Neighborhood fact sheet: Allston
The basics about Allston’s restaurants, bars, grocery stores, coffee shops and more.
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: Brighton, Chinatown, Fenway, Longwood Medical Area, Mission Hill, North End, Roxbury, and West End.
Average age: 24.8
Percent of people with bachelor degrees or higher: 61.2%
WalkScore: 83
Public transit options:
Green B line stations: Packard’s Corner, Harvard Avenue, Griggs Street, Allston Street
MBTA bus lines 57, 64, 66, 70, and 86
Highest-rated delivery spot on Yelp*:Genki Ya, 398 Harvard St., Brookline
Highest-rated date-worthy restaurant ($$$ or up):Scullers Jazz Club, 400 Soldiers Road
Highest-rated coffee and tea shop:Refuge Café, 155 Brighton Avenue
Notable bars:
Sunset Grill & Tap, 130 Brighton Avenue
Deep Ellum, 477 Cambridge Street
Tavern in the Square, 161 Brighton Avenue
Biggest grocery stores:
Star Market, 1065 Commonwealth Ave
Whole Foods Market, 15 Washington Street
Stop & Shop, 60 Everett Street
Trader Joe’s, 1317 Beacon 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.
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