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Durgin-Park
The Foods of the Freedom Trail walking tour introduces you to the delicious food of this historical Boston neighborhood and many historical landmarks but none can claim the combined history and traditional New England Culinary fare that Durgin-Park can.
The history of Durgin-Park goes all the way back to 1742 and starts with Peter Faneuil. Peter built a large market house close to the waterfront which is still known today as Faneuil Hall. The marketplace was a popular destination then and continues to be to this day.
Soon after the market was built, a dining hall was added. The dining hall catered to market men and the crews of ships anchored in Boston Harbor. That dining hall still stands. It is known as Durgin-Park, named for the two men who purchased it 180 years ago. They still cater to market men and women along with locals and tourists who want a true taste of New England.
Durgin-Park is a restaurant steeped in tradition. Traditional New England comfort food is still served by somewhat surly waitresses, a holdover from centuries ago when they had to handle many hungry market men and ship crew. The dining room is still arranged with long communal tables you would have found in Durgin-Park 200 years ago.
Some of the most traditional Boston fare on the Foods of the Freedom Trail walking tour can be found here. The menu includes seafood, chowders, broiled meats and boiled dinners. Corned beef and cabbage, New England clam chowder and Boston cream pie are featured along with scallops, shrimp and steak. Craft beer is served in the basement at their new beer garden appropriately named The Hideout, which was added in the summer of 2010.
If you want to experience traditional Boston fare surrounded in rich history, be sure to give Durgin-Park a second visit. With head chefs that have only changed a handful of times since the opening of the dining hall, this is a place that has almost learned how to stop time. Just one taste may not be enough.
