Guidebook for Concord

Stacey & Dick
Guidebook for Concord

Food Scene

Lots of character 2 blocks from our house. Lovely dining porch overlooking Concord Green Liberty Gastropub Food & service are ok, but the location is great.
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Concord Tour Company
48 Monument Square
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Lots of character 2 blocks from our house. Lovely dining porch overlooking Concord Green Liberty Gastropub Food & service are ok, but the location is great.
Restaurant at the Depot 1 mile from our house Good food & atmosphere. One of the more expensive restaurants in Concord
90 Thoreau St
90 Thoreau Street
Restaurant at the Depot 1 mile from our house Good food & atmosphere. One of the more expensive restaurants in Concord
Bakery and great sandwiches
Sally Anns Bakery & Food Shop
73 Main St
Bakery and great sandwiches
Great cheeses, wines, sandwiches and other gourmet items a few blocks from our house. This has been a very popular shop for years.
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The Concord Cheese Shop
29 Walden St
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Great cheeses, wines, sandwiches and other gourmet items a few blocks from our house. This has been a very popular shop for years.
Light breakfast, lunch and dinner. Can sit outside. Free music most nights http://www.mainstreetsmarketandcafe.com/ 3 blocks away
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Main Streets Market & Cafe
42 Main St
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Light breakfast, lunch and dinner. Can sit outside. Free music most nights http://www.mainstreetsmarketandcafe.com/ 3 blocks away
Good for fresh simple meals particularly breakfast. Doesn't have a liquor license. 2 1/2 blocks from the house
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Helen's Restaurant
17 Main St
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Good for fresh simple meals particularly breakfast. Doesn't have a liquor license. 2 1/2 blocks from the house
Nice atmosphere and good food
Papa Razzi Concord
768 Elm St
Nice atmosphere and good food
1 block away and serves breakfast, lunch & dinner. Has a bar with a big TV that is very popular. Closed Mondays
Trail's End Cafe
97 Lowell Rd
1 block away and serves breakfast, lunch & dinner. Has a bar with a big TV that is very popular. Closed Mondays
Inexpensive Italian food. Take out or sit down. Serves wine and beer 2 blocks away
Comella's - Concord
33 Main Street
Inexpensive Italian food. Take out or sit down. Serves wine and beer 2 blocks away
Excellent farm to table restaurant. Delicious food. Dinner except Sun it's closed. Brunch on Sat. West Concord about 2.5 miles from our house
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Woods Hill Table
24 Commonwealth Ave
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Excellent farm to table restaurant. Delicious food. Dinner except Sun it's closed. Brunch on Sat. West Concord about 2.5 miles from our house
Great coffee and lunch, breakfast and pastry choices. Very cute location in the center of town.
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Haute Coffee
12 Walden St
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Great coffee and lunch, breakfast and pastry choices. Very cute location in the center of town.
True West Brewery is a family-owned village-supported farm-to-table restaurant and craft brewery that is about 15 minutes from our house. http://www.brewtruewest.com/
True West Brewing Co.
525 Massachusetts Ave
True West Brewery is a family-owned village-supported farm-to-table restaurant and craft brewery that is about 15 minutes from our house. http://www.brewtruewest.com/
Homey gastropub featuring a range of house-brewed beers & comfort eats in an old-school farmhouse. http://drinkrapscallion.com/restaurant/
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Rapscallion Table & Tap
5 Strawberry Hill Rd
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Homey gastropub featuring a range of house-brewed beers & comfort eats in an old-school farmhouse. http://drinkrapscallion.com/restaurant/
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Starbucks
159 Sudbury Rd
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They serve local food from their farm. Dinner is available Thurs-Sat night. Small venue and very local feeling.
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Saltbox Kitchen
84 Commonwealth Ave
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They serve local food from their farm. Dinner is available Thurs-Sat night. Small venue and very local feeling.
Haven't been here yet, but if you like Italian food, a cozy ambience, great bar, fireplace and just 2 blocks from our house then give it a try!
Fiorella's Concord
24 Walden St
Haven't been here yet, but if you like Italian food, a cozy ambience, great bar, fireplace and just 2 blocks from our house then give it a try!
Same owner as Woods Hill Table in West Concord. Great Mexican restaurant.
Adelita
1200 Main St
Same owner as Woods Hill Table in West Concord. Great Mexican restaurant.

