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BEST CELLARS
Category: Gourmet Food & Beverage
Telephone : 617-266-2900
745 Boylston St., 617-266-2900. Mon–Thu 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 10 p.m., Sun 1–7 p.m. Best Cellars classifies its wines based on their taste and style, rather than grape type or place of origin. The wines are affordably priced and are presented in eight distinct style categories to help you choose the right wine for any food, mood or occasion.
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CARDULLO’S GOURMET SHOPPE
Category: Gourmet Food & Beverage
Telephone : 617-491-8888
6 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 617-491-8888. Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Sat ’til 9 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–7 p.m. www.cardullos.com. Since opening in 1950, Cardullo’s has offered the best gourmet products the world has to offer, including a deli featuring a wide variety of imported meats and specialty wines, chocolates, teas and other unique items that make Cardullo’s a must-see stop in Harvard Square.
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DELUCA’S MARKET
Category: Gourmet Food & Beverage
Telephone : 617-262-5990
11 Charles St., 617-262-5990; 239 Newbury St., 617-523-4343. Mon–Fri 7 a.m.–10 p.m., Sat & Sun ’til 9 p.m. DeLuca’s has been at the same location on Charles Street for more than 100 years. Born in Italy in 1900, Uncle Joe DeLuca started working in the store which would later bear his name in 1919. The store soon became known as “the place” in Boston for the finest in fresh fruit and produce and is also known for its spectacular wine cellar.
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L. A. BURDICK’S
Category: Gourmet Food & Beverage
Telephone : 617-491-4340
52-D Brattle St., Harvard Square, 617-491-4340. Sun–Mon 8 a.m.-10 p.m., Tue–Sat ’til 11 p.m. Located in the center of bustling Harvard Square, this chocolate shop attracts both students and corporate executives with rich pastries like the chocolate mousse cake and fruit tarts, as well as its rich hot chocolate and assorted beverages.
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POLCARI’S COFFEE
Category: Gourmet Food & Beverage
Telephone : 617-227-0786
105 Salem St., 617-227-0786. Mon–Sat 9 a.m.–6 p.m. This North End institution, established in 1932, specializes in coffees from around the world as well as teas, exotic spices, grains, rice, flour, beans, stovetop coffee machines, garden seeds and extracts for making your own liqueurs.
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SAVENOR’S MARKET
Category: Gourmet Food & Beverage
Telephone : 617-723-6328
160 Charles St., 617-723-6328. Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–8:30 p.m., Sat ’til 8 p.m., Sun noon–7 p.m. Long considered one of the premiere purveyors of the finest prime meats, produce and specialty foodstuffs in the world, Savenor’s has been a Boston institution for more than 65 years.
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TEALUXE
Category: Gourmet Food & Beverage
Telephone : 617-927-0400
108 Newbury St., 617-927-0400; 0 Brattle St., Cambridge, 617-441-0077. Newbury Street: Mon–Thu 7:30 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri & Sat 8:30 a.m.–11 p.m., Sun ’til 10 p.m. Cambridge: Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–11 p.m., Sat 9 am–11 p.m., Sun ’til 10 p.m. Frozen, iced, or hot, Tealuxe puts a new spin on the world’s favorite drink. With more than 80 different kinds of tea, from chais to herbal infusions, there is something for everybody, including the Frozen Matcha—its original “green tea milkshake”—as well as frozen chai and bubble teas.
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TIMELESS TEAS
Category: Gourmet Food & Beverage
Telephone : 617-236-5772
85 Newbury St., 2nd floor, 617-236-5772. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun noon–6 p.m. This Back Bay tea shop offers more than a hundred varieties of tea from around the world, including green, black, white and Yerba Mate teas, as well as gift baskets, biscuits, gourmet jams and tea accessories.
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WHITTARD OF CHELSEA
Category: Gourmet Food & Beverage
Telephone : 617-536-5200
170 Newbury St., 617-536-5200. Mon & Tue noon–8 p.m., Wed–Sat 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–7 p.m. This recent British import specializes in gourmet tea, coffee and brewing equipment, including designer serving sets and a blend-your-own tea bar.
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