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Best clandestine lunch

Here's a hot tip for that office romance you desperately want to maintain without attracting attention: slip away to the Other Side Café. Few people over 25 go near the place, so your boss won't spot you, and the crowd is so eclectic - yoga instructors, death-metal drummers, bookish would-be librarians in ska-wear - you'll never stand out. Should awkward silences settle over your conversation (because, well, the real subject is sex, but no one ever wants to bring it up first), the clientele alone will give you new topics. And you won't go hungry, either. Sip a wheatgrass shake, check out the quiche of the day, save room for dessert, and then - if this is a post-coital visit - step outside for a smoke.

Other Side Cosmic Café, 407 Newbury Street, Boston, (617) 536-9477.


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