Assembly Row
Assembly Row is the rare outdoor mall that earned its second look. Built on the bones of the old Ford plant, it gives you Saks Off 5th, Nike, J.Crew Factory, and Trader Joe's strung along walkable streets that actually feel like streets, not a parking-lot diagram. The Orange Line stop drops you at the door, the Mystic River path is steps away, and Row 34 plus Tony C's keep the food side from being a food court. The catch: it is engineered cheer, the apartments above push four-digit rents, and weekend crowds turn the central plaza into a stroller derby. Worth the trip, not the lease.
Assembly Row by the numbers
Assembly Row runs male-skewed, about 56% men to 44% women.
Median individual income in Assembly Row is about $61,200.
The median renter in Assembly Row pays about $2,400 a month.
About 11,000 Assembly Row residents ages 20 to 49 are single.
Local date spots
- Assembly RowDining
Earls Kitchen + Bar
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Assembly RowDining
Sarma Restaurant
- Assembly RowDining
Legal Sea Foods - Somerville
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - Assembly RowDining
The Smoke Shop BBQ - Assembly Row
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - Assembly RowDrinks
Tony C's Sports Bar and Grill
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Assembly RowDrinks
Tony C's Sports Bar and Grill
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Assembly RowDining
Posto
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - Assembly RowDining
Fuji at Assembly
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - Assembly RowCafés
Caffè Nero
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Assembly RowDining
Zo Greek
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Assembly RowDining
Premiere on Broadway
Good for groupsWheelchair access - Assembly RowDining
Parla XXI
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - Assembly RowDining
Yakitori Totto
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - Assembly RowDrinks
Muse Paintbar - Assembly Row
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - Assembly RowDining
Civility Social House
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Assembly RowDining
Cocolee
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Assembly RowDrinks
Toca Chida Casa Sociale
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Assembly RowActivity
MetroRock Everett
Wheelchair access