Your guidebook to JP & Boston

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Your guidebook to JP & Boston

Food scene

5 min walk, outdoor beer garden and games. Boston must for beer lovers.
164 locals recommend
Samuel Adams Boston Brewery
30 Germania Street
164 locals recommend
5 min walk, outdoor beer garden and games. Boston must for beer lovers.
One of Boston's best for modern American-Asian fusion. 6 min drive or 30 minute walk along the lovely SW corridor park
56 locals recommend
Brassica Kitchen + Cafe
3710 Washington St
56 locals recommend
One of Boston's best for modern American-Asian fusion. 6 min drive or 30 minute walk along the lovely SW corridor park
Great local brewery a few minutes walk away with lovely indoor/outdoor seating
25 locals recommend
Turtle Swamp Brewing
3377 Washington St
25 locals recommend
Great local brewery a few minutes walk away with lovely indoor/outdoor seating
Our favorite pizza AND ice cream place, delivery sometimes available too. Try to reserve if you can. 15-25 min drive
59 locals recommend
Picco
513 Tremont St
59 locals recommend
Our favorite pizza AND ice cream place, delivery sometimes available too. Try to reserve if you can. 15-25 min drive
For delicious locally made breads and other treats - 20 min walk
19 locals recommend
When Pigs Fly
613 Centre St
19 locals recommend
For delicious locally made breads and other treats - 20 min walk
A video store! With a cafe and more
9 locals recommend
The Video Underground
3203 Washington St
9 locals recommend
A video store! With a cafe and more
30 min drive, one of Boston's loveliest local fine dining spots. reservations recommended
Chickadee
21 Drydock Ave
30 min drive, one of Boston's loveliest local fine dining spots. reservations recommended
A JP institution, reservations needed as the name might suggest.
117 locals recommend
Ten Tables
597 Centre St
117 locals recommend
A JP institution, reservations needed as the name might suggest.
Small intimate new American - 20 min walk
63 locals recommend
Vee Vee
763 Centre St
63 locals recommend
Small intimate new American - 20 min walk
The original Boston's best for tacos and more. 5 min walk. A visit to our neighborhood is not complete without trying this awesome local spot. Take out. Call the Amory St. location to order ahead to save time.
60 locals recommend
Chilacates Amory St
224 Amory St
60 locals recommend
The original Boston's best for tacos and more. 5 min walk. A visit to our neighborhood is not complete without trying this awesome local spot. Take out. Call the Amory St. location to order ahead to save time.
Lovely tapas place with a semi-secret book store and record shop to browse while you wait. 15 min walk
128 locals recommend
Tres Gatos
470 Centre St
128 locals recommend
Lovely tapas place with a semi-secret book store and record shop to browse while you wait. 15 min walk
Closest higher end grocery - 15 min walk, 5 min drive
1155 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
413 Centre St
1155 locals recommend
Closest higher end grocery - 15 min walk, 5 min drive
Closest major super market - 15 minute walk, 5 minute drive
393 locals recommend
Stop & Shop
301 Centre St
393 locals recommend
Closest major super market - 15 minute walk, 5 minute drive

Sightseeing

The Mapparium inside the museum is a really cool spot to visit even with kids, great for a rainy day
46 locals recommend
The Mary Baker Eddy Library
210 Massachusetts Ave
46 locals recommend
The Mapparium inside the museum is a really cool spot to visit even with kids, great for a rainy day
great museum, ask about the scavenger hunt for kids
1042 locals recommend
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Ave
1042 locals recommend
great museum, ask about the scavenger hunt for kids
pricey, but fun.
37 locals recommend
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Boston
598 Assembly Row
37 locals recommend
pricey, but fun.

Playgrounds and Kid Friendly

aka Green Street Playground - great splash pad in summer and good equipment and space for babies - 10 year-olds
Johnson Park Playground
139 Green Street
aka Green Street Playground - great splash pad in summer and good equipment and space for babies - 10 year-olds
Enormous free park and (paid) zoo with tons of space for walking, biking, baseball, basketball, exploring in the woods and more. Beautiful open space at all times of year.
9 locals recommend
Franklin Park
1 Franklin Park Rd
9 locals recommend
Enormous free park and (paid) zoo with tons of space for walking, biking, baseball, basketball, exploring in the woods and more. Beautiful open space at all times of year.
Wonderful recently renovated (2021) skatepark - 3 minute walk
Jamaica Plain Skatepark
Wonderful recently renovated (2021) skatepark - 3 minute walk
Good play and train watching spot ≈ 15 min walk
Train Park
Good play and train watching spot ≈ 15 min walk
Beautiful popular playground with big slides, small splashed, basketball court for littles and bigs and large field for baseball etc. - 10 min drive
Parkman Playground
58 Wachusett Street
Beautiful popular playground with big slides, small splashed, basketball court for littles and bigs and large field for baseball etc. - 10 min drive
Take a walk, enjoy the sunset, looks for ducks, geese and more. relax. 20 min walk to the pond ≈ 1 hour walk there, around and back.
218 locals recommend
Jamaica Pond
218 locals recommend
Take a walk, enjoy the sunset, looks for ducks, geese and more. relax. 20 min walk to the pond ≈ 1 hour walk there, around and back.
Wonderful bike path for exploring all of JP and more. Rent a Blue Bike and check out all that JP and the South End have to offer
Southwest Corridor Path
Southwest Corridor Path
Wonderful bike path for exploring all of JP and more. Rent a Blue Bike and check out all that JP and the South End have to offer
Great climbing structure for the 5-10 year old set. 1 stop on the orange line, or 15 min walk
Jackson Square Playground
Great climbing structure for the 5-10 year old set. 1 stop on the orange line, or 15 min walk
Great playground for littles ≈ babies - 4 year-olds
Brewer/Burroughs Tot Lot
Great playground for littles ≈ babies - 4 year-olds