Charles Street Shopping
CHARLES STREET: Pretty retail and dining street in Beacon Hill.
Just north of Boston Common and Boston Public Garden, Charles Street offers a lovely, manageable short shopping stroll in beautiful Beacon Hill, the quintessential elite old Boston’ neighborhood. Antiques shops, a few clothing boutiques, classy gift shops; plus plenty of restaurants. A great choice if you want to spend an hour away from the hustle and bustle of the Back Bay or Downtown Crossing.
A few Lipstick Getaways’ favorite Charles Street shops …
Beacon Hill Chocolates.
Core de Vie, a Pilates and wellness studio which recently opened a retail shop with an eclectic selections of wonderful items: yoga wear, candles, bath and body, and those fabulous San Miguel shoes I blogged about recently.
Koo de Kir Modern, stylish home accessories and gifts. Frequent “Best of Boston” winner.
Moxie Shoes, bags, jewelry, accessories.
Wish for colorful, feminine clothing.
Tibet Emporium imported clothing, jewelry, books, crafts, and more.
Rugg Road Paper Company.
Note: I have not yet checked out the many antiques shops, for which Charles Street is renowned.
Take a Break
Cafe Vanille at 79 Charles Street. Highly recommended for gorgeous and delectable French pastry treats; plus lunch offerings like panini, croissants, baguettes, wraps, soups, salads, quiches. IDEA: On a nice day, pick up a little something to go, then stroll down to Boston Public Garden for a mini-picnic!
And you’ll find plenty of other dining choices in the neighborhood, including longtime neighborhood favorite The Paramount (44 Charles St.); a casual cafe serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Lala Rokh (97 Mount Vernon St.) for home-style Persian cuisine; and Figs (42 Charles St), by celebrity chef Todd English, for gourmet thin-crust pizzas, plus inventive appetizers, salads, and entrees.
FOR MORE INFO ON CHARLES STREET SHOPPING:
Here’s a link to A Walk Down Charles Street from Beacon Hill Online; and another link to a Business and Shopping page at Beacon Hill Online (they are both called Beacon Hill online, but seem to be completely different sites; not sure what’s up with that.) Also, Fodors.com has a pretty good list of Beacon Hill shops.
