Dining in Boston is an international affair. Options range from casual food kiosks and student-frequented diners via the best from Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

"The local speciality which was once reserved for the poor alone but is now prized throughout the area is lobster."

For a more upmarket experience a popular choice is the L’Espalier on Boylston Street. For well over a century of Boston history from white-aproned market traders through to celebrities there is Durgin Park whose speciality is fresh oysters. The other Boston favourite of “chowda” can be sampled at Legal Sea Foods as well as a choice of other seafood dishes.

The North End of Boston is the home of many Italian home-cooking restaurants, Boston is not famed for being a party destination despite its number of colleges and things start to close down by two in the morning. However, there are a range of options when it comes to nightclubs, bars and finding somewhere for a quick drink. Live music is also a big pull often at one of the intellectual haunts in Cambridge. If dancing is what you are into then there are venues like Avalon on Lansdowne Street and Roxy at Tremont Hotel. Boston is home to some of the most illustrious names in American professional sports like the Celtics, Red Sox and New England Patriots.