Where to Lunch: When You Need to Take a Walk
Perhaps you were economical and had a homemade lunch today,
or maybe you already went out to lunch but got something to go. Either way, you
can afford 15 minutes out of the office. It could be excess energy, boredom,
sleepiness, annoyance, or it could just be really sunny out, but some days you
need to take a walk.
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| Post Office Square Trellis |
When I need to walk and am not looking for much to munch, I
head to SIP Café. Located in Post
Office Square, this window-walled café benefits from a phenomenal location.
Although a post office is notably missing, the Norman B. Leventhal park features a fantastic
lawn, a fountain, numerous benches, and a trellised walkway that transports you
to the Secret Garden as soon as you sit down. (Nothing beats reading by vine-filtered light.) In the
summer, one can also find a lending library and seat cushions that make whiling
away the afternoon in the sun that much more appealing. So, while SIP offers outdoor seating, it’s really just icing
on the icing. There is no shortage of places to bask in the sun with your iced
tea or to lazily dunk biscotti into your coffee.
The café offers sandwiches and soups, but I
only ever go for an afternoon pick-me-up—something short and sweet, like the
name. Even with a display case of tantalizing loose-leaf teas, SIP can make me
regret my decision to go coffee-free. On recommendation from a barista, I once
got a killer mini-latte with a zing of ginger that kicked the pants straight
off a lingering hangover. Whatever I get, it pairs perfectly with the variety
of countertop mini-treats, like baby biscotti. One word of
caution: the green tea is not straight green tea and has a floral tinge to it
that I find less appealing (I always mean to ask what it is. Jasmine, maybe?) Also,
when you order a small, you get a small.
That said, SIP is a good spot for an short afternoon
excursion on a sunny day and fabulous people-watching, from indoors or out.
Zero Post Office Square, Boston
Corner of Congress and Franklin St.
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