Boston Surroundings | Roger Williams Park Botanical Center 🌸🌲🌹🌿🍀

Located in Providence’s Roger Williams Park Botanical Center , just over an hour’s drive from Boston! 🚗💨 Entry fee is $5 —you can buy tickets online or at the door, but even with online tix, you’ll still need to queue for check-in to get your sticker. 🎟️✋ The lush greenery is *so* refreshing! 🌿😌 There’s an outdoor rose maze , but we were too early—roses hadn’t bloomed yet. 🌹🚫 Spent the afternoon hopping between restaurants… as usual, swinging between *starving* and *overstuffed*😂. 1. Charuma – Taiwanese Fried Chicken 🍗🔥 They serve flavored fried chicken —we got salt & pepper (a tad too salty) and plum (sweet & tangy!). The chicken was SUPER juicy —delish! 🤤💯 2. Palo (Tapas Bar) 🍸 *Reserve on their website!* 📱✨ The Japanese Gin Tonic was light and refreshing—perfect if you hate strong alcohol taste! 🍹❤️ Everything we ordered SLAPPED: - Grilled corn (so sweet!) 🌽😋 - Spicy squid 🌶️🦑 - Braised oxtail (fall-off-the-bone tender!) 🐮🍖 - Mashed potatoes in oxtail sauce (creamy heaven!) 🥔💫 The waiter even hooked us up with bar recs—Courtland Club & The Royal Bobcat Bar ("perfect for your age" 🤣🍻). 3. Jahunger – Xinjiang Cuisine 🥘🔥 Finally tried the viral Xinjiang food ! - Stir-fried rice noodles (spicy, fragrant, *perfect* with rice!) 🌶️🍜 - Beef & onion noodles (non-spicy, tasty but predictable) 🐄🧅 - Big Plate Chicken (not our fave, but worth a try) �🍗 - Yogurt with honey & nuts (ideal palate cleanser!) 🍯🥛 4. Pastiche Fine Desserts 🍰💖 *"Might as well grab a fruit tart on the way home!"* 🍓🥧 Order online 1-2 days ahead , then pick it up—*flawless victory*! ✨🚗 #BostonEats #BostonSurroundings #Providence