About Taste of Allston

Summertime breezes sneak through fork prongs and rustle across napkins at the annual Taste of Allston, where community foodies unite under a banner splattered with international ingredients. More than 20 restaurants introduce taste buds to some of the city's best eats, from the Korean fried chicken from BonChon to the smoky brick-oven flavor of Rock City Pizza's pies. In between bites, live music, beer samples, and raffle prizes plate up entertainment for adults, and kid-friendly attractions, such as face-painting stations, keep young'uns from trying to sneak away between oversize hoagie buns. All profits raised by the festival go straight to the Allston Village Main Streets, a nonprofit revitalization effort working to keep the Allston Village a great place to live, work, play and own a small business.