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Neighborhood fact sheet: Brighton

The basics about Brighton’s restaurants, bars, grocery stores, coffee shops and more.

The Green Briar is a place for people to get a drink and play their music. Dominic Chavez / The Boston Globe

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, North End, Roxbury, and West End.

Average age: 28.1

Percent of people with bachelor degrees or higher: 58.3

WalkScore: N/A

Public transit options:

Green B-line stations: Allston Street, Warren Street, Washington Street, Sutherland Road, Chiswick Road, Chestnut Hill Avenue, South Street, Boston College

Also with close access to Green C and D lines

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MBTA bus lines 57, 64, 65, 66, 70, 86, 501, and 503

Highest-rated delivery spot on Yelp*:Rock City Pizza, 568 Cambridge Street

Highest-rated date-worthy restaurant ($$$ or up):Stockyard Restaurant, 135 Market Street

Highest-rated coffee and tea shop:Cafénation, 380 Washington Street

Notable bars:

Harry’s Bar & Grill, 1430 Commonwealth Avenue

Porter Belly’s Pub, 338 Washington Street

The Green Briar, 304 Washington Street

Biggest grocery stores:

Star Market, 1065 Commonwealth Avenue

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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