You, who crave to know things that only people receiving money for the laborious task of crunching numbers and fooling with Abacuses and stewing newts and whatever else it takes to conjure up a witches hell-broth of usable information do, are about to read a list.
Again, this is a list.
Now that you’re well aware of that, anyone still here can scroll on down to this roster of top spots around the college universe contained in the Hub as deemed by rideshare darling Lyft. They’ve analyzed the intel and identified the key drop off/pick up destinations around Northeastern, Harvard, UMass, Suffolk and Tufts, looking at everything from pizza joints to bars and dinner date spots, retail and so forth.
BOSTON COLLEGE
Top Pizza Place: Agoro's Pizza Bar & Grill Brighton
Top Supermarket: Wegmans
Top Bar/Brewery: The White Horse Tavern
Top Retail Location: The Shops at Chestnut Hill
Top Breakfast Spot: Johnny's Luncheonette
Top Dinner Spot: Barcelona Wine Bar Brookline
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Top Pizza Place: University Grill & Pizza
Top Supermarket: Whole Foods Market
Top Bar/Brewery: Tavern In The Square
Top Retail Location: Prudential Tower
Top Breakfast Spot: Eastern Standard
Top Dinner Spot: The Cheesecake Factory
MIT
Top Pizza Place: Blaze Pizza
Top Supermarket: Trader Joe's
Top Bar/Brewery: Aeronaut Brewing Company
Top Retail Location: Cambridge Side Galleria
Top Breakfast Spot: The Friendly Toast
Top Dinner Spot: Santouka Hokkaido Ramen
SUFFOLK
Top Pizza Place: Regina Pizza
Top Supermarket: Star Market
Top Bar/Brewery: Boston Beer Works
Top Retail Location: Cambridge Side Galleria
Top Breakfast Spot: F B Luncheonette
Top Dinner Spot: Causeway Restaurant & Bar
NORTHEASTERN
Top Pizza Place: Blaze Pizza
Top Supermarket: Star Market
Top Bar/Brewery: Yard House
Top Retail Location: Target
Top Breakfast Spot: Thorton's
Top Dinner Spot: The Cheesecake Factory
UMASS
Top Pizza Place: Regina Pizzeria
Top Supermarket: Star Market
Top Bar/Brewery: Lincoln Tavern
Top Retail Location: Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Top Breakfast Spot: Mc Kenna's Cafe
Top Dinner Spot: Porto
HARVARD
Top Pizza Place: OTTO
Top Supermarket: Trader Joe's
Top Bar/Brewery: John Harvard's
Top Retail Location: Cambridge Side Galleria
Top Breakfast Spot: The Friendly Toast
Top Dinner Spot: The Sinclair
TUFTS
Top Pizza Place: Oath Craft Pizza
Top Supermarket: Whole Foods Market
Top Bar/Brewery: The Pub
Top Retail Location: Cambridge Side Galleria
Top Breakfast Spot: Foundry on Elm
Top Dinner Spot: Ball Square Cafe
BRANDEIS
Top Pizza Place: Bertucci's
Top Supermarket: Hannaford Supermarket
Top Bar/Brewery: Michael J's
Top Retail Location: Natick Mall
Top Breakfast Spot: In A Pickle Restaurant
Top Dinner Spot: Mulan Taiwanese Restaurant