Harbor Walk to Eastie Eats
The best-kept-secret stretch of the Boston Harborwalk runs through East Boston. Take the Blue Line to Maverick, walk the waterfront, then eat your way through Eastie's incredible Latin American food scene.
- Length
- 1.7 mi
- Time
- 1 hr
- stops included
- Stops
- 3 stops
Starts at Maverick Station, ends at Angela's Cafe · Directions
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The route, stop by stop
On this route:Boston Harborwalk
Numbered pins are the stops.
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Stop 1: Maverick Station
Start
The Blue Line stop in Maverick Square, East Boston's main crossroads. The waterfront and Piers Park are a few blocks away.
Bluebikes: Maverick Square - Lewis Mall, 23 bikes there now, 1 min walk.
About this stopNext: Walk to Piers Park
0.5 mi · 7 min
Off the Blue Line at Maverick. Head south past the Square's bodegas and bakeries. Piers Park is at the end of the road, with Boston's best skyline view.
Terrain: Sidewalk, flat.
Along the way: Maverick Square bodegas · Sumner St cafés
Stop 2: Piers Park
A Massport park on an old shipping pier, with a 600-foot brick promenade facing the downtown skyline across the harbor.
About this stopNext: Walk to Angela's Cafe
1.3 mi · 25 min
Continue along the Harborwalk through the East Boston Shipyard and Marina Park, then cut inland to Bennington Street. Angela's is a long-standing family Mexican spot, so go in hungry.
Terrain: Mix of waterfront walkway and city sidewalk.
Along the way: East Boston Shipyard · Marina Park · Bennington St
Stop 3: Angela's Cafe
Finish
Family-run since 2007, Angela's serves home-style cooking from Puebla, Mexico, including mole poblano, on Lexington Street in Eagle Hill.
About this stop
Getting there
- Bluebikes near the start, right now
- Maverick Square - Lewis Mall1 min walk · 23 bikes · 9 docks
- East Boston Neighborhood Health Center - 20 Maverick Square1 min walk · 4 bikes · 10 docks
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