Main South
Main South is Worcester's argument with itself: Clark University on one corner, triple-deckers and bodegas on the next, a Vietnamese pho counter doing better business than half the brunch spots downtown. The Main South CDC has been quietly grinding at the redevelopment story for decades, and it shows in patches, a tidy block, then a rough one, then a community garden the students actually use. Dating here skews young by default; Clark sets the tempo. Bring curiosity and small bills. The food is honest, the rent is still within reason, and nobody is performing. The pretension lives a few neighborhoods over.
Main South by the numbers
Main South is roughly balanced, about 50% men to 50% women.
Median individual income in Main South is about $19,800.
Massachusetts registers voters by party, and Worcester County is about 70% Unenrolled, with Democrats at 19% and Republicans 10% - an overwhelmingly independent electorate.
The median renter in Main South pays about $1,520 a month.
About 9,800 Main South residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Miss Worcester Diner
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Cocktail Garden & Kitchen
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PhoEver
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Garden Fresh Courthouse Cafe
- Main SouthDining
Mint Kitchen & Bar
- Main SouthCafés
Theatre Cafe
- Main SouthCafés
Cool Licks Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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On The Rise Baking
Wheelchair access - Main SouthDining
365 Coffee
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Scoop’s Scoopz
LGBTQ+ friendlyGood for groups - Main SouthDrinks
Husky's Pub
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Vivienne Coastal Mediterranean
- Main SouthCafés
Holy Rolls
- Main SouthDrinks
Sports Bar
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107 Tap
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Belen's Clark Brunch