One part of the city that I don't think we frequent enough is the Seaport area. It's an especially fun area on a beautiful summer night. So when Living Social had a deal for reduced rates on a sunset harbor cruise we snapped them right up.
Our evening started at the No Name Restaurant, a nostalgic favorite of mine. Growing up, my parents would take me here on special occasions or when we would come back to the city to visit friends. There's nothing fancy about this place, in fact it looks pretty much the same as it did when I was little. The prices are pretty reasonable and the food is good. If you're lucky to get a window table you can watch the planes take off and land from Logan and the occasional boat get pulled over by the coast guard. We were even here last fall when the earthquake rumbled through but we didn't feel a thing.
After dinner we killed some time by walking around the waterfront area. Legal's Harbor Side is the big draw here but I'm more of a fan of the smaller places like 75 on Liberty Wharf (which I have not tried but really want to go to...and it appears it's pretty easy to snag an outside table on their beautiful waterfront patio.) We also happened to walk by the most beautiful patio in the area, of course attached to Morton's Steakhouse, which was completely empty. We filed this in the back of our minds for after the cruise and headed over to the wharf to catch the boat.
I have to say, Charles River Boat Company runs an excellent harbor cruise. The crowd was a good age, and not into the crazy partying scene. This ride was all about the views and a nice glass of wine to accompany them. The ride lasted for an hour and was timed pretty well to get some sunset skies. Sometimes the best city views are from the water and I for one loved what I saw.
After the cruise was over we both agreed this perfect summer night must continue so we circled back to Morton's. We didn't get our hopes up though because how would it be possible on the best summer night of the year for that beautiful patio to be free. Well, we lucked out because there were only a handful of people enjoying the patio that night and we were able to grab lounge seats very easily. Thanks to Google Images here's a great shot of the patio.
It's huge and airy with beautiful stone work anchoring the space. There are great patio tables but also great patio lounges with lower tables, which I'm always a fan of. We had so much fun enjoying such a perfect setting for a glass of bubbly. We were having so much fun we texted a few of our friends to show off our new find only to find out they were next door. They ended up joining us and we extended the evening a bit longer.
It really was a perfect summer night in the city and the patio was a great find!
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