Convention Food

November 6, 2006 10:16 AM

Meeting a friend for lunch in Boston. She's at the Boston Convention Center near the World Trade Center, I'll be around the public gardens and the Common. She only has 2 hours to get somewhere and eat, while I have all the time in the world. Where should we eat? Under $20 a meal would be great.
posted by JonahBlack to food & drink (10 comments total)

Try Legal Test Kitchen at Seaport Boulevard and Northern Avenue.
posted by Saucy Intruder at 10:30 AM on November 6, 2006

Chinatown is a 10 minute walk for her, and if she can get a shuttle to South Station, Chinatown is right across the street.
posted by Gungho at 11:32 AM on November 6, 2006

Probably too late but you should go to The No Name Restaurant.
posted by bondcliff at 11:43 AM on November 6, 2006

There's a lobster shack right next to the Courthouse, on the entry to the harbor next to the pedestrian bridge. Don't remember the name offhand.
posted by backseatpilot at 11:53 AM on November 6, 2006

The lobster shack is the Barking Crab. I also second the No-Name Fish Restaurant.
posted by allen.spaulding at 12:21 PM on November 6, 2006

I'm probably late to this party.

I suggest The Barking Crab. It's over by the big new courthouse off Northern Ave, as mentioned above. It has good burgers, in addition to the seafood.

If you have a car (and a map, if you don't know the area), you could take Summer St. over into South Boston, and there are a bunch of pubs over there, too.
posted by Sprout the Vulgarian at 12:34 PM on November 6, 2006

No Name and Legal are good suggestions near the convention center. I like Gungho's suggestion of Chinatown, though, since it's roughly equidistant walks for the two of you. My favorites are China Pearl on Tyler St (they specialize in Dim Sum) and Buddha's Delight on Beach (all of their food is vegetarian - they make some great faux-meats).
posted by Plutor at 5:22 AM on November 7, 2006

For anyone reading this in the future...

LTK has not received a single solid good review, to my knowledge. I haven't been but it seems like a poor choice.

No-Name is a tourist trap that should have disappeared years ago.

Barking Crab is sort of a tourist trap too, but there's better food and atmosphere.

Going to Chinatown is always a winning proposition. The lunch special (3 dishes, rice, and soup for like $15) at Taiwan Cafe is a good choice.
posted by rxrfrx at 4:41 AM on November 9, 2006

Oh, and if you're out near the WTC at lunchtime or on a Saturday morning and you want take-out sushi, try going to Sea to You (same area as WTC and LTK). This company provides the raw fish for a lot of Boston's sushi restaurants, so the fish ain't getting any fresher than that.
posted by rxrfrx at 4:42 AM on November 9, 2006

Well, I give LTK a good review (what am I, chopped liver?) but the Seaport district, while great for finding strapping young first-year law firm associates, is lousy for finding good restaurants. So take what you get. Avoid, however, Sauciety in the Westin hotel; it's horrible.
posted by Saucy Intruder at 7:44 AM on November 9, 2006