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Is 'Beantown' OK if the place sells coffee?

By adamg on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 4:07pm
Beantown sign on new Tremont Street coffeehouse in Boston

Marty St. George asks the question after spotting this "Beantown" address on an impending Tremont Street coffeehouse (he votes no).

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Downtown
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Tremont Street
Coffee


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Comments

By anon on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 4:11pm.

No. It's not even the right kind of bean...

By Cappy on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 6:49pm.

It says that because it's owned by the Beantown Pub owners next door.

Which is why it will suck. He took the space when the owner of Boston Brewin next door was going to get the space. The greedy owner said, "Hey why don't I do it myself!"

Boston Brewin on Bromfield is owned by a good guy (Tom) .

Stop in. Let him tell you the story.

By A. Nony. Fox on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 4:23pm.

Is the owner of the coffee house from Massachusetts?

By SoBo-Yuppie on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 9:18pm.

...its ppl not from Massachusetts that cleaned up Boston neighborhoods and made Boston a desirable place to live.

Can't want to drink coffee at Beantown in Beantown!

- The Original SoBo Yuppie

By adamg on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 9:44pm.

If you really hate the people who live here so much, why are you here? New York isn't that far away.

By SoBoYuppie on Mon, 03/28/2016 - 9:28pm.

But whenever someone attempts to discredit someone for "not being from New England" or use it in a negative way...I will always call out the hypocrisy.

people not from New England have done great things in Boston and will continue to do great things as we become a WORLD class city.

By BostonDog on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 4:24pm.

See Betteridge's law of headlines.

By Irma la Douce on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 7:11pm.

Let's hope this headline from today's Globe proves to be the exception:

Is That a Donatello in the MFA's Storage?

By anon on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 4:38pm.

also, blacklist the sign maker who printed this.

By anon on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 4:41pm.

No one here calls it Beantown except a few newbies, but even most of them don't.
Franks and beans used to be a thing on Saturday night up to maybe the 60s or 70s but not any more.
99% of people who use the term Beantown don't live here.
Ziggys Coffee is based in Colorado.

I already dont like Ziggys coffee.

By Jonas X. Prang on Mon, 03/28/2016 - 12:14am.

n/t

By Lmo on Tue, 03/29/2016 - 2:19am.

was going to say... Don't forget the brown bread!

By Ron Newman on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 9:46pm.

Or will again soon. Beantowne Coffee - Cambridge, Open May 2016

(they had to close last year because of the Flat Top Johnny's fire)

By anon on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 4:52pm.

I allow the use of the world for Beantown Taqueria, so this should be acceptable.

By Ron Newman on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 5:00pm.

according to Boston Restaurant Talk

By anon on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 6:08pm.

I remember when the foolish Sarah Palin gave a speech on the Common a few years ago for God knows what reason. I saw it on the news. The first words out of her mouth were "hello Beantown!". It was ridiculous.

By Scumquistador on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 7:47pm.

that used to be called "Beaners"

that name lasted a surprisingly long time

By Brighton runner on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 8:46pm.

This place has been 'coming soon' for 2 years. I'm not holding my breath.

And also, NO on the "Beantown" address. Go away.

By jmeltzer on Mon, 03/28/2016 - 6:41am.

that's just wicked pissah.

By lbb on Mon, 03/28/2016 - 12:37pm.

It's like "chowdah". It says something about you, and while that something is hardly on the top 100 list of crimes against humanity, it is off-putting. That said, I'd overlook it if the coffee were awesome, but it doesn't sound like it. And i'm really sorry that the little place around the corner got edged out. I didn't go there often because they didn't have a sit-down space, but they're very nice and have good coffee.