The Walton

Strolling along College Street, you'll weave your way through an endless array of Italian trattorias, dive bars, ubiquitous shoe stores and fruit markets. And with its impossible-to-miss crown-molded facade, The Walton sticks out like a very attractive sore thumb. But if you've ventured inside for a nosh or a cocktail, you'll know it’s not just the fresh, white-washed exterior that makes this café-bar worthy of a visit.

Partners in life and business, Alison MacKenna and Sunny Yoanidis opened this charming European-inspired bistro in October 2015. After trolling rentals for five days, they found the perfect diamond in the rough just five minutes away from their home of twenty years.

Every inch of the room is filled with a carefully selected array of garage sale, flea market and online treasures. Creating a whimsical-yet-modern decor. Alison cheekily explains the aesthetic to be akin to if “a French bistro and a British pub had a baby.”