worcester (restaurants, coffee shops, yogurt)
Worcester has many fine restaurants. There are clusters of outstanding restaurants Shrewsbury Street, Highland Avenue, Park Avenue, and downtown. Here are some favorites:
The Flying Rhino, 278 Shrewsbury Street, 508-757-1450. A wide variety of American foods with creative ambience.
Northworks, 106 Grove Street, 508-755-9657 . An old factory building serving a wide variety of American foods
The Boulevard Diner, 155 Shrewsbury Street, 508-791-4535. Italian specialties, historic lunch car, closes after lunch.
Tortilla Sams, 107 Highland Street, 508-756-7267. Casual Mexican and American dining.
New England Roast Beef, 33 Park Avenue, Worcester, 508-756-1991. A sandwich shop.
Da-Lat, 425 Park Ave, 508-753-6036. Authentic Vietnamese delights.
Wing It Up, 591 Park Avenue, 508-755-9464. Chicken wings, wraps, and sandwiches. Eat in, take out, & delivery. 11 am to 1 am.
Coney Island Lunch, 158 Southbridge Street, 508-753-4326. A hot dog lovers paradise.
Spoodles Deli, 358 Main Street, 508-755-0800. Spacious place offering an enormous selection of soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps and delicious entrees.
Boynton Family Restaurant, 117 Highland Street, (508) 756-8458. American Traditional, Italian, Pizza. Popular with families and college students.
Nancy Chang, 372 Chandler Street, (508) 752-8899. Chinese, Japanese specialties and an extensive list of creative vegetarian meals. Order from menu or get the buffet.
Lucky’s Café, 102 1/2 Grove Street, 508-756-5014. A hole-in-the-wall place with great ambience and a creative menu of American foods. Make a reservation.
Wild Willy’s Burgers, 317 West Boylston Street, (508) 459-2088. Great hamburgers and buffalo burgers as well as Italian, pizza, seafood, and steak. Western ambience.
El-Basha, 424 Belmont Street (508-797-0884) and 256 Park Avenue (508-795-0222). Outstanding Mideastern cuisine.
Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Avenue, (508) 792-1078. Japanese cuisine. Features a fine sushi bar and table grills where chefs display their knife-juggling skills while cooking your food.
Coffee Shops
Café Dolce, 154 Shrewsbury Street, 508-754-3761. Fine coffee shop with tremendous Italian desserts, great ambience.
The Bean Counter, 113 Highland Street, 508-754-3125. A hole in the wall coffee shop with great coffee and desserts.
Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler Street, 508-926-8800. Great coffee, desserts, and sandwiches.
Starbucks, 11 East Central Street (508-756-4048) and 1 West Boylston Street, (508-595-9315).
Yogurt Shops
Wooberry Frozen Yogurt, 141 Highland St, (508) 459-2311. Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt. A collegiate hot spot.
Yoway Frozen Yogurt, 395 Park Avenue, (508) 459-0611. Make your own.
The Flying Rhino, 278 Shrewsbury Street, 508-757-1450. A wide variety of American foods with creative ambience.
Northworks, 106 Grove Street, 508-755-9657 . An old factory building serving a wide variety of American foods
The Boulevard Diner, 155 Shrewsbury Street, 508-791-4535. Italian specialties, historic lunch car, closes after lunch.
Tortilla Sams, 107 Highland Street, 508-756-7267. Casual Mexican and American dining.
New England Roast Beef, 33 Park Avenue, Worcester, 508-756-1991. A sandwich shop.
Da-Lat, 425 Park Ave, 508-753-6036. Authentic Vietnamese delights.
Wing It Up, 591 Park Avenue, 508-755-9464. Chicken wings, wraps, and sandwiches. Eat in, take out, & delivery. 11 am to 1 am.
Coney Island Lunch, 158 Southbridge Street, 508-753-4326. A hot dog lovers paradise.
Spoodles Deli, 358 Main Street, 508-755-0800. Spacious place offering an enormous selection of soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps and delicious entrees.
Boynton Family Restaurant, 117 Highland Street, (508) 756-8458. American Traditional, Italian, Pizza. Popular with families and college students.
Nancy Chang, 372 Chandler Street, (508) 752-8899. Chinese, Japanese specialties and an extensive list of creative vegetarian meals. Order from menu or get the buffet.
Lucky’s Café, 102 1/2 Grove Street, 508-756-5014. A hole-in-the-wall place with great ambience and a creative menu of American foods. Make a reservation.
Wild Willy’s Burgers, 317 West Boylston Street, (508) 459-2088. Great hamburgers and buffalo burgers as well as Italian, pizza, seafood, and steak. Western ambience.
El-Basha, 424 Belmont Street (508-797-0884) and 256 Park Avenue (508-795-0222). Outstanding Mideastern cuisine.
Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Avenue, (508) 792-1078. Japanese cuisine. Features a fine sushi bar and table grills where chefs display their knife-juggling skills while cooking your food.
Coffee Shops
Café Dolce, 154 Shrewsbury Street, 508-754-3761. Fine coffee shop with tremendous Italian desserts, great ambience.
The Bean Counter, 113 Highland Street, 508-754-3125. A hole in the wall coffee shop with great coffee and desserts.
Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler Street, 508-926-8800. Great coffee, desserts, and sandwiches.
Starbucks, 11 East Central Street (508-756-4048) and 1 West Boylston Street, (508-595-9315).
Yogurt Shops
Wooberry Frozen Yogurt, 141 Highland St, (508) 459-2311. Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt. A collegiate hot spot.
Yoway Frozen Yogurt, 395 Park Avenue, (508) 459-0611. Make your own.
