Northborough, Massachusetts is a graciously balanced Worcester County town offering a remarkable concentration of independent restaurants, beautiful Assabet River trails, and a historic Main Street that rewards exploration.
The Northborough Historical Society preserves the town’s colonial heritage with helpful volunteers and engaging exhibits. Edmund Hill Woods delivers fascinating glacial geology, American chestnut sprouts, and well-marked family trails. Old Farm Trail surprises first-time visitors with babbling brooks and entirely unexpected abandoned cars hidden in the woods.
For dining, C’est La Vie Bistro serves French-inspired brunch — poached eggs on sweet potato with house gravlax — that visitors call shockingly good for Northborough, and Hillside Grill delivers outstanding Greek souvlaki and feta dip with genuine family warmth.