Centre Street's Latin-Caribbean stretch meets Stony Brook's brunch row. Tres Gatos, Vee Vee and a hard-running food-truck circuit.
Tres Gatos on Centre Street is Jamaica Plain's tapas-bar-and-book-shop in Boston since 2011. Order the the chicken croquetas and a glass of manzanilla sherry.
Signature: Patatas bravas, Iberico ham
Order: The chicken croquetas and a glass of Manzanilla sherry.
Tip: Weekend brunch on Saturday and Sunday is the best-kept secret. The book shop and record stall open at 17:00.
Tres Gatos on Centre Street has run a tapas-bar-and-book-shop in Jamaica Plain Boston since 2011. Kitchen leans spanish. Booking recommended.
Signature: Patatas bravas, Iberico ham
Order: Chicken croquetas and a glass of Manzanilla sherry.
Tip: Weekend brunch is the under-the-radar seat. Book shop opens 17:00.
Phil Kruta's Brassica on Washington Street has poured natural wine in Jamaica Plain Boston since 2017, expanded to a larger room in 2025. Booking recommended.
Signature pour: Pet-nat from the Loire
Wine focus: Natural wines by the glass
Food: New American small plates
Tip: Cafe by day, wine bar by night. The pet-nat list rotates weekly; ask for the staff pick.
Tres Gatos on Centre Street has run an all-Spanish wine bar with a book and record shop in Jamaica Plain Boston since 2011. 100 percent Spanish list.
Signature pour: Manzanilla sherry by the glass
Wine focus: All-Spanish wine list
Food: Spanish tapas and book-shop
Tip: The sherry list runs Manzanilla, Fino, Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez; ask for the tasting flight.
Samuel Adams Boston Brewery on Germania Street in Jamaica Plain since 1988 is the Boston Beer Company's flagship pilot brewery. Boston Lager tours.
Tip: Free tour daily; book online to reserve a slot. Take the Orange Line to Stony Brook station; the brewery is a five-minute walk.