The Best Boston Review Sites

Yelp

I recently started becoming obsessed with Yelp. You’ve probably all seen it. Any time you do a Google search for a restaurant, shop, etc. in Boston, the Yelp profile is probably one of the first things to pop up. Yelp is a website full of reviews from people just like you who are trying out Boston’s restaurants and services. Each place gets a star rating and a little write-up, so you know exactly what to expect.

Since I’ve been reading Yelp reviews for so long, I finally decided to start writing my own and contributing the the community. Now, whenever I eat out or go somewhere new, I think about what I’m going to write on Yelp!

Yelp is, without a doubt, my favorite website to get reviews on Boston attractions. I learn so much from Yelp and will never run out of fun Boston spots to check out!

Yelp Opens My Eyes to New Places

Here are some places in Boston I wouldn’t know about it it wasn’t for Yelp!

Chowhound

Chowhound is another site I couldn’t live without. I don’t like their restaurant reviews quite as much as Yelp’s, but I’m obsessed with their message boards. If you have absolutely any question about food in Boston, someone will be there to answer it for you…and often, multiple someones! From the super specific question like “Is it better to order a small or a large pizza at Upper Crust?” to the more open, “Where can you get the best nachos in Boston?” The Chowhound community answers it all.

Chowhound is also the place to go to for all the hot rumors in the restaurant industry…what’s opening, closing, changing ownership, etc.

Plus, they always have super amazing recipes posted.

Chowhound Answers All My Burning Questions

Got a question about a restaurant in Boston? Wondering where to get the best of the best? Just ask on Chowhound…or browse the already busy message boards. I’ve learned so much!

Going.com

I’m a fan of Going.com for their frequent updates about what’s going on in Boston. You can go directly to their site or you can opt to receive their weekly e-mails that tells you everything happening in Boston. Things you would never hear about otherwise (or at least I wouldn’t…and don’t)!

If you really want to get into it, you can join in on the social networking aspect and learn who’s going to what events. A great way to meet people and learn about fun happenings in Boston!

Daily Candy

Daily Candy always has the hottest in Boston happenings. You can visit their site daily or you can opt to get their daily e-mail. I currently get the daily e-mail specific to Boston and their general one as well. First of all, the e-mails and their illustrations are beautiful and fun. But more importantly, Daily Candy is always on top of the hottest places and going-ons in Boston.

I look forward to getting my daily Daily Candy e-mails and often have to write details on my calendar after reading them!

Thrillist

Thrillist is one of the newest Boston review/announcement sites. They are usually known as the man’s version of Daily Candy, but that doesn’t keep me from subscribing to it. I need to keep up on what the men of Boston are doing after all! Thrillist will fill you in on lots of super cool man-friendly boutiques and fun restaurant openings. It’s only been up for a few weeks, but I’m already loving it! Be sure to subscribe to their daily Boston e-mail.

Who Says Thrillist is Just For Men??

So maybe the Thrillist is known as the man’s version of Daily Candy, but nobody ever said it’s just for men. In fact, I would never have found out about some very cool spots in Boston if not for Thrillist.

Guidespot!!!

And the best of all review sites. Obviously!! Guidespot has you covered no matter what city you’re in. And you can look up anything you want, whenever you want. So, you wanna know the best place to get sushi in Boston? Or some fun activities to do with your tourist friends? Or maybe you want to throw a party Boston style. Whatever you want to do in your city, you need to get yourself to Guidespot!