Inman Square
If you have the patience to walk for ten minutes from the nearest subway stop, you don't have any excuse to pass up this shoo-in winner for "most adorable place, ever." This highly livable area houses a mix of residents - strong Brazilian and Portuguese communities, plus academics and young professionals - and a smattering of healthy small businesses. Depending on your mood, grab a properly poured Guinness, order a whitefish platter (knish optional), or clutch an aluminum platter piled high with vindaloo. Fashionable secondhand stuff reigns (not to mention good beer), and there's an experimental gallery on hand for any given ilk.
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