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Picco
Address: 513 Tremont St. Pricing: $$ Phone: 617-927-0066 Hours: Mon.-Sun. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. How To Get There:
Orange Line to Back Bay station. Exit onto Clarendon Street. Turn right. Go four blocks on Clarendon Street, then make a left onto Tremont Street. Green Line to Copley Square station. Exit onto Boylston Street and walk with traffic (Boylston is one-way). Take a right onto Clarendon Street and walk seven blocks, then make a left onto Tremont Street.
Parking:Garage at 100 Clarendon St.
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Picco: South End chic on a budget
Jul 8, 2010
Want to chill in the heart of the South End this summer but don’t want to burn a whole in your wallet? Picco, which stands for pizza and ice cream company, is a hidden gem on Tremont Street known for its South End chic ambience and retro décor. While it offers many of the amenities of its pricier, upscale neighbors like Sibling Rivalry and Hamersley’s Bistro, dining at the neighborhood hot spot is perfect for Boston’s frugal-minded crowd.
Inside, the restaurant resembles an old-school ice cream parlor chockfull of retro lithographs and a chalkboard announcing its tasty ice cream and sorbet offerings. During the summer, urban dwellers dine outside and enjoy the sights and sounds of Tremont Street, which includes theatre enthusiasts leaving the Calderwood Pavilion, scenesters lining up to drink the night away at The Beehive and young professionals walking their dogs.
While the restaurant serves up some gourmet-worthy specials like its mac and cheese, homemade pastas and their popular fish tacos, Picco is known for their specialty pizzas that are made before its patrons' eyes in a flaming brick oven. The kitchen is exposed to the dining area and many locals like to watch the chefs prepare the pizzas before they're served.
Desserts are a must a Picco and their house specialties include a slew of concoctions for adults only. Their Cow Tipper Frappe, for example, includes Left Hand Milk Stout beer. Also, Picco’s so-called “Adult” Ice Cream Soda includes your choice of Belgium Lambic poured over their homemade vanilla. The restaurant also has a bar and offers some hard-to-find potent potables from all over the country including Ommegang Abby Ale from New York and Old Brown Dog from New Hampshire.
HelloMetro Tip: Picco’s entire menu is available for take out. Also, delivery is free from 5-10 p.m. every day for locals living in the South End, Back Bay and the Bay Village. Also, patrons can order online at their partner Web site, TableHound.com.
- by Sam Baltrusis, Boston Reporter for HelloMetro
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 Sam BaltrusisSam Baltrusis has worked for WHDH.com, Spike-TV, VH1, Independent News, Seventeen, Newsweek, and as a regional stringer for The New York Times. He's currently a full-time freelance editor and writer in Boston, where he's an instructor for Mediabistro.com and contributes to various regional publications including Boston Spirit Magazine. Sam also publishes a successful pop culture site, LoadedGunBoston.com, and was recently featured on WCVB-TV's "Chronicle" and Boston's NPR affiliate WBUR.
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Picco, which stands for pizza and ice cream company, is a hidden gem on Tremont Street known for its South End chic ambience and retro décor (photo by Sam Baltrusis).
Inside, the restaurant resembles an old-school ice cream parlor chockfull of retro lithographs and a chalkboard announcing its tasty ice cream and sorbet offerings (photo by Sam Baltrusis).
Desserts are a must a Picco and their house specialties include a slew of concoctions for adults only (photo by Sam Baltrusis).
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