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While this neighborhood may best be known as the home of the Red Sox and Fenway Park, it is also one of Boston's academic and cultural hubs.

Fenway and Kenmore are known for their strong academic presence, including Boston Latin School, America's first public school, andseveral institutions of higher learning. Nearly a dozen of the 100 colleges and universities located in Greater Boston can be found here, giving the neighborhood an unmistakably energetic feel.

Many of the undergraduate students, as well as young people throughout the city, are drawn to the lively bars and clubs along Lansdowne Street. The Fenway, a central thoroughfare that encircles the Back Bay Fens, the neighborhood's preeminent green space, was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Not far from Kenmore Square, you'll also find the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Museum of Fine Arts,and Symphony Hall.

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Where to Eat in Fenway &Kenmore

Bleacher Bar

  • 82A Lansdowne Street
  • (617) 262-2424

Immerse yourself in the excitement Fenway by joining us at the renowned Bleacher Bar. Tucked beneath Fenway Park's Green Monster, this exclusive establishment offers prime viewing of the games. Enjoy a selection of draft beers, indulge in delectable game-day fare, and relish the…

Blue Ribbon Brasserie

  • 528 Commonwealth Avenue
  • (617) 634-0404

Blue Ribbon Brasserie is part saloon, part oyster bar, part American eatery, and part international culinary tour. Blue Ribbon's menu has something for everyone, and is great for special occasions and every day casual dining.

Citizens House of Blues

  • 15 Lansdowne Street
  • (888) 693-2583

Come for the food, stay for the music. Dig into a menu full of Southern-inspired favorites guaranteed to satisfy body and soul.

Game On

  • 82 Lansdowne Street
  • 16179471726

With a name like Game On, it's no surprise that the Lansdowne St. venue is the perfect place to watch (or play) a game! Across its two floors, the space features 13,000 square feet with capacity for up to 650 guests, 40+ HDTVs (with access to RedZone and NFL Sunday ticket), two…

Lansdowne Pub

  • 9 Landsdowne Street
  • (617) 247-1222

Come join us at Fenway's Favorite Irish Pub! The Lansdowne Pub and sister venue, Bills Bar, offer Irish-American cuisine and live entertainment every night of the week! Opening in 2009, the Lansdowne pub has become a gathering spot where community members can come together to…

  • 61 Brookline Avenue
  • (857) 277-0769

Loco Fenway is across the street from historical Fenway park and within walking distance of Hynes Convention Center. Serving a variety of Mexican fare, fresh oysters and creative cocktails, Loco provides a refreshing unique event experience for groups of 20 - 400.

Longwood Grille and Bar - The Inn at Longwood

  • 342 Longwood Avenue
  • (617) 232-9770

Best burgers in town as well as pizza, salads, steaks and more. Full-service bar with televisions for watching the games. All items available for takeout.

Loretta's Last Call

  • 1 Landsdowne Street
  • (617) 421-9595

Grab your boots and get steppin’ to Loretta’s Last Call, Boston’s ORIGINAL country venue, offering authentic southern cuisine and country music. Opened in 2014, this bar and restaurant hosts weekly line dancing and live music, as well as a weekend Bluegrass Brunch. In addition to…

ShuDaXia Hot Pot

  • 580 Commonwealth Avenue
  • (617) 377-4198

A lively hotpot spot on BU's campus! Short walk from Fenway (10min). You order from a tablet like at most other hotpot restaurants and the food comes quickly. The menu has an assortment of meats and vegetables. The dishes are affordable at $5-$10. The soup bases are amazing and…

Time Out Market Boston

  • 401 Park Drive Building
  • (781) 534-2943

Time Out Market Boston is a food and cultural market bringing the best of the city under one roof: its best chefs, drinks and cultural experiences – based on editorial curation. Located in the historic 401 Park building, Time Out Market Boston will feature 15 of the city’s…

  • 512 Commonwealth Avenue
  • (857) 233-2839

TsuruTonTan is a Japanese restaurant that is known for its delicious homemade Udon noodles and fresh sushi. With over 13 locations in Japan and our very first Store outside Japan was opened in Union Square New York 2016 and second shop at Midtown location on May 2018. Boston shop…

Where to Stay in Fenway&Kenmore

  • 925 Commonwealth Ave
  • (617) 353-3520

Offering a wide range of meeting, conference, performance facilities, and dining services year-round as well as overnight accommodations during the summer, Boston University's campus is the perfect location for your next event. Professional event planners will coordinate all…

Hotel Commonwealth

  • 500 Commonwealth Avenue
  • (617) 933-5000

Honest hospitality comes alive at the brilliant Hotel Commonwealth, the heart of Boston’s Kenmore Square. An expansive and flexible design unfolds as part of a $50 million expansion, re-setting the bar for what a Boston meeting can be. It overlooks Fenway Park with easy access to…

