Guidebook for Amherst

Jo Ann
Guidebook for Amherst

Food Scene

Order pizza by the slice. Wonderful varieties. There is not a lot of room to sit down so best to enjoy it as a take out experience. Feel free to bring it back home and eat it in the kitchen or dining room or on the back deck.
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Antonio's Pizza
31 N Pleasant St
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Order pizza by the slice. Wonderful varieties. There is not a lot of room to sit down so best to enjoy it as a take out experience. Feel free to bring it back home and eat it in the kitchen or dining room or on the back deck.
Good menu, nice dining area, very roomy, reasonable prices
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Johnny's Tavern
30 Boltwood Walk
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Good menu, nice dining area, very roomy, reasonable prices
Good menu, lots of variety, reasonable prices, great outdoor dining space in summer, best hamburgers and fries,can be noisy later at night inside.
The Amherst Pub
15 East Pleasant Street
Good menu, lots of variety, reasonable prices, great outdoor dining space in summer, best hamburgers and fries,can be noisy later at night inside.
Good Tai food. Informal. No liquor license.
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Fresh Side
39 S Pleasant St
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Good Tai food. Informal. No liquor license.
Great beer selection. Good wings
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Hangar Pub And Grill
10 University Dr
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Great beer selection. Good wings
This restaurant is in Northampton but it's the best Italian food in the area! Worth the price and the travel
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Spoleto
1 Bridge St
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This restaurant is in Northampton but it's the best Italian food in the area! Worth the price and the travel
Lovely outdoor dining in Hadlley on the way to Northampton. Good for breakfast, lunch or dinner. In door dining is OK as well.
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Esselon Café and Coffee Roasting
99 Russell St
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Lovely outdoor dining in Hadlley on the way to Northampton. Good for breakfast, lunch or dinner. In door dining is OK as well.
Good reliable breakfasts until 2:00
Stables Sandwich Shoppe
326 Russell St
Good reliable breakfasts until 2:00
For breakfast in town of Amherst.
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The Lone Wolf
63 Main St
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For breakfast in town of Amherst.
Good local breakfast. Live jazz music on Sunday mornings.
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Cushman Market & Cafe
491 Pine St
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Good local breakfast. Live jazz music on Sunday mornings.
Best baked goods in Amherst. More of a take out place than a sit down eatery.
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The Henion Bakery
174 N Pleasant St
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Best baked goods in Amherst. More of a take out place than a sit down eatery.
Good sandwiches to go or eat in and good baked goods.
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The Black Sheep
79 Main St
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Good sandwiches to go or eat in and good baked goods.
A gourmet vegan restaurant from what I understand. I haven't been there but even my non-vegan friends say it is delicious.
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Pulse Cafe
270 Russell St
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A gourmet vegan restaurant from what I understand. I haven't been there but even my non-vegan friends say it is delicious.
Delicious ice cream! My favorite "flavor" is called Inez. It is a coconut, chocolate chip almond flavor ice cream that is absolutely the best of its kind I have ever tasted.
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Flayvors of Cook Farm
129 S Maple St
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Delicious ice cream! My favorite "flavor" is called Inez. It is a coconut, chocolate chip almond flavor ice cream that is absolutely the best of its kind I have ever tasted.
This used to be called Barts but it is now called Amherst Ice Cream. Very creamy and delicious variety of flavors.
Barts Ice Cream
80 School Street
This used to be called Barts but it is now called Amherst Ice Cream. Very creamy and delicious variety of flavors.

Sightseeing

This is an amazing little town. You can drive through and just appreciate its historic value or you can spend hours touring the houses, the museums and the demonstrations.
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Historic Deerfield
80 Old Main St
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This is an amazing little town. You can drive through and just appreciate its historic value or you can spend hours touring the houses, the museums and the demonstrations.
Absolutely beautiful place to visit . The Bridge of Flowers is beautiful itself and the town of Shelburne Falls is full of wonderful shops. It's about a 40 minute drive from here and it is a beautiful sightseeing trip all the way.
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Blomsterbron
22 Water St
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Absolutely beautiful place to visit . The Bridge of Flowers is beautiful itself and the town of Shelburne Falls is full of wonderful shops. It's about a 40 minute drive from here and it is a beautiful sightseeing trip all the way.

Parks & Nature

Drive or walk up- take a picnic or just observe from the top. It's a beautiful view any time of year.
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Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation
300 Sugarloaf St
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Drive or walk up- take a picnic or just observe from the top. It's a beautiful view any time of year.
A nice place to hike around. Good trail, nice views from the top.
Mount Holyoke
A nice place to hike around. Good trail, nice views from the top.
Lovely short walk just a mile from here. Fields, woods, stream, peaceful.
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Robert Frost Trail
Robert Frost Trail
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Lovely short walk just a mile from here. Fields, woods, stream, peaceful.

Arts & Culture

A beautiful property and museum. You may need to schedule a tour
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Emily Dickinson Museum
280 Main St
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A beautiful property and museum. You may need to schedule a tour
Well designed, good exhibits, beautiful gift shop
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Smith College Museum of Art
20 Elm St
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Well designed, good exhibits, beautiful gift shop

Shopping

If your're around on a Saturday in the summer, this is a lovely little farmer's market in downtown Amherst.
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Amherst Farmers' Market
1 Spring St
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If your're around on a Saturday in the summer, this is a lovely little farmer's market in downtown Amherst.
If you like flea markets, it's the place to go on the weekends
Olde Hadley Flea Market
45 Lawrence Plain Road
If you like flea markets, it's the place to go on the weekends

Drinks & Nightlife

A great little movie theater in the center of town. Small theaters so get there early!
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Amherst Cinema Arts Center
28 Amity St
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A great little movie theater in the center of town. Small theaters so get there early!

Entertainment & Activities

If you're here on a Wednesday evening in Summer, there are wonderful outdoor concerts and picnic grounds at this location by the Connecticut River in Hadley. Concerts start at 6:30. Grounds open at 5:00
Porter Phelps Huntington Foundation
130 River Dr
If you're here on a Wednesday evening in Summer, there are wonderful outdoor concerts and picnic grounds at this location by the Connecticut River in Hadley. Concerts start at 6:30. Grounds open at 5:00