Can anyone recommend restaurants near the Fleet Center - for a Sat. night prior to an 8 pm concert? Thanks!

The North End is close by for great Italian food. I like Paglucias on Paramentor st. just off of hanover.

Faneuil hall is also a 15 min. walk to the Garden. Plenty of choices there.

ahhnold: thank you. Is Paglucias walking distance to the Garden? Can we park just once?

Very easy. A ten min. walk at most. Go to Hanover st. and Paramentor is the 2nd, maybe 3rd left, Paglucias is on the left. I would call ahead to reserve a table. This is a casual family owned restaurant with great food.

The North End is full of great Italian places. Don't worry if you can't get a rez at Paglucias, walk around until you find a place without a line. You might start looking a little earlier without a rez that's all. Don't miss a canoli at the Moderne Bakery.

Definitely eat in the North End. I live on Hanover and it takes about 10-15 minutes to walk to the Fleet Center. Florentine's (on hanover) has a wonderful ambience; if the weather is nice they will open all of the windows along the front of the restaurant. And the food is excellent! Sometimes there can be a bit of a line but on a Saturday night there will be one everywhere.