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Restaurants in Boston, Massachusetts


Il Capriccio - Voted number one Northern Italian restaurant by Zagat.

Beacon Hill Bistro - Contemporary French bistro cuisine, located at the Beacon Hill Hotel

The Melting Pot - Located near the Burlington Mall, The Melting Pot offers a unique dining experience with cheese fondue, fresh salads, fondue-style entrees and chocolate fondue.

Union Bar and Grille - Serves brunch and dinner. Has a separate bar/café area. Located in the South End.

East Coast Grill - Serves brunch and dinner. Enjoy seafood, grilled meats and BBQ.

Grill 23 - New England's premiere seafood and steak grill.

Bistro 5 - Open for dinner 5:00 pm-10:00 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Tuscan cuisine.

Lineage - Modern American cuisine. Open for dinner Tuesday through Sunday and also serves brunch on Sunday.

51 Lincoln - Contemporary American restaurant, features globally influenced food.

Scampo - Located at the Liberty Hotel, serves Italian inspired cuisine.

Dante - A riverside Italian restaurant.

Via Matta - Located in Boston's Back Bay, serves Italian cuisine.

L'Andana Grill - Tuscan-inspire menu with pastas and wood-grilled meats.

Taranta - Combines Southern Italian cuisine and Peruvian cuisine. Located in the North End.

T.W. Food - American restaurant located in West Cambridge. Serves dinner and dessert.

Upstairs on the Square - Serves lunch and dinner, offers New American and Italian cuisine in Harvard Square.

Blue Ginger - East-West cuisine, serves lunch and dinner.

Toro - Authentic and Innovative Spanish-style tapas. Located in the South End. Serves lunch and dinner, with brunch on Sunday.

Lumiere - Modern French cuisine. Located in West Newton.

Troquet - A French Bistro with impressive views of Boston Common.

B&G Oysters - A modern yet classic oyster bar. Located in the South End. Voted "Best Seafood" in 2007 and 2008 by Boston Magazine.

Rialto - Italian cuisine, open for dinner, located in Harvard Square.

Sorellina - Regional Italian food with a modern twist served in an upbeat and sophisticated environment. Open 7 nights a week.

Mistral - An acclaimed French restaurant located in the South End. Open for dinner.

Neptune Oyster - Seafood, located in the North End.

Ten Tables - Serves American and European cuisine. Located in Harvard Square.

Oishii - A sushi bar. Was voted "Best Sushi Bar in America" in 2005 by Citysearch.

Salts - A Cambridge Bistro just off of Central Square. French cuisine.

Meritage - Fresh, seasonal cuisine. Located at the Boston Harbor Hotel.

Craigie on Main - A Mediterranean Restaurant located in Central Square. Specializes in using local food.

Oleana - This cuisine centers on the Arabic influenced foods of the Mediterranean with a lean towards Turkish. The menu is seasonal and changes accordingly. Serves dinner only, but can be reserved for private lunches.

Hamersley's Bistro - Hearty, rustic dishes that use diverse New England ingredients. Inspired by French bistros. Located in the South End.

Hungry Mother - The chef makes food based on French techniques and his love of Southern food. The menu uses seasonal and local ingredients. Serves dinner and after dinner food.

Clio/Uni - Clio won "Best French Restaurant" by Boston Magazine in 2009. Uni is a fresh fish bar. Located at the Eliot Hotel.

No. 9 Park - Located in an elegant townhouse in Beacon Hill, serves French and Italian dishes.

L'Espalier - In the heart of Back Bay, serves New-England French cuisine. Open for lunch and dinner.

O Ya - Japanese restaurant. Serves dinner Tuesday through Saturday. Features as one of Zagat's best American Restaurants for 2010.

Terramia Ristorante - This restaurant specializes in creative interpretations of Italian classics. Located in the North End.

Abe & Louie's - Has been voted one of the best steakhouses in Boston. Enjoy the inviting atmosphere and superior service.

Mooo - Located on Beacon Hill, is a modern steakhouse within the XV Beacon Hotel. Open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The Bristol - Located in the Four Seasons Hotel. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Specialties are the bristol burger, homemade pastas, and New England seafood.

Flour Bakery & Café - Serves breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, cookies and pastries. Located in the South End.

