Guidebook for Northampton
Food Scene
Fine coffees, espressos, and excellent baked goods. Open, airy environment for study and visiting.
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Northampton Coffee
269 Pleasant StFine coffees, espressos, and excellent baked goods. Open, airy environment for study and visiting.
Delightful full service cafe with coffee, beer and wine, a wide selection of salads, savory foods, and desserts. Open late.
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The Roost
1 Market StDelightful full service cafe with coffee, beer and wine, a wide selection of salads, savory foods, and desserts. Open late.
A favorite of Northampton natives. Surprisingly good Italian-American food. Funky atmosphere, a bar crowded with locals. Reasonable prices.
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Joe's Spaghetti & Pizza
33 Market StA favorite of Northampton natives. Surprisingly good Italian-American food. Funky atmosphere, a bar crowded with locals. Reasonable prices.
Delicious Moroccan and fresh middle eastern food. Casual counter service. Reasonable prices.
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Amanouz Cafe
44 Main StDelicious Moroccan and fresh middle eastern food. Casual counter service. Reasonable prices.
Popular breakfast and lunch spot in the building of Sylvester Graham, inventor of the Graham cracker. Breakfast line can be long on weekends - traditional fare.
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Sylvester's Restaurant
111 Pleasant StPopular breakfast and lunch spot in the building of Sylvester Graham, inventor of the Graham cracker. Breakfast line can be long on weekends - traditional fare.
Delicious local food for breakfast and lunch. Lots of vegetarian choices. Sometimes a line, not the least expensive option.
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Green Bean
241 Main StDelicious local food for breakfast and lunch. Lots of vegetarian choices. Sometimes a line, not the least expensive option.
Excellent restaurant for lunch and dinner. Serves fish and vegetarian food. Simple, elegant atmosphere. Moderate prices.
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Paul and Elizabeth's
150 Main StExcellent restaurant for lunch and dinner. Serves fish and vegetarian food. Simple, elegant atmosphere. Moderate prices.
Casual Mexican restaurant with good, fresh food, fast counter service, and reasonable prices.
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La Veracruzana
31 Main StreetCasual Mexican restaurant with good, fresh food, fast counter service, and reasonable prices.
Drinks & Nightlife
Really funky, but pleasant bar. Famous for a "beer can museum," and vodka drinks that the bar maid will make to order with fresh grapefruit ("the greyhound") or oranges. Cash only; open very late.
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Ye Ol Watering Hole
287 Pleasant StReally funky, but pleasant bar. Famous for a "beer can museum," and vodka drinks that the bar maid will make to order with fresh grapefruit ("the greyhound") or oranges. Cash only; open very late.
High end Italian restaurant, pretty bar. A popular spot with some on-street seating. A fancier night out.
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Spoleto
1 Bridge StHigh end Italian restaurant, pretty bar. A popular spot with some on-street seating. A fancier night out.
One-of-a-kind bar in a restored trolley tunnel. Big easy chairs, big cocktails, a little pricey and a little noisy because of the odd acoustics, but a favorite of many.
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The Tunnel Bar
125 A Pleasant StOne-of-a-kind bar in a restored trolley tunnel. Big easy chairs, big cocktails, a little pricey and a little noisy because of the odd acoustics, but a favorite of many.
Shopping
Don Muller Gallery
40 Main StGorgeous artisan gallery with one of a kind vessels, jewelry, and high end craft.
A fun and inspiring pay-by-the hour sewing studio. Always has fun one-time classes running, and next door to the Oxbow Gallery, a very nice visual art space.
Beehive Sewing Studio + Workspace, LLC
271 Pleasant StA fun and inspiring pay-by-the hour sewing studio. Always has fun one-time classes running, and next door to the Oxbow Gallery, a very nice visual art space.
If you are even remotely interested in knitting, you should visit Webs.
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WEBS - America's Yarn Store
75 Service Center RdIf you are even remotely interested in knitting, you should visit Webs.
Everything Else
William Baczek Fine Arts
36 Main StBeautiful, high end art gallery featuring national and regional painters.
A fun and quirky destination for subculture art, designer toys, kaiju and kawaii.
FOE Store & Gallery
114 Main StA fun and quirky destination for subculture art, designer toys, kaiju and kawaii.
A world class art museum. Well worth the visit.
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Smith College Museum of Art
20 Elm StA world class art museum. Well worth the visit.
Beautiful indoor botanical gardens including exotic rain forest room, cactus room, etc. Entrance by donation; lovely adjacent outdoor gardens, and inspiring view of Paradise Pond.
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Smith College Botanic Garden
16 College LnBeautiful indoor botanical gardens including exotic rain forest room, cactus room, etc. Entrance by donation; lovely adjacent outdoor gardens, and inspiring view of Paradise Pond.
The Market Street neighborhood is full of antique stores. Check out Retro Genie on Bridge Street, as well as other antique and antiquarian bookstores along Market St.
L&M Furniture
The Market Street neighborhood is full of antique stores. Check out Retro Genie on Bridge Street, as well as other antique and antiquarian bookstores along Market St.
An under-appreciated museum right in our neighborhood. A very nice permanent collection, restored buildings, and rotating exhibits. Worth the visit.
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Historic Northampton
46 Bridge StAn under-appreciated museum right in our neighborhood. A very nice permanent collection, restored buildings, and rotating exhibits. Worth the visit.
Nice, small, alternative venue for popular music. Check listings. BYOB.
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The Parlor Room
32 Masonic StNice, small, alternative venue for popular music. Check listings. BYOB.
A lovely Victorian building that was transformed in the 1980s to a small, botique shopping mall. Includes food and restaurants as well.
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Thornes Marketplace
150 Main StA lovely Victorian building that was transformed in the 1980s to a small, botique shopping mall. Includes food and restaurants as well.
Unique store with re-purposed furnishings and accessories, artistically restored. Surrounded by nice antique shops.
Sticks and Bricks
90 Market StUnique store with re-purposed furnishings and accessories, artistically restored. Surrounded by nice antique shops.
Longest continuous running agricultural fair in the U.S., also the sight of beautiful Paradise City Arts Festival, and the Morgan Horse Show.
Three County Fair
54 Fair StLongest continuous running agricultural fair in the U.S., also the sight of beautiful Paradise City Arts Festival, and the Morgan Horse Show.