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Malden Center
Malden
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Diverse, dense, and undersung. Best Chinese food north of the river — Cantonese, Sichuan, Hunanese, all on one stretch of Pleasant Street.
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What to do
- •Hand-pulled noodles at Gene's
- •Hike the adjoining Middlesex Fells
- •Boba crawl on Pleasant St
- •Bell Rock historic burying ground
Events
- •Malden Festival of the Arts (Sept)
- •Lunar New Year fest (Jan/Feb)
Fun facts
- ✦Malden is among the most ethnically diverse cities in Massachusetts (62% non-white).
- ✦Converse — Chuck Taylors and all — is HQ'd here.
- ✦The town donated a piece of Bell Rock to its namesake in Maldon, England (2021).
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