Buckingham Square Historic District

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About this Neighborhood

The Buckingham Square Historic District is a rare Hartford combination of cultural density and green space, with 31 restaurants averaging a strong 4.5 and an eye-catching seventeen parks woven through the historic streets. Yelp's crowd rates it 4.7 across more than 3,600 reviews, a sign of how well the area lands with visitors. Salute leads the Italian side, Story and Soil Coffee handles the caffeine, and Fire by Forge brings a wood-fired edge. Foursquare tastes lean unmistakably cultural, listing theaters, a movie house and a concert hall alongside American and Italian kitchens and delis, framing this as Hartford's go-to for a night out that starts with dinner.