1. Red Eye Roasters
City: Hingham, MA
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (781) 740-2545
Address: 3 Otis St.
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Description: This small-batch locally owned roaster is dedicated to coffee’s complex flavors, its origin, and its preparation. Overlooking picturesque Hingham Harbor, the shop caters to a vibrant, mixed clientele and has a cozy ambience with good music and friendly—not haughty—staff. Be sure to pick up a bag of whole beans for home.
2. Tosca’S
City: Hingham, MA
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (781) 740-0080
Address: 14 North St.
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Description: Hingham is justifiably proud to have this gem in town. When it opened in 1993, Tosca was the first restaurant to bring big-city dining to the South Shore. Tosca’s creative twists on regional rustic Italian cuisine are served in a renovated 1910 market building overlooking the harbor. The dining room’s exposed brick and an open wood-fire oven and kitchen both add to the perfect date-night ambience. Order a bowl of superbly made wild boar Bolognese or the chicken under a brick with Marsala glaze and polenta. They serve dinner only and are closed Mon.
3. Hingham Lobster Pound
City: Hingham, MA
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (781) 749-1984
Address: 4 Broad Cove Rd.
Description: No ocean views here—just an unassuming roadside take-out shack (formerly a bait shop) that sells some of the best lobster rolls, fried fish, and chowder around. Call ahead (2 hours) and they will have a steamed lobster ready for you. Open Mar through Dec, Wed through Sun; call for hours.