Boston Guides
2009
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25 Best Places to Dine Al Fresco

Make the most of the all-too-brief summer dining season with our enthusiast's guide to thinking outside the boite. Plus: How to score the best al fresco tables, order the choicest summer morsels, and pull off the perfect impromptu picnic.

 

After Work Eats

Who needs Restaurant Week? If you and your friends just want a few drinks and a bite to eat (not a three-course gorge fest), then pony up to the bar and order these restaurant specials.

 

Let's Do Brunch

Twelve of our favorite brunch spots in Boston. View the slide show!

 

Amy's Pizza Picks

Here's a roundup of Food Editor Amy Traverso's favorite pizzas in the city. View the slide show!

 

The Stovetop Traveler

Whether your particular home-cooking rut is rewarmed beef stew or roasted Vermont quail with favas, boning up on world cuisines can provide just the exotic spice (or mushroom or chutney or...little fishies) that your dinner table's been missing lately. No passport required.

 

Eat 2008: Where to Dine Now

A new class of eatery is taking root in Boston, offering stylish spaces, first-class service, and polished food at refreshingly reasonable prices. It's the culinary equivalent of an emerging middle class.

 

A Lobster Tale

New England is famous for many things, but few are more legendary than the lobster roll. Food editor Amy Traverso set out on a somewhat precarious coastal quest, logging more than 700 miles from Massachusetts to Maine (and digesting a lifetime’s worth of lobster), to suss out perfection.

 

Lobsterpalooza: Tails of the City

Three weeks. Twenty lobster rolls. One woman’s quest to uncover the perfect summer sandwich.

 

Comfort Food

There's nothing like the perfect burger, grilled cheese sandwich, or roast chicken to cure the winter blues. We scoured the city to find the comfort you crave.