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Neighborhood fact sheet: North End

The basics about the North End’s restaurants, bars, grocery stores, coffee shops and more.

Boston’s North End is known for its wide array of Italian restaurants. Globe/Getty

This is one of 10 fact sheets meant to give new renters the basic information they need to know about their new neighborhoods. The series covers the 10 neighborhoods in Boston with the highest percentage of renters. You can learn about the rest here: AllstonBrighton, Chinatown, Fenway, Longwood Medical Area, Mission Hill, Roxbury, and West End.

Average age: 30.5

Percent of people with bachelor degrees or higher: 80.2%

WalkScore: 98

Public transit options:

Green B, E, and D line stations: Park Street Station

Green C and E line stations: Haymarket

Orange line stations: Haymarket (currently closed for renovations)

Bus Lines 111, 117, 15, 191, 39, 4, 57, 608, and 89

Highest-rated delivery spot on Yelp*: Pauli’s, 65 Salem Street

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Highest-rated date-worthy restaurant ($$$ or up): Neptune Oyster, 63 Salem Street

Highest-rated coffee and tea shop:Polcari’s Coffee, 105 Salem Street

Notable bars:

Ward 8, 90 N Washington Street

Parla, 230 Hanover Street

Notable grocery stores:

Salumeria Italiana, 151 Richmond Street

Golden Goose Market, 179 Commercial Street

Bob’s Grocery Store, 160 Endicott Street

*Delivery restaurants do not need to physically be in the neighborhood in question. They must deliver to an address we chose in the center of the neighborhood.

What the North End used to look like:

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