Originally Posted by Duhey2
It's Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. It is rather touristy but still one of my favorite places.
Just to the north is Union Oyster House. Although pricy, sit at the oyster bar and suck down some oysters or clams and drink draft beer. My experience has always been they shuck oysters and clams fresh when you're at the oyster bar. Sit in the dining room and they send an already shucked platter away. I could spend and afternoon and $200 there.
McCormick & Schmicks has a great "happy hour". For those who don't know, we Bostonians are not allowed to have happy hour, so to draw people in, they serve really good food cheap because drinks can't be discounted. I used to work in Faneuil Hall and always found the food a little iffy. Union Oyster House is good, but touristy (overpriced). Haymarket Pizza, around the corner from Union Oyster has great pizza as does Regina's about a 10 minute walk from Union and in the North End. The Barking Crab on the waterfront has good inexpensive food. Tim's Tavern in the South End is the home of the $3 huge burger, but you should call to make sure the kitchen is open. The Paramount at the base of Beacon Hill has fabulous inexpensive food and serves breakfast all day. Breakfast at Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe in the South End is also pretty inexpensive.