West Concord, 2.7 miles
(4.4 km) west of
Concord Center's Monument
Square on the southwest
side of MA Route 2 (map),
is the other commercial center of Concord MA,
with shops, light industry, a library branch,
schools, fuel stations and its own Commuter
Rail train station.
It also has a selection of good places to
dine.
Dunkin' Donuts
This popular coffee-and-doughnut shop is
at 1191 Main Street (tel 978-287-4100),
very near the West Concord fire station
and opposite the small West Concord Plaza
shopping
center.
White Hen Pantry
This convenience store only steps from the
West Concord Depot (train station) in the
West Concord Plaza shopping center at 1224
Main Street (tel 978-369-1434), sells
fresh-cut sandwiches, baked goods, soft
drinks, coffee and tea.
Club Car Café
In the former West Concord Depot train station
building at 20 Commonwealth Avenue (tel
978-371-9282), right next to the railroad
tracks,
the Club Car is an old-time atmosphere place
for breakfast or lunch.
Debra's Natural Gourmet
A natural foods grocery store and deli counter,
you can feel good about the fresh and packaged
comestibles you buy at Debra's, 98 Commonwealth
Avenue (tel 978-371-7573).
Nashoba Brook Bakery
A bakery-café right beside swift-running
Nashoba Brook at 152 Commonwealth Avenue (tel
978-318-1999), they bake the best bread in
Concord and make great great sandwiches from
it. You can also get breakfast and special-treat
pastries, soups and other light meals. Sit
indoors in the light, high-ceilinged former
factory building, or outside beside the bubbling
brook.
Ninety
Nine Restaurant
Booths and tables, good friendly service,
a succinct menu of quality food at bargain
prices: that's what draws the crowds to
this small but intensely popular
restaurant-bar at 13 Commonwealth Avenue,
corner of Main Street (tel 978-369-0300).
The best dishes are the simple ones, such
as filet mignon. Parking can
be a problem: do not park
in the shoppinbg center lot or any other
private parking space, or your car may
be towed away.
You must find a parking spot on the streets
nearby.
Twin
Seafood
At
2 Church Street
(tel 978-371-9030), corner of Commonwealth
Avenue, sells fish, clams and lobsters
to cook at home, but also simple fish
dishes and chowders to eat in the store.
Concord Teacakes
This locally-famous bakery-café
at 59 Commonwealth Avenue (tel 978-369-7644),
corner of Church Street, very near the West
Concord train station, has exquisite cakes,
pastries and other bakery treats,
as well as coffee, teas, sandwiches and light
meals.
Vincenzo's Ristorante
Chic Italian trattoria with good,
trendy (but not cheap) menu at 1200 Main
Street (tel 978-318-9800).
Also consider the restaurants in
Concord Center near Monument Square and near
the Concord Depot. More...
