Trails & Tales

Every stop on our paper trail

Since May 2024 we've had 30 meetups around Boston and Cambridge, from Beacon Hill cafés to a Kendall roof garden. Pick a time range, tap a pin, or follow the trail below.

Neighborhoods explored
8
Most visited
Every spot was new
Latest stop
Banned Together
Each pin is a spot we've met at. The number shows how many times we've been back. The dotted line follows the order we visited.

The road so far · last 12 months

Follow the trail

  1. 2025

  2. Nov 22, 2025The Gratitude ChapterPrudential Center · Back Bay
  3. Dec 19, 2025Chapter TwelvePorter Square Books: Boston Edition · Seaport
  4. 2026

  5. Jan 24, 2026Books & BingoCanalSide Food & Drink · East Cambridge
  6. Feb 22, 2026Dear GirlhoodLuxor Cafe · Harvard Square
  7. Mar 28, 2026La Dolce Vita: The Social HourElephantine Bakery · Fort Point
  8. Apr 18, 2026Pages & PlantsThe Well Coffee House · Downtown
  9. May 23, 2026Anniversary BrunchCafe Luna · Kendall Square
  10. Jun 20, 2026Summer Kickoff PicnicUrban Park (UP) Roof Garden · Kendall Square
  11. Jul 26, 2026No Passport RequiredFlour Bakery + Cafe · Beacon Hill
  12. Aug 23, 2026Scoops & StoriesSalt & Straw · Seaport
  13. Sep 20, 2026Fall Into BooksThe Bittersweet Shoppe · Back Bay
  14. Oct 24, 2026Banned TogetherThe Well Coffee House · Downtown
  15. Next stop: being plannedFollow @ptt.bookclub to hear where we're headed. RSVP by DM or at papertrailsntales@gmail.com.
Hand-illustrated Paper Trails & Tales map by FarrinCreates: a dotted trail linking Central Perk, the Charles River Esplanade, Waverly Kitchen & Bar, Urban Park Roof Garden, Trident Booksellers, Thinking Cup, Beacon Hill Books and Cobblestones

Keepsake

Our trail, illustrated

FarrinCreates turned our early stops into this hand-drawn map, from "the one with" Central Perk to Beacon Hill Books and Cobblestones. A new edition with our latest stops is in the works.

Illustrated by @farrincreates