Foods I miss in Boston...

I don't know if I ever posted this here before, but I was talking with someone about living in Boston and the foods I used to love there and the places that kept me coming back for more. I'm guessing that some of these places are no more, but ahhh, the memories!!

I moved from Boston to NYC over 3 years ago and still miss it. I lived there for 6 yrs (Allston, Dorchester and Brookline) and loved it. There really is a lot of good eats in Boston if you know where to look. Of course, its all subjective, so my cravings may not be for everyone. One thing to note though is that no one area has all the food one is looking for. The great food in Boston is spread throughout the city and the suburbs. Here are some of the things that I miss:
1. The carnitas super burrito at Anna's Taqueria (you had me at "hello", Anna)-Brookline
2. pressed sandwiches at Audubon Circle-Kenmore
3. burgers at Sunset Grill-Brighton
4. Any lunch item at the A Street Deli-South Boston
5. chicken sandwiches from Chacarero-Downtown Crossing
6. fries w/homemade ketchup at Matt Murphy's-Brookline Village
7. the chowder at Legal Seafoods-various
8. Carlo's Cucina for italian food-Brighton
9. the spicy pterodactyl wings at Wing It!-Allston
10. anything from Bottega Fiorentina-Brookline
11. oatmeal cookie dough ice cream from J.P. Licks-Brookline
12. grapenut ice cream from Toscanini's (ohhhhhh, the best!!!!)-Harvard Square
13. malted vanilla ice cream from Herrell's-Brighton
14. a messy roast beef sandwich from Kelly's-Revere, MA
15.slices from the Upper Crust-Brookline
16. whole pies from Pizzeria Regina-North End
17. the corned beef hash from B&D Deli (crusty on the outside, creamy on the inside)-Brookline
18. the 18-wheeler breakfast from Johnny's Luncheonette (my favorite)-Newton Center
19. the good pub grub in Allston/Brighton
20. Living in Brookline. That part of town really had some charm to it for me. It didn't feel like I lived in a city, but I could get to the parts that did very quickly. I was steps from Stop-N-Shop, Trader Joes, Whole Foods, Shaws, and Natural Frontier. Tons of culinary diversity: pub grub, Indian, Sushi, Mexican, Thai, bakeries, Jewish Delis, Italian, Barbecue, ice cream, bagels, etc...The list goes on. Everyone likes what "their" town does better, its just natural. A lot of food memories also have to do with who they ate with, what was going on in their lives when they ate that food. If you get a chance and Harborlights (or whatever corporate name they've slapped on it this week) is still open, go to the food tents during a concert and get the fries with parmesan and raw garlic. Not the best fries in the world, but crazy good! My buddy and I used to go on a Indain buffet bender about every two weeks, always on Saturdays. There were a lot of good places that had $9.95 all you can eat deals. There was Kashmir on Newbury, a place in Harvard Square next to L.A. Burdicks chocolate shop (great bitter hot chocolate by the way), and a really good place on Mass Ave near Newbury that had amazing butter chicken and a carrot dish that haunts my dreams. Who's got two thumbs and loves Boston chow? THIS GUY!! (Ok, yeah its a visual joke, but you get the point).

I'm going to be in Boston for one night and one lunch in the financial district. Where to go, Billyboy,  when type of food is not as important and good food?

I'm really not sure as it has been a while since I've spent any real time there.  Check the Search function for "Boston" and also maybe post your question on the Where Should I Eat? forum if you don't find anything.  You might get better answers there than I can provide.  When is your trip?

Next week. Limited in travel once I get there with no car.