Salem Mass

[WHS]

We're going to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem next Sunday--any recs for lunch thereabouts? Thanks

[Daniel]

I can tell you that if you are up for Ice Cream there is a place called Treadwell's.. Its been open since 1947 and the owner is just the nicest guy in the world... More importantly the ice cream is top quality..

[rnewman]

I'm not sure if I'm too late with the recommendation, but we had an excellent meal in Salem a few weeks ago at the Lyceum Bar and Grill (43 Church Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970

T 978-745-7665). It's about a 5-10 minute walk from the PEM.

[bigwino]

I'd second the Lyceum. It's by no means cutting edge or world class, but they do a good job and have for years.

Another one to try, if you're in an ethnic mood, is Passage to India. Here's their website. I've been a few times and have found the food very good each time. They've recently opened another restaurant closer to me in Newburyport. That made me very happy!

Enjoy the museum. It's a great place to spend some time.

[WHS]

Thanks for the recs...we drove by Treadwells but we were running late so we earmarked it for the next trip. It has all the indicators of a great place--slightly dated ambience, mobs of cars outside, people walking out with HUGE cones and happy faces. We got out of the museum at 5, which was too early for dinner, so we stopped in Billerica on our way home and had dosais, iddlys, vadas and utthappams at Masaala restaurant.