Neighborhood fact sheet: West End
The basics about the West End’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: Allston, Brighton, Chinatown, Fenway, Longwood Medical Area, Mission Hill, North End, and Roxbury.
Average age: 34.2
Percent of people with bachelor degrees or higher: 75.3%
WalkScore: 94
Public transit options:
North Station Commuter Rail
Blue line stations: Bowdoin
Red line stations: Charles MGH
Green line stations: Science Park, Haymarket
Orange line stations: Haymarket
MBTA bus lines 15, 39, 57, 92, 93, 111, 117, 424, 426, 428, 434, 450, and 608
Highest-rated delivery spot on Yelp*:Pauli’s, 65 Salem Street
Highest-rated date-worthy restaurant ($$$ or up):Scampo, 215 Charles Street
Highest-rated coffee and tea shop:Equal Exchange Café, 226 Causeway Street
Notable bars:
The Greatest Bar, 262 Friend Street
Biggest grocery stores:
Whole Foods Market, 181 Cambridge Street
Roche Bros., 8 Summer 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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