Hospital Food Sucks
Let's face it - hospital food sucks. EXCEPT that one pitiful sandwich you get after you just birthed an entire human being. For some reason that chicken salad sandwich is the best thing I had ever had. A sad looking brown bag with a sandwich, a bag of Cape Cod potato chips and a chocolate chip cookie. 5/5 stars.
Once I was brough to the Postpartum Mother-Baby Unit, I quickly learned how crappy hospital food is. I had never stayed overnight in a hospital before. I mean, there is the stereotype of crap food is for a reason, and it was accurate. Coffee Central inside the Main Entrance of Mass General saved my husband and I after seeing the first meal that was delivered to our room.
Below you will find quick, easy, within walking distance places to grab a meal during your hospital stay.
Mass General Hospital
Harvard Gardens
316 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
Late night menu Thursday- Saturday 10:00pm-12:00am
Flour Bakery
209 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
Breakfast pastries, sandwiches with dairy free, gluten free and vegetarian options
Anna's Taqueria
242 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02144
Open until 11:00pm daily
Breakfast burritos? Yup. Taco salad for dinner? Yup.
Brigham & Women's , Beth Israel, Longwood
Bon Me
431 Brookline Ave Boston, MA 02215
Quick sandwiches, salads and soup. I craved the tofu noodle bowl both of my pregnancies!
Pokeworks
433 Brookline Ave Boston, MA 02215
Pokebowls after all those months without sushi!!
The Mission
724 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02120
Take out available until 10:30pm
Tufts Medical Center
Panera Bread
115 Stuart Street, Boston, MA 02116
Open until 10:00pm
Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery
115 Stuart St, Boston, MA 02116
Closes at midnight, take out available until 11:45pm
Whole Foods
348 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118
It is under a 10 minute walk and if you are having a little bit of an extended stay, it is nice to have some grocery staples in your room!
Delivery
Most food delivery services will deliver to the main front desk of hospitals if your significant other doesn't want to walk 10 blocks in either 90° in August or 20° in January.