Galleria Umberto - A lunch-only pizza place. Serves thick, square pieces of Sicilian pizza.

Helmand - Fine Afghan cuisine. Located in Cambridge.

Pizzeria Regina - Has been serving Boston's North End since 1926. Serves delicious brick oven pizza. Has multiple locations in the Boston area.

Sound Bites Café - A café serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. They also own a pizzeria located in the same area.

Sultan's Kitchen - Fine Turkish and Eastern Mediterranean cuisine.

Aquitaine - French Bistro in the South End. Offers an authentic French experience.

Blue Room - Located in Kendall Square in Cambridge. Offers Mediterranean cooking. Serves dinner 7 days a week and brunch on Sundays.

Harvest - Located in the heart of Harvard Square. Presents contemporary New England cuisine. Serves lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch.

Henrietta's Table - Serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. Menu of New England cooking.

Top of the Hub - Located 52 floors above the Back Bay, you will experience spectacular views from every table. The restaurant also has an adjoining skywalk observatory. Serves lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Contemporary cuisine influenced by Asia and California.

Tremont 647 - Located in the heart of Boston's South End. American cuisine. Also has an adjoining restaurant called Sister Sorel, which is a more laid back atmosphere.

Changsho - Chinese cuisine. Located in Cambridge.

East Ocean City - Specializes in fresh seafood and authentic Chinese food. Serves lunch and dinner.

New Jumbo Seafood Restaurant - Renowned for exotic fusion of Eastern flavors and a variety of herbal delights. The chef is from mainland China.

New Shanghai - Located in Chinatown. Chinese cuisine. Offers takeout and delivery. Open 7 days a week.

Sichuan Garden - Sichuan Chinese cuisine. Located in the Baldwin mansion. Serves lunch and dinner.

Brown Sugar Café - Thai cuisine. Has two locations in the Boston area. Open for lunch and dinner.

Elephant Walk - Serves Cambodian and French cuisine. Has three locations in the Boston area. Serves lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch.

Jae's Café and Grill - Authentic pan-Asian cuisine. Take out or eat in. Located in the South End.

St. Petersburg Café - Russian restaurant. Set in Newton Center. Enjoy a live pianist in the dining room.

Bricco - Italian dining in the North End. Serves dinner daily from 5 pm.

Carmen Trattoria - Authentic Italian in the North End. Enjoy an intimate atmosphere, open Tues.- Sun.

La Campania - Provides a rich variety of Italian dishes from the Campania region. Open Tues.- Sat. for dinner.

Mamma Maria - Set in a nineteenth-century brick row house in the North End. Specializes in historic and traditional Italian dishes.

Prezza - Italian cuisine. Emphasis on fresh, seasonal ingredients. Open Mon.-Sun. for dinner.

Fugakyu - Japanese and Sushi. Two locations in the Boston area. Open 7 days a week. Offers dine-in, takeout or delivery.

New Ginza - Comfy, contemporary setting. Offers Japanese favorites, and sushi. Located in Chinatown.

Osushi - Located between Westin Hotel and Copley place mall. Serves sushi and seafood.

Sakurabana - Japanese food. Offers lunch specials. Also serves dinner. Provides extensive menu and large portions.

Village Sushi & Grill - Provides pan-Asian cuisine. Dine-in, takeout or delivery. Open for lunch and dinner.

Atlantic Fish Co. - Offers some of Boston's best seafood, has been open since 1978. Serves award-winning New England Clam Chowder. Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner.

Jasper White's Summer Shack - Has four different locations in the area. Serves seafood. Open for lunch and dinner.

Picco - Serves pizza and ice cream. Located in the Theatre District.

Mike's City Diner - Enjoy homestyle meals. 50's style atmosphere. Breakfast is served all day. Open 7 days a week. Accepts cash only.


Legal Sea Foods - Multiple locations in the Boston area. Seafood restaurant and oyster bar.

Skipjack's Seafood Emporium - Seasonally inspired seafood menu. Provides extensive raw bar and first-class sushi.

Union Oyster House - Established in 1826, this is one of America's oldest restaurants. Located on the Freedom Trail. Open 7 days a week, serves lunch and dinner.

Daily Catch - Sicilian style seafood and pasta eatery. Two locations, one in Boston's Little Italy and one in Boston's Seaport District.

McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant - Serves local, fresh seafood. Dishes are seasonally inspired. Located in Faneuil Hall.

Stephanie's on Newbury - Located on the upscale Newbury Street. Serves "sophisticated comfort food." Serves lunch, dinner, dessert and Sunday brunch. Also features sidewalk café dining.

Bonfire, A Todd English Steakhouse - Infuses Argentinean, European and American steakhouse influences. Has an open kitchen, serves fine steaks and seafood.

Morton's - Upscale steakhouse. Two locations, one in Back Bay and one in the Seaport District.

Oak Long Bar + Kitchen - Located at the Fairmont Hotel in Copley Plaza. Awarded "Best Steakhouse" by Boston Magazine. Elegant atmosphere.

Ruth's Chris Steakhouse - Provides a warm, comfortable atmosphere. Open 7 days a week for dinner. Serves signature steaks.

Smith & Wollensky - A traditional steakhouse. Steaks are hand cut on premises daily. The building was constructed in 1891 and has four floors.

The Capital Grille - Offers dry aged steaks and fresh seafood. Located on Newbury Street. Has an elegant atmosphere.

Assaggio - In the North End. Menu features Italian cuisine with daily specials.

Bertuccis - Italian cuisine. Serves authentic brick oven pizzas.

Blu Restaurant - Offers special European cuisine and exotic dishes from the Mediterranean region. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Has indoor and outdoor dining spaces. Also has spectacular views of the Theatre District.

Canestaro - Serves Italian-American cuisine. Dine-in or Takeout. Just steps from Fenway Park.

Devlin's - Serves seafood, meat dishes, pastas, salads, sandwiches and homemade desserts. Located in the town of Brighton, MA. Open for lunch and dinner, with brunch on the weekends.

Euno Ristorante - Here you will find authentic Italian food, steaks, and seafood. Located on the oldest street in Boston, Salem Street. Open every night for dinner.

Figs - Located in Charlestown and Beacon Hill. Serves lunch and dinner. Italian cuisine.

Gari Japanese Fusion - Serves a blend of Japanese and contemporary Euro-American cuisine. A sushi bar is the centerpiece of the dining room. Open for lunch and dinner, close Mondays.

Gran Gusto - Italian cuisine. Many of their ingredients come from Italy. Provides indoor and outdoor seating. Located in Cambridge, serves lunch and dinner.

Ironside Grill - Serves a variety of meat dishes, pastas and seafood. Located in Charlestown.

Jeveli's Restaurant - Boston's oldest Italian restaurant, established in 1924. Features pastas, veal, chicken and seafood dishes. Open every day for lunch and dinner.

Joyful Garden - Chinese cuisine, located inside the Days Inn. Located in Brighton, dine-in, takeout, or delivery.

LoConte's Italian Cuisine - Authentic Italian cuisine with daily specials. Located in the heart of the North End. Open every day for lunch and dinner.

Mission Bar & Grill - Serves lunch and dinner, dine-in or takeout. Variety of foods including soups, salads, seafood, and meat dishes.

North Street Grille - American dining in the heart of Boston's North End. Serves lunch and dinner, brunch on the weekends.

Ristorante Saraceno - Located in the historic North End, in Boston's "Little Italy" neighborhood. Authentic Italian dining.

Zen Japanese Restaurant - Japanese restaurant and sushi bar. Open every day for lunch and dinner.

Brasserie Jo - Located in the Colonnade Boston Hotel. French dining. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Brunch on the weekends.

Byblos Restaurant - Fine Middle Eastern cuisine. Focusing on Lebanese cuisine. Open every day but Monday.

Cantina Italiana - Has been serving the North End since 1931. Italian cuisine. Serves lunch, dinner and dessert.

Equator - Authentic Thai cuisine. Fine service in an ethnic atmosphere. Open 7 days a week.

Ristorante Fiore - Authentic Italian cuisine. Located in the North End. Open 7 days a week. Enjoy rooftop dining when weather permits.

Sorriso Trattoria - Traditional Italian cuisine. Also serves brick oven pizza.

Maxwell's 148 - Italian-Asian cuisine. Open Tuesday through Saturday. Located in Natick.

Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage - Has been serving gourmet burgers since 1960. Voted "Best Burgers" by Boston Globe. Also serves salads and sandwiches. Cash only.

