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We Tried Contessa, Boston’s Rooftop Restaurant Above Newbury Street. Here’s Our Honest Take.

A stunning room, a bar worth arriving early for and desserts we’re still thinking about. The mains, though, didn’t always keep up. Contessa sits on the 17th floor of The Newbury Boston, and it makes an impression before you even reach a table. You step off the elevator into a dark, moody arrival space with

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Shoes off or shoes on? The house rule that splits every Boston apartment

Much of the world takes their shoes off at the door. Most Americans do too — they just won’t ask...

Much of the world takes their shoes off at the door. Most Americans do too — they just won’t ask you to. Welcome to the most awkward moment in your new roommate’s living room. You walk into a friend’s apartment in Allston. There’s a pile of sneakers by the door. Nobody says anything. Do you

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