Hotels near Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market

Faneuil Hall has been a marketplace and meeting hall since 1742, earning the nickname the 'Cradle of Liberty' for the revolutionary speeches made within its walls. Today it anchors a lively market district, with the great colonnaded Quincy Market hall behind it packed with food stalls, from clam chowder to cannoli.

The cobbled plazas between the halls draw street performers, buskers and crowds throughout the day, making it one of the busiest and most atmospheric corners of downtown. It is a natural lunch stop on the Freedom Trail, even if the food leans more touristy than refined.

Pro Tip: Grab a bowl of New England clam chowder from a Quincy Market stall and eat it outside watching the street performers. Come mid-morning or mid-afternoon to dodge the lunchtime crush, and step inside Faneuil Hall itself, which is free to enter.