie chicken) - good chicken, easy take out (CLOSED)
 * Taqueria Cancun in Maverick Sq (Salvadoran/Mexican) - Quality food, frequently receives good reviews, serves beer & wine
 * Topasio on Bennington (Colombian) - My favorite for Colombian food. Good steaks, a little more upscale than other Colombian places (CLOSED)
 * El Buen Gusto in Day Sq (Salvadoran) - Nice take on upscale Salvadoran food. Interior is nicely designed. Good meat platters. (CLOSED)
 * El Limeno off Day Sq on the way to Orient Heights (Peruvian) - usually cited as the best Peruvian in Eastie (Rincon Limeno)
 * Colombian Tamale "hole in the wall" on Chelsea off Maverick Sq - Just found this place the other day. They make huge Colombian Tamales with 4 kinds of meat for $6. They look like something you would get on the streets of Bogota...pretty cool. Also have a guava flan type dessert thing that was awesome. (CLOSED)
 * There is a Brazilian churascaria place on Chelsea between Maverick and Day Squares called Oliveira's that is very good.
 * Rosticeria Cancun in Maverick Sq (Salvadoran/Mexican) - The enjoyably chaotic atmosphere is the closest I have come to a classic Mexican taqueria - loud music, cramped environment, high energy and quick, decent food.
 * There is a Vietnamese place on Meridian Street (corner with Lexington or Trenton) called Saigon Hut that makes excellent pho and other typical dishes. I hear that it is well known among the Vietnamese community as being on par with the better known Pho places around town. Actually, Eastie used to be a large Vietnamese neighborhood and we still have the remnants of that through this restaurant and a Buddhist temple around the corner.
 * Donnas in Orient Heights, Dozzi's in Jeffries Point (CLOSED). Both neighborhood institutions. Now we have Cafe 303 at 303 Sumner St. for an upscale breakfast and brunch.
 * Right off Central Sq before you enter the tolls for the Sumner Tunnel, there is Off The Boat Seafood. (CLOSED)
 * Kelly's Sq Pub, Bennington St - This place may not look inviting from the outside (small windows), but inside it is a bright family restaurant. It is mostly locals, but very clean and the waitstaff is very friendly. The food is standard bar fare with very large portions. Wednesday is half price pizza day (pretty good pizza, especially the garlic pizza). We always take home half our meal and it is good for lunch the next day. It is probably the best, non-dive bar to watch the Sox game.
 * Cafe 303, Sumner St (in Jeffries Point) - The first yuppie cafe/restaurant in Eastie and they are doing cool things with their international menu. Just hang out and people watch or join in at one of their weekly Poetry Slams. (CLOSED)
 * There are also a few old school bakeries that make fresh bread daily. The one locals go to is on Sumner St. called AJ's Everything in that place seems to cost just $0.25 cents or on the corner of Bennington and Moore is Betty Anne's (CLOSED) a place that still makes homemade donuts from scratch every moring called Sinkers (jelly filled and covered in sugar).
 * Hyatt Hotel Lounge, Harborside Drive. Sweeping views of the Boston Skyline and good selection of beer, wine and cocktails.
 * Cafe Italia, Meridian Street near Central Square. Best martinis in Eastie. (CLOSED)
 * Little Asia Bennington St. near Orient Heights Sq. Drink a Mi Thai, watch some sports and play some Keno.
 * Victory Pub in Orient Heights Sq. Old school dive filled with locals and old timers. (CLOSED)