Boston Guides
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.
 
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  • 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.