Faneuil Hall Marketplace aka: Quincy Market

If you’re thinking of going to Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market, remember to bring cash! It seems that nearly all of the vendors inside only take cash, not to mention, if you’re this close to the North End, you’ll want to visit Mike’s Pastry and you’ll need cash for that place, too.

Two words: clam shots!

Here is one of the better places in the Downtown Boston area for meeting people. Small gift shops, larger chain stores, bars, restaurants, the Faneuil Hall & Quincy Market area has it all. Great outdoor place for lunch or a few drinks during the warmer seasons, and just a fun place to wander around and “people watch.”Tip: meeting a blind date in the Downtown Boston area for the first time? Try one of the places here, as it’s hard to go wrong. That way if things go wrong within the first half hour, the evening won’t be lost!

i worked across the street in city hall. every single day, i’d walk past this place filled with tourists. but i still loved every moment i passed the place. i love the pubs. i want my executive lunches again. can i have a guiness with my lunch meal? thanks.

Quincy Marketplace is so cool! The food is so good, I loved the pizza, gyros, gelatto. Also the shopping is pretty cool.

I love the marketplace at night time. I saw white horses and red carriages. The lamps are really cool, they are shaped like bubbles and it was … just amazing!

However, Faneuil Hall is a bit boring, eh.

i think that if you are visiting boston there are a lot of more interesting places to see that Quincy Market. It is very touristy and not very informative. The only good thing that i always enjoyed about feneuil hall while living in Boston are the street proformers. they are really quirky and are often found here

I tought i’d find a real market with fresh local products… but I found a touristic place, lots of fast food and big brand store…

I spent a little time there resting and checking out the various exhibits, so that was cool. As a general shopping experience I couldn’t say since frankly I wasn’t there for that! But I did get some good coffee downstairs in the shop area of the Hall, so there’s that. Seems like the kind of spot that’s useful enough to meet someone but not necessarily a place to hang around at.

At the end of the day, it’s just a very nice outdoor mall, so while it’s nothing bad, it is on the overpriced side. There are several more unique things to do in Boston that would probably be more enjoyable to try first.

The chain stores are driving out the local/indie shops. However in the warmer months it is still a nice place to hang and people watch.