The Inn at Longwood Medical

  • 342 Longwood Avenue
  • (617) 731-4700

Situated on the edge of Boston's Back Bay in the Longwood Medical and Academic area, 2 blocks from public transportation, near the Museum of Fine Arts, Fenway Park & Hynes Convention Center. Full Service, 161 rooms, meeting space, restaurant, Galleria Mall & Food Court…

The Verb Hotel - Fenway Park

  • 1271 Boylston Street
  • (617) 566-4500

The Verb Hotel offers a music-inspired experience in the heart of Fenway, with a retro-chic vibe and Rock & Roll artifacts everywhere you look. Take a trip back to the 60's, 70's, and ‘80s with music infused into every detail of our unique retro hotel. Check in, tune out.

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Boston Conservatory at Berklee

  • 8 Fenway
  • General: +1 617-536-6340

Boston Conservatory at Berklee is consistently ranked a top conservatory for dance, music, and theater, and offers the community more than 700 free and low-cost performances each year presented by students, faculty, and acclaimed guest artists. Founded in 1867 just two years…

Boston Red Sox Fenway Park Tours

  • 19 Yawkey Way
  • (617) 226-6666

Visit Fenway Park, "America's Most Beloved Ballpark" Nestled in the city of Boston and visited by fans from around the world. Fenway Park is a place where dreams are made, traditions are celebrated and baseball is forever. See the home of Red Sox Legends, Williams, Yaz, Fisk and…

Boston Red Sox

  • 4 Jersey Street
  • (617) 226-6000

Boston is the center of Red Sox Nation! Over 100 Years in baseball's American League and 100 years of the World Series! Victorious after 86 years, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 2004 and continue to be Champions winning the 2007 World Series making their mark in…

Boston Symphony Orchestra / Boston Pops / Symphony Hall

  • 301 Massachusetts Avenue
  • (617) 266-1200

A Boston tradition in world-class entertainment providing music to delight audiences year-round. Boston Symphony Orchestra, October-April; Boston Pops, May to July 4. Call for concert information. Founded in 1881, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is the largest orchestral…

Citizens House of Blues

  • 15 Lansdowne Street
  • (888) 693-2583

Come for the food, stay for the music. Dig into a menu full of Southern-inspired favorites guaranteed to satisfy body and soul.

The First Church of Christ, Scientist

  • 210 Massachusetts Avenue
  • (617) 450-2000

Located in the heart of Back Bay, the Christian Science Plaza is home to The First Church of Christ, Scientist (The Mother Church), The Christian Science Publishing Society, The Mary Baker Eddy Library, and the interactive How Do You See the World? experience + Mapparium ™ globe…

Handel and Haydn Society

  • 9 Harcourt Street
  • (617) 266-3605

Boston’s Grammy-winning Handel + Haydn Society performs Baroque and Classical music with a freshness, vitality, and creativity on the period instruments composers originally wrote for. Providing joy and inspiration for all ages, H+H has been performing Handel’s Messiah since…

Huntington Theatre Company

  • 560 Harrison Avenue #504
  • (617) 266-0800

The Huntington Theatre Company, in residence at Boston University, is Boston's largest theatre company. Under the direction of Artistic Director Peter DuBois and Managing Director Michael Maso, the Huntington creates seven new productions each season featuring world-class theatre…

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

  • 25 Evans Way
  • (617) 566-1401

Inspired by Venetian Renaissance architecture surrounding an elegant courtyard filled in every season with extraordinary flora, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum houses one of the world's most remarkable art collections, featuring works by Rembrandt, Botticelli, Titian, Degas…

Key to Amaze

  • 530 Commonwealth Avenue
  • (617) 286-2183

It’s time to have some fun and be the hero of your own adventure! Virtual Reality gives you the chance to; Fly in zero gravity, become an archer, fight zombies or create and get inside your own painting! At Key to Amaze options are endless for you and your team! Step off the…

Loretta's Last Call

  • 1 Landsdowne Street
  • (617) 421-9595

Grab your boots and get steppin’ to Loretta’s Last Call, Boston’s ORIGINAL country venue, offering authentic southern cuisine and country music. Opened in 2014, this bar and restaurant hosts weekly line dancing and live music, as well as a weekend Bluegrass Brunch. In addition to…

MGM Music Hall Fenway

  • 4 Lansdowne Street
  • (617) 960-8333

Opening early Fall 2022, MGM Music Hall Fenway will be the premier event and entertainment venue in Boston. Attached to historic Fenway Park, the 5,000 capacity venue is the perfect location to host your next corporate event, private concert, or convention reception. Our unique…

