Recommended Places to Visit: Belmont

Recreation

Water Bodies

Claypit Pond
Underwood Street and Concord Avenue

Little Pond
End of Larch Circle

Golf

Belmont Country Club

181 Winter Street

Museums

Belmont Historical Society

336 Concord Avenue

Hiking
Recommended:
Beaver Brook Reservation
66 Mill Street

Tried:
Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
10 Juniper Road

Architecture

Monuments

War Memorial
Royal Road and Common Street

Places of Worship

Boston Massachusetts Temple
86 Frontage Road

Plymouth Congregational Church
582 Pleasant Street

Open Door Baptist Church
300 Pleasant Street

Cornerstone Baptist Church
54 Brighton Street

First Armenian Church
380 Concord Avenue

The First Church in Belmont Unitarian Universalist
404 Concord Avenue

Payson Park Congregational Church

365 Belmont Street

Christ Lutheran Church

597 Belmont Street

All Saints' Church
17 Clark Street

St. Joseph's Church
130 Common Street

First Church of Christ, Scientist
199 Common Street

Holy Cross Armenian Catholic Church

200 Lexington Street

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
15 Ledgewood Place

St. Luke's Catholic Church

132 Lexington Street

First Baptist Church

129 Lexington Street

CrossRoads Evangelical Church

51 Lexington Street

Immanuel Community Church

471 Trapelo Road

Belmont United Methodist Church

421 Common Street

Schools
W.L. Chenery Middle School

95 Washington Street 

Mary Lee Burbank School

266 School Street

Commercial Buildings
Belmont Savings Bank
2 Leonard Street


Town Facilities

Payson Park Reservoir
Payson Road and Oakley Road

Fire Department

299 Trapelo Road

Town Hall
455 Concord Avenue

Homer Municipal Building
19 Moore Street

Public Schools Administration
644 Pleasant Street

Public Library

336 Concord Avenue

Belmont Lions Club
1 Common Street

Benton Library
75 Oakley Road


Historical Buildings

Old Waverley Village School

~438 Trapelo Road

Old Wellington Hill Railroad Station
~1 Common Street near Belmont Lions Club

Old Fire Station
50 Leonard Street

Old Locatelli Building
57 Leonard Street

Old Harvard Lawn Fire Station
Fairview Avenue and Dalton Street

Belmont Woman's Club
661 Pleasant Street

Old Waverley Hall

50 Church Street

Restaurants

Highly Recommended:
Mediterranean
The Loading Dock
11 Brighton Street
Recommended Dishes: 
House Lentil Soup
Musakhan Flatbread
Kofta Roll Up

My Other Kitchen
762 Pleasant Street
Recommended Dishes:
Chicken Gyro Breakfast Wrap
Orange Juice
Blueberry Muffin


Deli
Bellmont Caffe
80 Leonard Street
Recommended Dishes:
Bellmont Smoke Stack


Dessert
Praline
203 Belmont Street
Recommended Dishes:
Truffles
Tuiles Almond
Millefeuille Vanilla

Breakfast
Sweet Peach Diner (closed)
628 Trapelo Road
Recommended Dishes:
Southern Peaches and Cream Stuffed French Toast
Southern Pulled Pork Benedict

Tropical Diner
628 Trapelo Road
Recommended Dishes:
Pork Omelette


Western

Savinos Grill
449 Common Street
Recommended Dishes:
Grilled Quail
Grilled Lamb Top


Tried:
Breakfast
Aram's Cafe
85 Trapelo Road
Recommended Dishes:
Egg, Cheese and Bacon Sandwich

Mediterranean
Ani Takeout
687 Belmont Street
Recommended Dishes:
Armenian Burger Dinner
Lamb Kabob Dinner

Dessert
Linda's Donuts
247 Belmont Street
Recommended Dishes:
Boston Cream Donut

Moozy's
2 Trapelo Road
Recommended Dishes:
Rainbow Sherbet
Kahlua Fudge Ice Cream
The Arsenal
Oakley Sandwich

Sweet Heart
386 Trapelo Road
Recommended Dishes:
Milk Foam Matcha Tea

April 11th 2021: Terrible Meal from Lisa's Family Pizzeria, Melrose

 Today after passing through the town of Belmont,

Old Waverley Hall,
50 Church Street

We had some takeout from Lisa's Family Pizzeria in Melrose, getting the Shrimp Scampi (Olive Oil, Garlic, Tomatoes, Basil, Oregano.)

Really salty to the point of being inedible. Defintiely not going back again.

August 31st 2019: Gymnastics Learning Center, Shrewsbury

Today, we decided to bring our little one to the Gymnastics Learning Center in Shrewsbury to see how he would act there during class, which did not go down very well as he was scared in the new environment.

Hope he will get used to it soon.

Later on in the day, being thirsty, we decided to stop by Sweet Heart in Belmont for some bubble tea,

getting the Milk Foam Matcha Tea.

