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Best Soul Food

2022 Best Soul Food

Food for the Soul

Boston
Brothers William and Donnell Singleton’s love of community is the secret ingredient at this completely halal restaurant, which serves up plate after plate of favorites, [...] read more»
2008 Best Soul Food

Coast Café

Cambridge
Dainty eaters, beware. Only those with a hankering for a little grease and gobs of pork-addled flavor are able to handle the made-to-order plates at [...] read more»
2008 Best Soul Food

Coast Cafe

Cambridge
Dainty eaters, beware. Only those with a hankering for a little grease and gobs of pork-addled flavor are able to handle the made-to-order plates at [...] read more»
2000 Best Soul Food

Bob the Chef’s

Boston
Bob the Chef's South End soul food temple offers a straightforward menu of southern foods that comfort, such as buttery collard greens, spicy black-eyed peas, [...] read more»
1996 Best Soul Food

Chef Lee’s Famous Soul Food

Dorchester
From collard greens to pig's feet to fried chicken to sweet-potato pie, Chef Lee's offers a full menu of homey cooking. they cater, too. read more»
1981 Best Soul Food

La Libela

Boston
The first Ethiopian restaurant in town and, one would hope, not the last. read more»
1980 Best Soul Food

Bob the Chef

Boston
What this place lacks in formality, it makes up for in portion size. Chicken, grits, black-eyed peas, the works. read more»