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Best Ethnic Food in New England
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CARIBBEAN, Albany Avenue (Route 44), Hartford, CT
Bakeries, markets, and take-out eateries with Jamaican and West Indian food are plentiful and fascinating: goat-head or chicken-foot soup; peanut or banana porridge; jerk pork or chicken; sorrel juice or peanut punch; ginger tea or coconut cookies.
ARMENIAN, Mount Auburn Street, Watertown, MA
Several sprawling Armenian markets compete along a three-block strip that also includes Middle Eastern eateries. You'll find house-made versions of falafel, hummus, tabouleh, babaganoush, and many other cold salads and spreads, plus many kinds of feta and string cheeses, and several varieties of cookies.
ITALIAN, Federal Hill, Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI
One of the most densely populated Italian neighborhoods in the country in the early 20th century, Federal Hill is still dominated by Italian markets, delis, bakeries, and restaurants. In warm months, De Pasquale Square has outdoor tables and flowers everywhere--even a large European-style fountain and opera concerts.
ITALIAN. North End, Hanover and Salem Streets, Boston, MA
More than 75 Italian eateries, bakeries, and markets cluster along these two byways and their smaller cross streets. From cafes to gelaterias, family restaurants to upscale dining, choices for Italian cuisine are unlimited.
PORTUGUESE, Columbia Street Cultural District, Fall River, MA
Revitalized over the past three decades, this enclave is home to Portuguese grocery stores, bakeries, markets, cafes, and restaurants, with fado music on the weekends. Nearby are Santo Cristo Square, St. Anne Shrine, and Kennedy Park, where the Great Feast of the Holy Ghost of New England celebrates Azorean culture each August.
CHINESE, Chinatown, Beach Street, Boston, MA
You enter Beach Street, gateway to the largest settlement of Chinese in New England, through an impressive green-topped portal. Stepping through it, you're surrounded by bakeries, dumpling houses, dim sum eateries, curio shops, and cafes. Take home some colorful pastries or linger over soup and noodles. Many restaurants also offer Japanese, Vietnamese, and Thai food.
View a list of popular ethnic heritage festivals around New England.
Reader Comments
Comment from sid davidson on May 14, 2009
That is a great list. I'm going to try some of them. Waltham, Mass. has some great ethnic restaurants up and down Moody ST.
Comment from Elizabeth A. Johnson on May 14, 2009
All I can say after reading this list as I am salivating! is YUMMY! I shall print out this list and keep it with my travel information . If I am ever in the area I will check them out! Love you magazine! Have been reading it since I was 16 yrs old.Longer than I care to admit! God Bless! Elizabeth Johnson, Hunterdon County, N.J.
Comment from marianne caldwell on May 15, 2009
The addition of lime, bean sprouts, Asian basil or mint, and cilantro to the pho soup is not an American addition. It is part of the original Vietnamese recipe. It is served that way in Southeast Asia, as well as in Western countries which have a large Vietnamese population: like France. The only American adaptation I know of is substituting the original tripe or grizzle/chewy meat with more tender slices of beef. There are different sorts of pho; with tripe and beef, just beef, meatballs, or a spicy saté pho with peanuts.
Comment from Ulysses Agpaoa on June 15, 2009
Great list. Thank you.
Comment from Azar ATTURA on March 4, 2010
There's a restaurant (whoe name escapes me) in Worcester Mass that serves THE BEST Indian food I have ever eaten-- plus Apricot Almond Naan -- feathery soft and hot from the oven. YUM!
Comment from Chris Heckman on March 4, 2010
I wish you had gotten out of Massachusetts more. Only two out of twenty-seven in Maine! Portland has some great restaurants, I'm sure you could have found more than one.
Comment from Deirdre Lee on March 5, 2010
Federal Hill...can't beat it!!!
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