Food inspirations from a long weekend in The Olde Towne.
Geographically speaking, these neighborhoods are a bit of a hike from one another with varied claims to fame (the Back Bay is situated a stone’s throw from Northeastern,
while the North End is most notably a business district and Italian hub.)
Even so, the two mesh happily through culinary expertise.
First stop, Newbury Street: a popular commercial destination lined with galleries and boutique hits hosting anything from Delacroix to skater shoes.
The street is famed for its 19th century brownstone buildings but has found new home with hungry passerby, who can grab a local bite at almost every bend– like the tres eclectic Sonsie, or the back-to-basics Boston Olive Oil Company.
While Sonsie serves up intrigues like wood-fired pizza, warm herbed flatbreads and steamed mussels; The Boston Olive Oil Company brings grassroots to new levels – pressing the consumer toward one of the kitchen’s most fundamental ingredients: a many-sided omega-3 that dances like fine wine from fruity and floral to light-bodied and robust.
Boston Olive Oil Company
Newbury Street, Back Bay
- Specialty extra virgin olive oils (locally pressed, globally inspired) like Persian lime-infused and Early Harvest Arbequina. Unfamiliar? If you’re looking for a test run, pop by their tasting bar or browse their selections here.
Sonsie Restaurant
Newbury Street, Back Bay
- Casual by day, chic by night this French-American restaurant celebrates its 18th anniversaire of “fresh and brilliant food combinations” (sonsieboston.com.) With its catchphrase “Love. Luck. Life,” the Sonsie signature has a bit of a wink to it, and an even bigger wine list.
- Casual by day, chic by night this French-American restaurant celebrates its 18th anniversaire of “fresh and brilliant food combinations” (sonsieboston.com.) With its catchphrase “Love. Luck. Life,” the Sonsie signature has a bit of a wink to it, and an even bigger wine list.
Up next is the nearby Boylston Street, which hosts a cozy nook known as The Pour House.
Humbly priced and heartily portioned from morning meals to dinner and drinks; this Back Bay classic takes the place as both a go-to bar and breakfast joint for neighboring Northeasterners and grown-ups alike.
Humbly priced and heartily portioned from morning meals to dinner and drinks; this Back Bay classic takes the place as both a go-to bar and breakfast joint for neighboring Northeasterners and grown-ups alike.
The Pour House
Boylston Street, Back Bay
- With pen etchings from visitors strewn across its walls and a dimmed, cabin-in-the-woods sort of feel, The Pour House sits slightly like a camp lodge, but with stylish drinks. And better pancakes. (Need a pick-me-up? Give one of their colossal Bloody Mary’s a spin. Or perhaps, the pumpkin pie pancakes.)
- With pen etchings from visitors strewn across its walls and a dimmed, cabin-in-the-woods sort of feel, The Pour House sits slightly like a camp lodge, but with stylish drinks. And better pancakes. (Need a pick-me-up? Give one of their colossal Bloody Mary’s a spin. Or perhaps, the pumpkin pie pancakes.)
Alas! With much exploring left to do, I bid you happy trails with a concluding shout out to an all-time “best.”
Many restaurants have yet to match my love for Volle Nolle, a crafty little sandwich shop in the North End that set the tone for the businesses reviewed today.
Its atmosphere has a tiny, tucked away feel; with a whimsical chalkboard menu and an aura slightly bewitching. Its carte du jour is filled with crisp, smart ingredients that give the lunchtime standard a fresh zing.
Its atmosphere has a tiny, tucked away feel; with a whimsical chalkboard menu and an aura slightly bewitching. Its carte du jour is filled with crisp, smart ingredients that give the lunchtime standard a fresh zing.
Volle Nolle
Hanover Street, Fleet/Tileston, North End
- Smoked Salmon panini with lemon caper mayonnaise. Chocolate chip cookies with rock salt on top. Cartoon peanuts drawn on napkins for nut allergen-friendly orders, and best of all - the owner; a self-proclaimed Alice in Wonderland enthusiast.
- Smoked Salmon panini with lemon caper mayonnaise. Chocolate chip cookies with rock salt on top. Cartoon peanuts drawn on napkins for nut allergen-friendly orders, and best of all - the owner; a self-proclaimed Alice in Wonderland enthusiast.
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