Boston Neighborhoods A Food Lover's Walking, Eating, and Shopping Guide to Ethnic Enclaves in and Around Boston

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If a bowl of clam chowder is not your idea of an adventurous ethnic dining experience, hop on the T and discover thirteen of Boston's incredible ethnic neighborhoods. Boston is steeped in history and tradition, a melting pot, where generations of immigrant cultures mingle. Boston-based writer and longtime resident Lynda Morgenroth, leads you on artfully crafted walking tours through diverse neighborhoods created by the interweaving of people. Sample authentic Vietnamese and Brazilian dishes plus eighteen other ethnic cuisines. Navigate like a native through Russian groceries and Latin bodegas. Visit Chinese herbalists and become well-versed in local history and architecture. Hidden treasures await you in neighborhoods such as: Dudley Square, where you'll find limbo pies, a Victorian bus station, and majestic murals in unlikely places; Coolidge Corner, where craft galleries, Jewish bakeries, and well-stocked bookstores line the pedestrian-friendly streets; Central Square, where you can savor Indian, Tibetan, East African, and Middle Eastern delicacies in a funky urban village. So walk a little, nosh a little, immerse yourself in the Boston you never knew.