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Im here for work for the week. Any place within a long walk or quick cab (3 miles) from the convention center I shouldnt miss out on

You mean Hynes Convention Center, as opposed to the Seaport World Trade Center?

You'd probably like Spike's. Their veggie dogs are vegan (get the junkyard dog!), and they have good curly fries. Otherside is equally close, with shitty service, meh food (but lots of options), and what I'm told is a good beer selection. Addis Red Sea is good Ethiopian.

Hm, Im not sure what conv center, Im on summer street right next to it.

Im thinking of trekking over to Addis Red Sea, ethiopian sounds delightful after a long travel day

Thanks Doc!

Aw, I like the Otherside. I usually get the tempeh BLT. I have an affinity for hipsters though.

Good to know about Spike's. I tried to ask, and I really confused the guy working there. I got so frustrated that I left. Seaport is kind of no-man's land though I think.

Also California is a giant jip. All these restaurants in Boston are open till 11, 12, 1am. In CA everything mostly closes early, even in SF

I think this is the first time this has ever been said about anything in Boston.

besides 24 hour taco shops, san diego is a restaurant ghost town after 10pm

spikes! curly fries! don't they make their own root beer? i think that's true, but it might not be. but either way, junkyard dog, curly fries, rootbeer. heaven.

Clover Food Truck! At South Station. A bit of a haul for lunch, but deeelicious. Also, I work about 1/2 a mile from there near the cruise ships. I'm not a particular fan of Addis Red Sea, but I love Asmara for ethiopian food. The Otherside Cafe is good in back bay, the listed vegan restaurants are all good. If you like books, Trident Booksellers. They also have a few vegan options for food too.

no friggin kidding!!

isn't summer street the seaside one?? i used to go to a grantwriting workshop series there and it was not horrifically far from south station, where you are tantalizingly near good vegan pho and bubble tea..... did they ever get the Happy Buddha back up and running?? I miss that place so hard I could cry.

Isn't that My Thai now? In chinatown?

My Thai used to be Buddha's Delight or something like that. I was going to say Clover, too! I feel like Seaport is just, outside of everything. I live in JP though, which is THE END OF THE EARTH! OMG, YOU LIVE IN JP?! :)

I work on Summer Street, and the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center is a 5 minute walk from my office! Come visit me and we can get chickpea fritters at Clover. gato works near here, too, I think.

ETA: There's also Flour Bakery which has a pretty good grilled tofu sandwich and vegan chocolate cake but they're kinda expensive and always busy. Down the street from that is Yada Yada, which has hummus wrap and veg dolmas, and the people who work there are really nice

Addis was pretty good. They were out of the ethiopian stout which I wanted to try really bad and they didnt have sambusas?

I got the veggie platter and ecerything was tasty, although they gave me the white boy plate as none of the spicy dishes were actually spicy. I guess I could have asked for a side sauce but I was starving from the trek in the rain and I felt sorta creepy eating solo in there as its so set up for a more communal eating experience

Hey Adam! Hope you're liking Boston.

If you don't have a lot of time, Flour cafe has vegan sandwiches. Other people mentioned the Clover food truck. And My Thai isn't too far. (There are a bunch of other good places in Chinatown, too--Suishaya is one of my favorite Korean places, and Shabuzen has a veggie broth and plate.)

If you have a lot of time, take the red line (south station) up to central square--Veggie Galaxy, a new vegetarian diner (and vegan bakery) as well as Life Alive, a healthy/hippy vegetarian place, and the Middle East, where all the vegetarian options are vegan.

Service has gotten so much better!

yeah if you have a lot of time got to Veggie Galaxy for sure! It's the best veg restaurant food in Boston in my opinion (so far, it's pretty new)

Hmm, i wouldnt mind hoping on the train and checking out other parts of town

My work schedule is still up in the air so Im not sure how much free time Ill have, I hope I have some more because I dig Boston...always a nice change of pace being in east coast cities. Brick buildings!

Id have had friday night free to frolic but my bands tour starts that day so I have to fly home right after work Friday afternoon...dumb band tour

No worries, I'm going to Chicago on fri. anyway so wouldn't have been around. Let me know if you're in town again and want to hang out though, you should get your band out here.

looks like I have an early day tomorrow, maybe Ill train it to Veggie Galaxy. Is that a long trip from where I am? Im a Southern Californian who is confused and dazzled by this whole public transit thing.

edit - doesnt look that far

Anything else I should see? Wheres the good punk bars?

Check the Middle East (mideastclub.com)--they sometimes have punk shows and have something every night of the week.

You shouldn't have any trouble getting to/from Veggie Galaxy, as long as you have a T pass. It's maybe a 20 min ride on the T (tops), but maybe 30 mins if you take the silver line TO the red line.

I think I played the Middle East years ago...dd they used to not have vegetarian food?

Not sure- the Middle East is pretty good though, and 2 doors down from Veggie Galaxy.

In Harvard Sq. there's Charlie's, and in Allston the Model and the Silhouette. In the Fenway area there's TC's Lounge, actually one of my favorite dive bars in Boston.

hmm, In Defence is playing tonight...and theyre having a vegan bakesale at the show

https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?e ... 5098337433