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A margherita pizza with a leopard-spotted crust sits on a rustic dark wood countertop in front of a white brick wall.
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Where to Eat in Greater Boston in May 2024

May is here, and it’s an exciting month for Neapolitan-style pizza, fancy sushi, beer gardens, and lots more. Here’s the latest installment of our monthly […]

A hot dog is topped with a squiggle of a mustard-like sauce and has a side of crispy bacon strips.
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Brookline Gets a Thai-Inspired ‘Elevated Dive Bar’ from the Mahaniyom Team

Thai flavors meet global dishes and refreshing highballs at Merai, the soon-to-open second restaurant from the team behind Brookline Village’s award-winning Thai restaurant Mahaniyom. Set […]

A whole lobster is cut in half and stuffed, accompanied by a side of fries.
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Where to Eat in Greater Boston in April 2024

April is here; spring is…maybe here? Lately, some days have us ready for rooftop dining season and others have us pulling the winter boots back […]

Arts & Entertainment

16 Things We Can’t Wait to Do This Spring and Early Summer

APRIL 1. Experience symphonies of synesthesia. This month, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is expanding its approach to music by performing for the audience’s ears and […]

Arts & Entertainment

The MFA’s “Korean Wave” Exhibition Is Thrilling

Unless you’ve been living off the grid for the past decade or two, you’re probably aware of the wide variety of South Korean culture that […]

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Ten Great Boston Date-Night Ideas

Whether you’re planning a first date or keeping things exciting after a decade of marriage, or anything in between, Greater Boston’s got plenty of fun […]

Grilled, spatchcocked chicken is accompanied by fries and a thick white sauce.
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Where to Eat in Greater Boston in March 2024

March is here, the weather is confusing, and we’ve got one foot in our comfort-food season and one foot in is-it-too-early-to-eat-on-a-patio? season. Either way, there’s […]

A rendering of an elegant seafood restaurant has a very nautical feel, with light wooden beams, blue tiling, and ivory archways over rounded blue banquettes.
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Michael Schlow’s New Project Is a Soon-to-Open Seafood Restaurant

When Seamark Seafood & Cocktails debuts at Encore Boston Harbor this spring, it’ll bring “approachable” local seafood—albeit with a bit of decadence—to the glitzy lobby […]

A spread of Portuguese-inspired dishes sit on a light wooden table next to a pale yellow banquette.
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Baleia Brings Seafood-Filled Portuguese Cuisine to the South End

New England’s abundant seafood makes the region particularly hospitable to certain fish-rich cuisines from other countries—like Portuguese, with its salt cod, seafood stews, and sardines. […]

Overhead view of an herb-covered whole roasted fish with vermicelli next to a plate of seared scallops and a plate of crawfish and noodles.
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In Quincy, Lê Madeline Serves Destination-Worthy Modern Vietnamese

From a fried lobster roll with tart tamarind sauce to a tangle of garlic noodles topped with basil-buttered crawfish, a reinvented Quincy restaurant aims to […]