It is where many people visit, but it is also where many people live - and have always lived and considered their neighborhood important. The notion of the Brahmin originated here, and one can see the Local Power Index reflected in the surroundings. Grand Louisburg Square rides high and eagle-like on the Hill. Chains of streetlights lend a romantic glow come night time. Brownstones are everywhere.
Hills rise like souffles, and then fall just as quickly.
All the better to enjoy a slow stroll. What makes Beacon Hill a unique area for eating is how very un-centralized things are. But everything else is helter-skelter. Ethnic dives garnish hilltop corners. Trattorias lounge about in storefronts on gritty Cambridge Street.