- Boston Parking Garage: 10 minute walk. $12 for 1 hour, $18 for 2 hours, $24 for 3 hours.
- 45 Stuart St: 9 minute walk. $16 for 1 hour, $28 for 2 hours, $36 for 12 hours.
- 1 Beacon St: 5 minute walk.
These places have good coffee, good WiFi, and are easily accessible from public transportation.
Ordered by their Red Line T stop:
- Davis Square: Diesel Cafe
- Porter Square: Porter Square Books, excellent cold brew.
- Harvard Square: Crema Cafe
- Central Square: Barismo Coffee, Barismo beans
- Central Square: 1369 Coffee House, free wifi
- Central Square: Atomic Bean, free wifi, easy parking
- Kendall Square: Barismo Coffee
- Kendall Square: Area Four, also great for dinner
- Park St: Thinking Cup, best coffee drinks in Boston
- South Station: Flour, the Fort Point Channel one. If it's winter, take the Silver Line to the Courthouse stop. Shorter walk.
There's a mysterious connection between hackers and craft beer.
Ordered by their Red Line T stop:
- Davis Square: Sacco's/Flatbread Company, Fantastic local beers, great pizza, candlepin bowling
- Porter Square/Harvard square: Cambridge Common, great beer selection. Walkable from either Harvard or Porter Square stations.
- Central Square: Bukowski's, walk Prospect St to Inman Square
- Central Square: Lord Hobo, in no-man's-land between Kendall, Central, and Inman Squares
- Kendall Square: Meadhall, walk through the Marriott
- Kendall Square: Firebrand Saints, walk towards Longfellow Bridge (next to the CIC)
- Park St: Stoddard's Pub, Ladder District
Ordered by their Red Line T stop:
- Kendall Square: the NERD
- Park St: thoughtbot office
Extending to the Silver Line:
- Courthouse: Bocoup office
- Courthouse: MassChallenge
Ordered by their Red Line T stop:
- Kendall Square: Dogpatch Labs
- Kendall Square: CIC
- South Station: Workbar
Extending to the Silver Line:
- Courthouse: Bocoup office
If you're coming from out of town and only need to stay a few nights, we recommend these hotels:
Near the thoughtbot office, hip enough for a Rails developer:
Not as hip, but near thoughtbot, best for hotels.com points, etc.:
Near thoughtbot, fancy enough for a venture capitalist:
If you're looking last-minute, use Hotel Tonight.
We've been to and can recommend:
- Boston Ruby Group, Tuesday nights
- Boston JavaScript Group, monthly event at the NERD or Bocoup
- Boston CocoaHeads, 2nd Thursday of every month
- NSCoder Night Boston, 3rd Thursday of every month
Less tech, more meet-and-greet:
- WebInno, quarterly demos, ~500 people attend
Some folks to follow:
These lawyers are startup specialists.
- Cooley
- Foley Hoag
- Gesmer Updegrove (our lawyer)