Here’s a List of Friendly’s Near You

As I type this, summer is warming up in New England. And I want ice cream. So I'm making this list of Friendly's, for me and for you.

I grew up on Friendly's. When I was a kid, my Nana would take me to the location across the street from her house in Wakefield where my uncle worked. It would always be on a Friday night and she would always order the Fishamajig, whether it was Lent or not. And my uncle would always come out from the kitchen to say hello. Good memories. And lots of ice cream. I liked the Peanut Butter Cup Sundae the best.

The Wakefield Friendly's was my "home" Friendly's. But I was a Greenwood kid, so by the time I was old enough to ride my bike (Huffy BMX) down Main St. over the town line, my friends and I were grabbing plates of fries and cones at the Melrose Friendly's. In high school, the Friendly's on Rt. 1 in Saugus became our go-to for breakfast on the days we'd cut class. You couldn't beat the 2-2-2: Two eggs, two sausage or bacon, and toast for $2.22.

All of those Friendly's Restaurants are long gone. As is the Stoneham location where I would bring my kids for birthday suppers or kiddie cones on hot summer days. We paid one last visit before that Friendly's closed back in November of 2020 when the company filed for bankruptcy; I even wrote an elegy of sorts. Thankfully, the bankruptcy wasn't the final nail in the coffin for Friendly's.

Spurred by my colleague and fellow Friendly's enthusiast Danae, I decided to track down the remaining Friendly's Restaurants in the Greater Boston area. My list is below. You can search a full list here. Now, go get your Supermelt on. And finish it off with a Jim Dandy.

1 Harborside Dr

Terminal A - Logan Airport

East Boston, MA 02128

(617) 561-6478

250 Andover Street

Peabody, MA 01960

(978) 532-1445

1469 Providence Highway

Norwood, MA 02062

(781) 769-7583

157 Apex Drive

Marlborough, MA 01752

(508) 251-1006

1021 Main Street

South Weymouth, MA 02190

(781) 337-8877

1160 Main Street

Haverhill, MA 01830

(978) 373-6120

710 Milford Road, Route 101A

Route 101A

Merrimack, NH 03054

(603) 594-0239

147 Loudon Road

Concord, NH 03301

(603) 223-9784

482 North Main Street

Leominster, MA 01453

(978) 537-9787

146 Church Street

Pembroke, MA 02359

(781) 826-7840

10 Washington Street, Route 1, Route 1

Attleboro, MA 02703

(508) 761-9104

697 Southbridge Street

Auburn, MA 01501

(508) 832-3102

18 Pearson Boulevard

Gardner, MA 01440

(978) 630-1821

40 Bedford Road

Middleboro, MA 02346

(508) 947-3900

129 East Main Street

Webster, MA 01570

(508) 943-8533

47 Long Pond Road

Plymouth, MA 02360

(508) 746-2942

748 G.A.R. Highway

Route 6

Swansea, MA 02777

(508) 676-9694

135 Marianno S. Bishop Boulevard

Fall River, MA 02722

(508) 673-0891