Best of Boston

Best New Restaurant

2005 Best New Restaurant, Berkshires

Chez Nous

Lee
In his newly renovated restaurant, chef Franck Tessier serves extraordinary French cuisine including goat cheese—and—portobello timbale, scallops with saffron risotto, and chicken fricassée. Guests sit [...] read more»
2005 Best New Restaurant

Umbria

Boston
Does Boston need another Italian restaurant? If it's Umbria, the answer is a resounding yes. Chef Marisa Iocco is turning out flavorful cuisine from Italy's [...] read more»
2004 Best New Restaurant, North

Catch

Winchester
The most refreshing thing Catch has to offer is what it lacks. Pretense, for instance. Also thankfully missing is a menu full of confit of [...] read more»
2004 Best New Restaurant

Union Bar and Grille

Boston
Not quite a year old, Union has managed to root itself so deeply into South End culture, you'd think it has been around for decades. [...] read more»
2003 Best New Restaurant, North

197 East Main

Gloucester
After tenures at Sage and eat, chef Nick Speros has migrated north from Boston and opened 197 East Main. If you're smart, you'll follow him. [...] read more»
2003 Best New Restaurant, South

Fifty-Three South

Norwell
Don't let the trendy name fool you: Fifty-three South is far more nouvelle than nouveau. That's not to say this fetching bistro, opened at the [...] read more»
2003 Best New Restaurant, West

Ariadne Restaurant & Bar

Newton
It's not the easy parking or the sexy and refined décor that makes Ariadne our favorite newcomer—but those things help. Shimmering floor-to-ceiling raw-silk curtains in [...] read more»
2003 Best New Restaurant

UpStairs on the Square and Via Matta

In replacing their much-loved UpStairs at the Pudding (some considered it the real institution of Harvard Square), Deborah Hughes and Mary-Catherine Deibel had big shoes [...] read more»
2002 Best New Restaurant, North

Cilantro

Salem
We'll just say it: The North Shore doesn't typically see many promising new restaurants opening. So Cilantro came as a pleasant surprise—authentic, hearty, and diverse [...] read more»
2002 Best New Restaurant, South

Bridgeman’s Restaurant

Hull
Not since Paragon Park shut down has Nantasket Beach seen such an attraction. Nearly every night, the locals line up for the energetic scene at [...] read more»