Where to find late-night food trucks in Boston
Why it matters: The move aims to boost the city's nightlife scene, bringing food options to different neighborhoods as late as 3am.
Driving the news: The vendors, who selected their stations through a lottery on Friday, can set up shop as early as June 13, said Corean Reynolds, the city's director of nightlife economy.
The vendors range from Cousins Maine Lobster to Rhode Island-based Matilda Empanada to Dorchester-based Murl's Kitchen.
They chose select nights across seven spots: the Theater District, Fenway, Faneuil Hall, the Roadrunner in Brighton, Boylston and Clarendon streets in the Back Bay, Northeastern University and Boston Medical Center.
Here's when and where to find late-night food trucks.
Theater District at Tufts Medical Center at 135 Stuart Street, 8pm–3am
Friday: Boss Town
Saturday: Extreme Flavor
Fenway Entertainment District at 163 Ipswich Street, 10pm–3am
Friday: Cool Shade
Saturday: Cousins Maine Lobster
Faneuil Hall to the right of Quincy Market, 10pm–3am
Thursday: Murl's Kitchen
Friday: Augusta's Chicken on the Road
Saturday: The Dog Kart
The Roadrunner at 89 Guest Street, 8pm–2am
Concert days: Sunset Cantina
Boylston and Clarendon streets, 8:30pm–3am
Monday: HYT
Tuesday: Boss Town
Wednesday: Cool Shade
Thursday: Extreme Flavor
Friday: El Dugout
Saturday: Murl's Kitchen
Sunday: Cool Shade
Northeastern University at 60 Opera Place, 10pm–3am
Monday: El Dugout
Tuesday: Extreme Flavor
Wednesday: Murl's Kitchen
Thursday: El Dugout
Friday: Matilda Empanadas
Saturday: Cool Shade
Sunday: El Dugout
Boston Medical Center at 775 Harrison Avenue, 8pm–3am
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