48 hours: Bodacious Boston

The anti-preppy guide to the bluest of blue-blood meccas.

2 p.m. Finally, time for a decadent seafood lunch! Stroll the hip South End and stop by Barbara Lynch’s B&G Oysters, where you can choose from 12 types of the molluscs from the raw bar. Chase your selection with a delicious lobster roll, a favourite of local foodies. (pictured, 550 Tremont St., 617-423-0550, bandgoysters.com)

4 p.m. Maybe you won’t get to see every one of the 450,000 works at the Museum of Fine Arts, but make sure you spend some time in the comprehensive contemporary-art section, browsing works by Mona Hatoum, Chuck Close, Bridget Riley and Takashi Murakami. (465 Huntington Ave., 617-267-9300, mfa.org)

By Shirine Saad

First published in FASHION Magazine November 2009