Entertainment & Activities

Great place to rent kayaks and canoes on the Sudbury and About a mile from our house
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South Bridge Boat House
496 Main Street
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Great place to rent kayaks and canoes on the Sudbury and About a mile from our house
Great toystore and place for hanging with kids as well.
Barefoot Books Store
Great toystore and place for hanging with kids as well.
ATA rents town bikes. Great for going to Walden and also for riding the Battle Road in Minuteman National Park. It is possible to ride to Lexington mostly hard pack path. See my Battle Rd Trail post.
ATA Cycle
93 Thoreau St
ATA rents town bikes. Great for going to Walden and also for riding the Battle Road in Minuteman National Park. It is possible to ride to Lexington mostly hard pack path. See my Battle Rd Trail post.
Great Yoga right around the corner from the house near the Colonial Inn. http://www.onthematyoga.com/
On the Mat Yoga Studio
30 Monument Square
Great Yoga right around the corner from the house near the Colonial Inn. http://www.onthematyoga.com/
Daily or weekly Bike rentals right on the Rail Trail (Reformatory Branch Trail and Minuteman Commuter Bikeway. It is a 12 minutes drive from our house.
Bikeway Source
111 South Road
Daily or weekly Bike rentals right on the Rail Trail (Reformatory Branch Trail and Minuteman Commuter Bikeway. It is a 12 minutes drive from our house.
There is great Contra dancing on most Monday, Thursday & for the experienced, first Friday evenings. Check out their calendar.
Concord Scout House
74 Walden St
There is great Contra dancing on most Monday, Thursday & for the experienced, first Friday evenings. Check out their calendar.

Sightseeing

Great historic park 5 minute walk from our house
The North Bridge Inn
21 Monument Street
Great historic park 5 minute walk from our house
Historic pond and good for swimming in the summer
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Walden Pond State Reservation
915 Walden St
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Historic pond and good for swimming in the summer
Great park for sightseeing, running, & walking
Concord station
90 Thoreau St
Great park for sightseeing, running, & walking
Beautiful path for walking or biking mixed with a bit of history. We bike this and then take road to Lexington ctr. Back by the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway to Reformatory Branch rd to our street.
Battle Road Trail
Battle Road Trail
Beautiful path for walking or biking mixed with a bit of history. We bike this and then take road to Lexington ctr. Back by the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway to Reformatory Branch rd to our street.
It is a wild tract of more than 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) of woodland, hills, ledge, and swamp great for walking, running, biking.
Estabrook Road
Estabrook Road
It is a wild tract of more than 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) of woodland, hills, ledge, and swamp great for walking, running, biking.
This starts in Heywood Meadow a few blocks from our house and goes through meadows and woods to Walden Pond and the site of Thoreau's house.
Emerson-Thoreau Amble
Emerson-Thoreau Amble
This starts in Heywood Meadow a few blocks from our house and goes through meadows and woods to Walden Pond and the site of Thoreau's house.
Can be accessed right from the end of Bow St on the corner of Lang st. Old railroad bed trail that can be a 2,3 or 4.5 mile walk.
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Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Monsen Road
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Can be accessed right from the end of Bow St on the corner of Lang st. Old railroad bed trail that can be a 2,3 or 4.5 mile walk.

Getting Around

Train to Boston and Cambridge http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/rail/lines/?route=FITCHBRG&direction=O
Concord station
90 Thoreau St
Train to Boston and Cambridge http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/rail/lines/?route=FITCHBRG&direction=O
Great alternative to go to Boston and/or Cambridge. http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/lines/stations/?stopId=10029
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Alewife station
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Great alternative to go to Boston and/or Cambridge. http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/lines/stations/?stopId=10029

Essentials

Supermarket that is not overwhelming but has everything
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Crosby's Marketplace
62 Central St
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Supermarket that is not overwhelming but has everything
Great grocery store.
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Trader Joe's
145 Great Rd
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Great grocery store.
Rite Aid
71 Lowell Rd
CVS
199 Sudbury Rd
One block away. Concord Market has most anything you need including beer and wine.
The Concord Market
77 Lowell Rd
One block away. Concord Market has most anything you need including beer and wine.

Arts & Culture

Can't miss it!
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Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House
399 Lexington Rd
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Can't miss it!
Ralph Waldo Emerson's home. Built in 1770 it is a National Historic Landmark & became the center of Concord’s political, literary, and social revolutions.
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The Old Manse
269 Monument St
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Ralph Waldo Emerson's home. Built in 1770 it is a National Historic Landmark & became the center of Concord’s political, literary, and social revolutions.
The Thoreau Society TM
341 Virginia Rd
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Concord Museum
53 Cambridge Turnpike
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Everything Else

Great bike path for roller blading, biking or walking. Goes from Bedford to Cambridge through Lexington and Arlington.
Minuteman Commuter Bikeway
Great bike path for roller blading, biking or walking. Goes from Bedford to Cambridge through Lexington and Arlington.
This trail winds all the way to the end of our road.
Reformatory Branch Trail
Reformatory Branch Trail
This trail winds all the way to the end of our road.
Avis and Budget car rentals
Laurence G. Hanscom Field
200 Hanscom Dr
Avis and Budget car rentals