Thai Place 2 E India Square Mall 978.741.8008 It might not have the most visible profile but Salem Insiders know the Thai Place inside the Museum Place Mall serves up a tasty dish. Luckily you don’t have to go deep into the mall to find this ethnic cuisine delight, just enter on the Church Street [...]
Special Events / Festivals Spring in Salem Fashion Show Old Town Hall Saturday, May 17 from 12 – 3 pm $5 Benefit for Salem Main Streets and the Salem Garden Club. Music Friday May 16th Dennis James (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Hixx (rock, punk 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise Someday, Rome & El Rancho (rock) @ Dodge Street [...]
Leslie’s Retreat 96 North Street 978.744.9495 There is plenty of competition for breakfast in Salem, we went to Leslie’s Retreat so you don’t have to. The first thing you notice about Leslie’s is that you just walked into a piece of history. Named after the famed Redcoat retreat of Colonel Alexander Leslie this rustic dining [...]
On this Cinco de Mayo I felt it only fitting to treat you to some true Mexican food in Salem. Cilantro 282 Derby Street 978.745.9436 Take your existing notion of what a Mexican restaurant is and pitch it out the window. Cilantro is a great dining experience in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Upon walking [...]
Special Events / Festivals The 1st Annual (?) Salem Save Our Schools/ Birthday Bash staring DJ Ondrej! Tickets are available at the door for $10. All proceeds benefit the Salem Education Fund. The 1st 100 people will get their very own birthday cupcake! The 1st 25 people get a FREE t-shirt! Raffle prizes have been [...]
Just because we are smack dab in the middle of restaurant week doesn’t mean we can’t talk about your cooking your own food at home (maybe next week sometime). The number one thing that all chefs will tell you is that in order for your meals to go from good to great you need to [...]
I realize that other blogs, the newspapers and banners around town have already conveyed this message but it bears repeating. This is Spring Restaurant Week in Salem, April 13th – April 17th, where for a mere $26.26 (Salem was founded in 1626 hence the weird price) you can get a three course dinner at any [...]
Recently we at TheSalemInsider.com have been receiving requests to review certain restaurants or businesses. Bands are starting to put us on their guest list to check out shows and invites are coming in for special events. We love it. Please keep it up and understand that we will give an honest evaluation – regardless of [...]
What’s going on in Salem MA the weekend of March 21st Special Events / Festivals None listed Music Friday March 21st Dennis James (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Barflyz (rock, covers 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise The Force (rock) @ Dodge Street Radio Scotvoid Productions aka RSVP (alternative, experimental, electronica 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu Kevin Kennedy (solo piano & [...]
Every once in a while I see something happen in Salem that both puzzles and irks me. The other night I saw such a site. It was about 8pm and I was walking to a local watering hole when it happened. As I turned off Essex I was confronted by a man approximately 5 foot [...]