Best of Boston

If you’re looking for souvenirs while visiting Boston, this place is a MUST. It’s located in the Faneuil Hall Marketplace/​Quincy Market area and worth the visit. I think we stopped in 3 different times because it was close to our hotel and a literal one stop shop for everything Boston.
Where else can you get lobster claw headbands? THIS place! If you are not into knickknack type stuff, there are also consumable items like salt water taffy, chocolates, Boston Tea party brand tea, cans of clam chowder, lobster shaped pasta and more! The second floor carries more of their t-​shirts, even more knicknacks and shirts and items with the Boston sports team logos.
All of the items add up quickly as they are not exactly cheap. Which makes sense since this is a high tourist area. When we were there, they were giving out shopping bags with the Boston Strong logo with a purchase of $ 100. If you’re in a pinch and need something to commemorate your visit, make a point to stop by this place.

This shop is located right next to Durgin Park and Lucy’s League, not way over here. Anyway, two floors of STUFF! They have just about everything from food, to calendars, to clothing on the second floor including Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins wear. Some of the prices are reasonable, others are way up there. Cheaper than Lucy’s League next door, but that is all for women. You can find kids clothes here and just loads of stuff.

This is a good store for those looking to buy souvenirs. They have Boston clothing upstairs, as well as the sports teams stuff. They have mugs, magnets, lobsters, etc. They have a wide selection & something for everyone. We went in a little bit before they were closing and were very welcoming and did not rush us out. Good store!

It’s quite the souvenir shop so if you’re visiting Boston and want to take a few things home or live here and need a little bit of Boston gear (like sports gear) check out this shop!
We first shopped around a bit before making our purchases, went to a few stores and found this store to have the best prices. I picked up a Boston Red Sox baseball cap for my sister and I for $ 20 each when I asked her prices at Fenway, I was shocked!
They also have salt water taffy and had a few samples for the customers to try before buying and it was nice to have. We also left with a few household items with «lob-​stahs» on it and I’m excited!
I would say a few things are overpriced but you’ll definitely be able to find something you like that this store without a doubt.

As part of my Christmas shopping, I took my boyfriend Russ S. to this kitchy Best of Boston store in Fanuiel Hall hoping to find a nice «Boston» frame to put a photo of my parents from their Boston/​Cape Cod vacation this year. The store has all manner of Boston things. Baked bean pots, Salt Water Taffy, tons of cheap toy red lobsters, Boston ornaments, Boston decorations for your home. Boston bric a brac. These are things you’d get your Grandma Jo, but not exactly stuff my parents would adorn in their expensive home. I was a little disappointed but the store was good at what it did. It was Boston, Boston Boston. Upstairs you can buy Boston Red Sox hats and gifts. You can also buy a great deal of Make Way for Ducklings memorabilia. Though I found a great deal of the stuff in this store overtly touristy and stereotypical – these sections were very cute!
I didn’t like most of the things in this store. A lot of them looked cheaply made or too «out there» for my taste. However, this is a great gift store if you’re bringing someone who likes cheesy gifts.
Do buy the Stonewall jams they have available – those are fantastic – and I recommend this place for Christmas shopping for grandma. However I would be afraid that a great deal of the stuff here would make awful gifts that no one would display very proudly – well, except grandma, of course: D