Boston's South End was originally tidal marshes up until the late 1840's when the city decided to transform it into a residential area with a focus on community. It's charm comes from Charles Bulfinch's design for the area which was inspired by 18th-century English cities where rows of townhouses overlooked tree-lined streets, brick sidewalks and beautiful parks. The neighborhood has had it's ups and downs since then, but today it is one of the most desireable places to live in the city, and continues to expand and evolve. It is home to some of the city's best restaurants, gourmet food trucks, boutiques, vintage shopping, theaters, galleries and picturesque rowhouses, all packed into just a few walkable city blocks. We'd like to thank you to Tony Luong for shooting the majority of our photos.
Contemporary art gallery.
Casual, kitschy bar serving up eclectic eats & drinks.
This is no Dunkin Donuts. The team behind our favorite South End haunt The Gallows presents this tiny takeaway doughnut shop just a stone's throw from home. Blackbird makes both sweet and savory raised doughnuts in the old school fashion but with modern flavors like sesame Sriracha, salted toffee, blackberry lavender and pepperoni pizza! The space has a nouveau industrial feel with a wall of steel pained windows allowing customers to peek into the baking process and watch the fresh doughnuts make their way into the front of the house. But be warned, they are habit forming, especially the little stacks of three!
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