Quenched my thirst, but really artificial. Not coming back again.

June 21st 2019: Tropical Diner, Belmont

This morning, we decided to have breakfast at Tropical Diner, a new diner in the town of Belmont. I visited this place once when it was still the Sweet Peach Diner. Nicer decor now for sure.

We got the Pork Omelette (pulled pork, peppers, onions, melted cheddar cheese, BBQ sauce).

Not bad, if not for those pesky onions.

June 14th 2019: Second Time at My Other Kitchen, Belmont

We had breakfast at My Other Kitchen  in Belmont this morning, this time getting the  Orange Juice

And a Blueberry Muffin.

Excellent food from this place as always.

May 31st 2019: My Other Kitchen, Belmont and Riverview Restaurant, Hudson

On the way back home today, we decided to stop at My Other Kitchen, a really small Meditteranean place in Belmont, for breakfast.

We have passed by here so many times, but never got a chance to check it out until now. For food, we got the Chicken Gyro Breakfast Wrap (Fresh ground chicken seasoned with herbs and spices, wrapped in grilled pita bread, topped with scrambled eggs, lettuce, tomatoes, Vidalia onions, feta and Tsatsiki sauce).

Really delicious stuff. Can see why this place is so popular, despite it being so small.

For dinner, we decided to head to the Hudson Portuguese Club in Hudson,

checking out the Riverview Restaurant there.

For food, we got the Bife à Micaelense (with Cassava Yuca (Mandioca) and Portuguese Fries (Batata Frita Portuguesa).

It wasn't what we ordered, but the sauce was nice anyway, although the beef itself was a little dry. The sides were delicious though. Overall, probably a try. I think Old School House Pub and Restaurant was better.

June 27th 2018: Passing Through Cumberland, Central Falls and Pawtucket, RI

This morning, I started out with breakfast at Aram's Cafe, a diner in Belmont.

I got an Egg, Cheese and Bacon Sandwich with Home Fries, which I forgot to take a picture of until I was almost done.

Nothing special though.

After work, I headed to Cumberland RI,

Miscoe Lake

William Blackstone Memorial Park

St. Patrick's Church

Our Lady of Fatima Church

Happy Hollow Pond, 116 Mill Street

Town Hall, 45 Broad Street

Going for a hike at Diamond Hill Park,

Where the path I took is shown below in pink.

The water bodies here were nothing much to look At,

but there were decent views at the top of Diamond Hill on the Warner Trail,

Although I got a little lost around the water tower area.

Thankfully I was able to orientated myself and find my way back to the car.

My next hike was at Otis Smith Farm, where the path I took here is shown below in pink.

There was nothing much to see at the supposed overlook, the trees being too overgrown.

My final hike in town was at Monastery Park, where the path I took here is shown below in pink.

The water bodies here were nothing of significance though.

Nothing at the power lines either.

The highlight of my stint in Cumberland today was at the Valley Falls Heritage Park, and you can see why below.

Next, it was time for my first foray into Central Falls RI.

Valley Falls Mill

River Island Park

Pierce Park, 975 High Street

Chocolate Mill Overlook Park

Central Falls, 555 Roosevelt Avenue

M Residential, 501 Roosevelt Avenue

Big Tin Man

St. Joseph Catholic Church

Old Central Falls Congregational Church

Church of the Holy Cross

A small town, and a crappy one at that, at least from what I saw today.

My final town of the day was Pawtucket RI,

Pawtucket Armory

City Hall

Slater Mill Historic Site

The Temple of Restoration

Manning and Heffern Park, 90 Broadway

Old Apex Building, 100 Main Street

Old Free Will Baptist Church,
130 Broadway

Cannon Park, 1 Spring Street

First Baptist Church

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church

St. Mary's Antiochian Orthodox Church

Old Universalist Church, 222 High Street

William E Tolman High School

Old Rhode Island Cardboard Company Complex,
161 Exchange Street

where I decided to have dinner at Fountain Street Grille, a bar restaurant in town.

I got the Pesto Caprese Bruschetta (Pesto, fresh Mozzarella cheese & sliced Tomatoes topped with a Balsamic Reduction),

 the Beef Tips (12oz. Tender Beef, marinated and grilled to perfection),

which came with a Manhattan Clam Chowder (in Ocean of Clams sautéed with Onions, Celery, diced Tomato and cubed Potato in a Clam Broth served with Oyster Crackers),

 and the New York Style Cheesecake with Strawberry Sauce for dessert.

The soup was pretty good, being full of clams, while the bread was excellent as well with tons of melted cheese and vinaigrette sauce. The dessert was not too bad either. However, the beef was a little on the dry side. On that note, I would say this place is just average, with nothing much special on the menu.

With that, a pretty productive day of exploring northeastern Rhode Island was at an end.