Entertaining stories about messed up family dynamics are my catnip. John Irving‘s characters are always on the edge of making stupid choices that I can sympathize with and that emotional suspense keeps me coming back.
In case you're looking for a great novel to read, I will share my favorite book of all time: A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving. I have read this novel a half a dozen times over the past few decades, and I cry at the end EVERY SINGLE TIME. Beautifully written, with great characters...
sumac (great food, casual vibes)
olive et gourmando (good lunch spot)
bar bello (good for a drink)
midway (also good for a drink)
crew collective cafe (gorg interiors)
sans soleil (dancing, vinyl dj set, great music and vibes)
habitat 67
cafe olimpico
biodome
st. viateur bagels
khyber pass (pumpkin appetizer)
Paul Revere is my dream man. He is half-French (ask the employees about his dad when you go), he started off as an apprentice and worked his way up to having a small business, he bought a house in the North End at 35 and he was a fugitive/American hero. Highly reccomend you go and highly reccomend you engage with the staff in the rooms, they are a wealth of knowledge and fun facts.
