Living in Boston

Lergnom
Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:09:38 +0000

If you like ethnic food, you have a choice of every imaginable culture’s vegetarian dishes. The area next to BU (Allston) is full of Indian, Thai, Chinese, Viet, Korean, Italian, Latin, etc. places. Many are really, really good. Allston is not expensive. West Campus even has Super 88, a Chinese supermarket with a huge food court that has great places, including a new Indonesian one.

BU has a major concert facility. Agganis Arena is now the midsize venue for the city and shows that maybe didn’t stop in Boston because they’re too small for the Garden and too large for the clubs now come to BU instead of stopping only in Worcester (an hour away) at their midsized arena. Also on campus is The Paradise, which is one of the largest clubs in town - and has national acts. Landsdowne Street, next to Fenway, is lined with clubs that bring in touring shows. Downtown, other than the Garden, the main venue is the Opera House, just a short ride on the T to Boyston.

Depends on your taste. You could pay real dollars to see Paul Simon (or Dylan) at Agganis or less for a club act or even less for a band in one of the many smaller clubs. There’s also a lot of ethnic music around, e.g., lots of Irish musicians come through.