Where to Lunch: If You're in Boston's Back Bay

via google maps

That's right, reader(s). With the change of seasons comes a change of employment-- for me, at least. I have relocated uptown from Boston's Financial District to the Back Bay. In terms of T stops, that means the area bordered by the Orange line at Mass Ave station and Hynes Convention Center, and the Green line Symphony and Arlington stops. Smack dab in the middle you will find Copley station and a jump away, the Prudential (both Green line). 

My new offices are located inside the Prudential Center. For those not familiar with Boston (are you just visiting for lunch?), here's a brief overview of the Pru. 

The Prudential Center, via cityprofile.com

We call it the Pru, but Prudential Center is actually a complex of buildings, the most easily recognizable of which is the boxy, 52-floor Prudential Tower. (Second highest building in Boston, behind the John Hancock Tower-- a history lesson for another day.) Perched on the 52nd floor like a haughty bird is the swanky restaurant Top of the Hub, the Hub being a nickname for Boston dating back to 1858 and not used favorably the first time around. 

The Pru houses a variety of shops, restaurants, and offices, one of which is mine. I have a 21st floor view of the city in every direction and I can't complain...

...about the view. I can complain about a few other things. For those loyal reader(s) who have already pieced it together, this means that the Where to Lunch team has been separated. No more lunch dates and espresso trips and hangover cures shared with a friend. And, or at least it seems so now, no more lunch!

From my still naive point of view, my new office is in a veritable lunch wasteland. The Pru itself has a large mall food court and a few choice other sit-down venues. Anything else is a 10-plus minute walk, which cuts deep into my lunch hour. It may be because I don't have E. to guide me this time around, but in the past two weeks I have found only two lunch and coffee venues. Folks, one day I ate at Shaws.

While I navigate my new work neighborhood, I'll update here with some of my Financial District finds from the golden days. If they read with a touch of longing, now you know why. With any luck, I will be back up and running the Back Bay side of Where to Lunch so that we can keep you eating all over Boston. The only thing worse than work is being hungry at work. 

Happy Lunching!

B.