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

  • 465 Huntington Avenue
  • (617) 267-9300

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is one of the world's great art museums with masterpieces from around the world and across the ages, including more Monets than any museum outside of Paris, an unrivaled Japanese art collection, treasures from Egypt and the ancient world, and…

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens Bank

  • 967 Commonwealth Avenue
  • (617) 960-8333

We set the stage for amazing live events. We host a variety of performances from live bands to stand-up comedy at this great Boston venue. Please visit our website for a complete listing. Make you next event legendary! Your guests will party like rock stars in this multi-level…

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FAQs

What is Fenway neighborhood known for? ›

A lively neighborhood with many features. Fenway-Kenmore is most recognized as the home of Fenway Park and the Red Sox. But, it's also home to cultural institutions like the Museum of Fine Arts and Symphony Hall. You'll also find the nation's first public school, Boston Latin School.

Is Kenmore or Fenway closer to Fenway Park? ›

Fenway Park is just around the corner from the Kenmore T station. For specific station information, including parking availability and handicapped accessibility, please visit https://www.mbta.com/parking/stations-and-rates and select a station from the list.

What is the area around Fenway Park called? ›

While this neighborhood may best be known as the home of the Red Sox and Fenway Park, it is also one of Boston's academic and cultural hubs.

Does Fenway have a museum? ›

The Fenway Park Living Museum collection is available for viewing to the general public year-round through Fenway Park tours. The collection currently includes: 170,000+ artifacts related to the history of Fenway Park and the Boston Red Sox. 24,000+ 3-D artifacts and 150,000+ photographs.

What is the crime rate in Fenway-Kenmore? ›

The neighborhood is popular as the home of the Boston Red Sox. In 2019, the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood had an estimated crime rate of 376 violent crimes and 1,524 property crimes per 100,000 persons respectively.

What is shady side of Fenway Park? ›

The sun rises behind the right-field bleachers, curves around home plate around mid-day, and sets in the evening behind the 3rd baseline near the left-field corner. This configuration makes the 3rd base line the “shade side” of the park and the 1st base side and out field the sunniest spots.

What is the history of Fenway Kenmore? ›

History. The Fenway–Kenmore area was formed by land annexed from neighboring Brookline in the 1870s as part of the Brookline-Boston annexation debate of 1873 as well as from land filled in conjunction with the creation of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted parks in the 1890s.

What famous street is near Fenway Park? ›

The main entrance to Fenway Park is located on Jersey Street. Jersey Street is the address of Fenway Park, and a two-block section of Jersey Street where the ballpark is located was named Yawkey Way from 1977 until 2018.

What is the Green wall in Fenway Park called? ›

The Green Monster offers a view that very few people ever experience and an electrifying connection with history. The famed left field wall is the perfect spot for networking or a pre-event social hour.

Why is Fenway Park so special? ›

The oldest of all current major league ballparks, Fenway is known for its quirky features, the most famous of which is the 37-foot 2-inch (11.3-metre) left field wall known as the “Green Monster.” The team officially took the name Boston Red Sox (“BoSox” or “Sox” for short) in 1908, adapting it from the Boston Red ...

Has anyone fallen from the Green Monster? ›

I saw a guy running away from security on the green monster. He climbed over a railing and then just fell to the outside. We made some room for him and he got medical attention, but I never learned the outcome or talked to anyone else who remembers seeing this.

Is Fenway Park cash only? ›

Fenway Park has transitioned to a fully cashless environment. For convenience and to improve speed of service, concessions stands throughout the ballpark will only accept credit cards or touchless payment with smartphones.

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Is Fenway a good area to live in? ›

Fenway is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts with a population of 32,576. Fenway is in Suffolk County and is one of the best places to live in Massachusetts. Living in Fenway offers residents a dense urban feel and most residents rent their homes.

Why is Fenway so famous? ›

The oldest of all current major league ballparks, Fenway is known for its quirky features, the most famous of which is the 37-foot 2-inch (11.3-metre) left field wall known as the “Green Monster.” The team officially took the name Boston Red Sox (“BoSox” or “Sox” for short) in 1908, adapting it from the Boston Red ...

What is Boston Red Sox known for? ›

One of the most-storied franchises in American sports, the Red Sox have won nine World Series titles and 14 American League (AL) pennants. Founded in 1901, the franchise (then unofficially known as the Boston Americans) was one of the eight charter members of the American League.

Where is the best spot in Fenway? ›

Field Boxes Seating - The Field Boxes at Fenway Park are some of the best seats for a Red Sox game. These seats offer fantastic, unobstructed views from within 20 rows of t...

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