Friday
- 7:30 PM
Neptune Oyster
New England seafood · $$$ · North EndIconic kickoff — Lobster roll (hot or cold?) — no reservations, 90-min wait.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in North End — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
Saturday
- 10:00 AMIsabella Stewart Gardner MuseumCulture · Fenway
Venetian-style palace + the world's most famous unsolved art heist.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Fenway — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 1:00 PM
Oleana
Mediterranean / Turkish · $$$ · CambridgeAna Sortun's mezze and back-garden patio.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Cambridge — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 3:30 PMCharles River EsplanadeOutdoors · Back Bay
Bike, sail or picnic with the Hatch Shell skyline view.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Back Bay — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 9:00 PM
Toro
Spanish tapas · $$$ · South EndKen Oringer's grilled-corn classic and standing-room paella nights.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in South End — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
Sunday
- 2:00 PMFreedom TrailCulture · Downtown
2.5-mile red-brick line past 16 Revolutionary War sites.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Downtown — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
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