Five Hacks to the Longwood Medical Area
You need veggie meals.
The Lavine Family Dining Pavilion at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has vegan and vegetarian options, usually with a gourmet bent. Think: winter squash and portobello pasta and eggplant parmigiana.
You’re waiting for someone. And waiting.
For entertainment and distraction, head to Dana-Farber on Mondays at 1 p.m., and on Thursdays and Fridays at 2, to hear piano players serenading guests in the lobby.
You’re exhausted.
Need a power nap? You’ll spot the occasional on-break staffer snoozing in the children’s library at Boston Children’s Hospital. Why not curl up yourself?
You’re craving off-campus eats.
Caffè Nero and Pret-a-Manger just opened in the Longwood Galleria, and while the line was down the block and around the corner on opening day, crowds have calmed down a bit. Restless at 2 a.m.? There’s a 24-hour Au Bon Pain at Children’s.
You just gave birth—and are ravenous.
If your baby’s at the Brigham, here’s a hint: Request the crushed ice, ginger ale, and cranberry juice cocktail—the next best thing to a martini. If you’re at Beth Israel, you’re in luck: The menu is extensive for new moms (and they have private rooms). “They do everything except breast-feed for you,” one mom says.
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