City Night in the North End

I have a lot of catching up to do.  Ever since March Madness started I feel like I've been behind.  May and June were epically busy but it's finally summer vacation so I plan on getting all caught up on my blog.

I'll start where I left off, March Madness had just gotten underway.  We were spending a lot of time at Parlor Sports, watching my Huskies, and patiently waiting for all the snow to melt.  We finally had a break in the action one Thursday night early in April.  It was before the Final Four weekend and we both were looking forward to a city night!

We decided to try a new place in the North End, Nico.  It was even slightly above freezing so we were able to walk from the train station no problem.  Walking around the North End is great fun, and we don't do it nearly enough.  Even if you're not going to eat in the North End, the people watching is fabulous.

Nico is a small (surprise, surprise) two floor restaurant.  The main floor is split between the bar and dining space; heavy velvet curtains are used to separate the two spaces.  Downstairs has more dining room seating, although not as inviting as the main floor.  I did not like that there were tvs on both floors.   That seemed strange for the North End.  The food was delicious and the service was good but the place lacked a little bit of the charm of other North End restaurants.

We ended up walking all the way back to the Park Street stop just because we could.  There was still snow but the sidewalks were cleared and the weather was arctic.  We reminisced about how a few short weeks ago everything was covered in the biggest snow banks we had ever seen.  Parking our car was now no longer a cause for tears and panic.  We had survived the worst winter ever and we had so many fun things to look forward to!