Blue Ribbon BBQ - Authentic Southern BBQ. All meat is cooked slowly over oak and hickory hardwoods.

Boloco - Their specialty is burritos, where guests choose the ingredients. Also serves salads and smoothies.

B. Good - American cuisine. They make "real" fast food. Specializes in burgers, sandwiches, salads and shakes.

Uburger - Specialize in making hamburgers fresh. Also makes homemade fries and onion rings.

Fajitas & 'Ritas - Features fresh Texas and barbecue cuisine. Enjoy generous portions at an affordable price. Located at Boston Common.

Giacomo's - Casual Italian restaurant. Located in the North End and the South End. Open 7 days a week.

Metropolis Café - A cozy and casual Mediterranean Café overlooking Boston's South End. Enjoy dinner or Sunday brunch.

Petit Robert Bistro - A true french bistro. Serving daily specials at affordable prices. Open 7 days a week.

Davio's - A Northern Italian Steakhouse. Located in Park Square. A fine dining establishment with an open kitchen concept. Also has an in-house bakery.

Eastern Standard - Adjacent to Hotel Commonwealth. Located in Kenmore Square. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. European and New England cuisine.

Halfway Café - A casual sit-down restaurant. 6 locations in the state of Massachusetts. American cuisine.

Garden at the Cellar - A cambridge restaurant. Serves American and European food. Open for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch.

Asana - A contemporary American restaurant also serves Asian cuisine. Located in the Back Bay.

L Street Diner & Pizzeria - A pizzeria located in Boston's South End. Also serves pasta and subs. Open 7 days a week.

Maggiano's Little Italy - Italian restaurant. Located near the Theatre District, Boston Common and Park Plaza. Open 7 days a week. Serves lunch and dinner.

Bugaboo Creek Steak House - Steak house and BBQ. Offers lunch, dinner and take out. As well as gluten free options. Also has a kids menu.

Lucca Restaurant - Located in the North End and Back Bay. Offers Northern Italian classics. Serves dinner 7 nights a week.

Jacob Wirth Co. Restaurant - Situated in the heart of the Theatre District. A classic European restaurant with a contemporary American flair. Open 7 days a week.

Kingston Station - Located in Downtown Crossing, serves bistro cuisine in an urban, old-world atmosphere. Serves lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Also serves homemade ice cream.

South Street Diner - Boston's only all-night dining destination. Open 7 days a week. Was built in 1947. Serves all meals, American cuisine.

the Paramount - Located on historic Beacon Hill. A bistro serving three meals a day. American cuisine. Features a daily special.

Hei La Moon - Chinese restaurant. Serves lunch and dinner. Located on Beach Street.

Orinoco - Located in the South End, a Latin Kitchen. Offers Venezuelan cuisine. Serves lunch and dinner. Closed on Mondays.

Casa Romero - Mexican restaurant located in Back Bay. Open 7 days a week for dinner. Offers indoor and outdoor dining.

Sportello - A modern interpretation of a classic diner. Offers Italian inspired lunch and dinner dishes. Also has a bakery counter.

South End Buttery - A bakery and café. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, 7 days a week.

Fire + Ice Grill and Bar - The first location opened in Harvard Square and now a location is also in the Back Bay. Guests are in control by personally selecting ingredients and sauces. Guests sit around an over-sized grill and are able to interact with the chef as their food is being prepared. GOod place for family dining.

Chacarero - Chilean cuisine. Serves breakfast and lunch. Outdoor dining. Open Monday through Friday.

Masa - A Southwest bar and grill. Serves lunch and dinner.

Vinoteca di Monica - Located on the Freedom Trail in the heart of the North End. Italian cuisine.

Caffe Vittoria - Known as the first Italian café in Boston. Open 7 days a week. Accepts cash only. Offers 4 levels of dining.

Ernesto's Pizza - Situated in the North End. Offers 24 different varieties of pizza. Closed Mondays.

Papa Razzi - Guests will enjoy the taste of Italy. Serves fresh pasta dishes, thin-crust pizza and seafood. As well as desserts. Open for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch.

Stella Restaurant - Located in the South End, serves affordable Italian cuisine in a chic environment. Stella Express is a café adjacent to the restaurant serving breakfast and lunch.