The husband and wife team, Chris and Pam have curated a unique yet classic dining experience at Pammy’s. The trattoria’s menu combines Italian flavors with American and turns them into creative dishes. Their menu features handmade pasta as well as a carefully crafted wine list to go along with it.
Located in Harvard Square, Alden & Harlow is a modern restaurant that invites people of all kinds to come in and enjoy their menu. The affordable prices and the warm atmosphere will have you returning back to try even more of their entrees. Most nights of the week, their 3 for $30 menu features some of their signature dishes such as their picked corn pancakes or the fried shishito peppers.
This Seaport restaurant has a seasonal menu that uses fresh ingredients from local farms and vendors. The menu is Mediterranean influenced and highlights pitas for lunch and interesting pasta dishes for dinner, such as gnocchi with smoked chestnut. Their cocktail menu is innovative and incorporates many of their fresh ingredients.
Why go to one of the big chains down the street when Allston has it's own hot chicken sandwich place! The website is mysterious but mouth-watering fried chicken sandwiches adorn their Instagram. If you go, tag them for a re-post! Do it...for the Gram!
Not a new restaurant, but check in on Craigie to experience the finest dining in Central Square with menu innovations that will keep you coming back.
Each weekend, Craigie on Main serves a new four-course pre-fixe menu. This family-style dining is so good you’ll want to come back every weekend for something new. They also serve unique burger specials that are so delicious they often sell out!
1704 Washington St.
Boston, MA 02118
Toro is a tapas restaurant located in the South End. Their menu is filled with Spanish inspired plates that are meant to be shared together. Their cocktail menu is creative and their wine list has been carefully curated. They’re open now with heated outdoor dining.
Fresh ingredients and great hospitality are some of the most important things at MIDA. Located in the South End, this Italian-inspired restaurant serves Italian classics and homemade pasta. Check out their Mangia Pasta Monday for 2 deal, which offers you to try five of their housemade pastas!
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48 Gloucester Street
Boston MA 02115
Krasi does Greek Differently in this authentic wining and dining experience with fresh meat and on point wine pairings for every meal including takeout.
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50 Pleasant St
Malden, MA 02148
The legendary Martignetti family returns to Malden with a multi-generation spanning Faces Brewing, with new pop-up on Pleasant St. with a name that is a tribute to the legendary Boston Nightclub that closed 30 years ago, and carries on the tradition of Lanes and Games but with food and beer as the center attraction.
Head chef Ezra Gold, formerly of Alden & Harlow and Waypoint, joins home brewer and yeast geneticist Eddie Ducharme at Faces on Pleasant. Faces merch is available.
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Eliot Hotel
730 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215
Japanese cuisine and sushi at Uni make this restaurant the hottest new place to visit in the Back Bay. The menu features everything from nigiri, to ramen noodles to sashimi that you can pair with one of their amazing cocktails. If you’re in town, the late-night weekend ramen menu is an absolute must!
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9 Park St
Boston 02108
Located right across from the State House, No. 9 Park has amazing service and quality Italian and French dishes. They offer an extensive wine list and a creative cocktail menu. Make sure to try the carnaroli risotto, it’s one of our favorites!
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14 Tyler St
Somerville, MA 02143
If you’re looking for a little bit of food and entertainment, Tasting Counter is the way to go. Chef Peter Ungár’s creative dishes are prepared right before your eyes, giving you a delicious meal while you get to see how it's made!
22 Adams St
Chelsea, MA 02150
Tambo 22 is a small Peruvian-inspired restaurant featuring local, natural, and sustainable food by Chef Jose Duarte, paired with unique specialty cocktails, local and Peruvian beers, and an organic/bio-dynamic wine program.
24 Union Square, Somerville, MA 02143
Union Square's latest specializes in Asian style chicken rice.
126 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Servia just opened on State Street in Boston’s Financial District serving Modern Eastern Mediterranean cuisine from Award-Winning Chef Claudio Cavalleri in the historic Cunard Building. We suggest the Housemade Moussaka pictured above.
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401 Park Dr, Boston, MA 02215
304 Stuart St, Boston, MA 02116
Enjoy roast beef sandwiches in the New England tradition here at the new location of Cusser's at Time Out Market in the Fenway (in a space formerly occupied by Saltie Girl). In the heart of downtown, check out the original Stuart Street location. One sandwich isn't enough so be sure to grab a Whoopie's & Cream for dessert.
Puritan Cambridge Website
1174 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139
Check out Cambridge's latest restaurant offering seasonal plates and full breakfast and lunch menus from Puritan Provisions. The menu features home-cooked favorites like eggplant parm and phyllo-wrapped cod. You won't want to miss the maple-jalapeno chicken wings for a perfect snack plate. Delivery available!
Bow Market Website
1 Bow Market Way
Somerville, MA 02143
Perillas features Korean Bibimbap Bowls filled with rice, bulgogi beef, kimchi cucumbers, house gochujang sauce, and all sorts of other goodies. Customize your bowl to your heart's content. This is the latest permanent restaurant addition to Union Square's Bow Market complex.
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118 Beacon St
Somerville, MA 02143
This is a collaboration between the location's former Bergamot chef/owner Kieth Pooler and Dorchester Brewing Company's "FAB beers". The menu boasts more progressive American cuisine with staff favorites like the FAB Burger, Cornish Game Hens, grilled peaches, and we know you won't forget the variety of FAB Cans beer & wine to go.
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Arcade Building
318 Harvard St Ste 38 & 39
Brookline, MA 02446
Cobble is a new, unique BYOB dining experience designed to feel like a casual dinner party at the Arcade Building in the heart of Brookline. Cobble is a dinner party atmosphere with menu updates released each Monday. Pare suggested wine from Urban Grape to match their signature dish. Past menu entrée items included a rich ricotta cavatelli and your choice of Lamb or Kale Polpette.
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1759 Centre St, West Roxbury, MA 02132
Don't miss out on Roxbury's best Vietnamese cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Grab a quick bite for Bahn Mi with Lemongrass Steak, BBQ Pork, Sardine, Grilled Basil Prawn, or stick with the classic style of Viet pork bologna, ham, and pâté.
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96 Peterborough St
Boston, MA 02215
Vietnamese Coffee, Tea, crêpes, and dessert bar from the owners of Banh Mi Oi just steps away from Fenway Park. We love Phinista's vegan Vietnamese coffee with coconut infusion.
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1923 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02140
Meaning "Speak Your Dreams" in Japanese, this is no regular ramen shop. This "... Place Where You Can Share Dreams" is owned by Tsuyoshi Nishioka and serves authentic hand made Yume Style (thick ramen) noodles in a savory pork broth. Also, try the pizza!
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105 Union St
Newton, MA 02459
Newton Center's latest Thistle & Leek features homestyle food like this quarantine paella pictured above. The casual neighborhood refuge boasts an inventive menu, which is inspired by London’s modern gastropubs and small seasonal plates inspired by European travels. Currently, the menu spotlights duck rillettes, chilled corn custard and smoked mussels, as well as pork schnitzel with fingerling potatoes.
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47 Boylston St
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
We're really excited to close this list with Mr. Roni Cups at Bianca. The Chesnut Hill pizzeria has more to offer than pie. They have everything from succotash to spicy tuna nori taco. From the restauranteurs that brought you Hojoko and O-Ya.
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