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Restaurant News

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Restaurants

31 Boston Restaurants with Cozy Fireplaces

As winter weather looms and the sun sets before the workday ends, you can always seek solace in the many Boston restaurants and bars that […]

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Arts & Entertainment

Fan-Favorite Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Chain Finally Arrives in Boston

If your idea of a perfect movie theater experience is eating a full, scratch-made meal and drinking craft beer or a cocktail at your very […]

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Restaurants

Good Company, a New Charlestown Cocktail Bar, Features ‘Farm-to-Glass’ Creations

From curry-roasted-carrot cocktails to Japanese whisky flights to design-your-own sours, there’s a new cocktail bar in town: Good Company, the first solo project from longtime […]

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Restaurants

Somerville’s Bow Market Expands

Five years ago, Bow Market effectively doubled the number of businesses in Somerville’s Union Square, when small-scale businesses like Remnant Brewing, empanadas-and-more shop Buenas, and […]

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Restaurants

Where to Indulge in Holiday Lunch in Boston

One particularly fun aspect of the holiday season in Boston is special holiday lunches: Some of the city’s typically dinner-only spots add a midday meal […]

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Restaurants

Our Fathers Opens in the Fenway with Tender Pastrami and Frozen Cocktails Galore

With hearty deli sandwiches, frozen cocktails, local sake on tap, and relaxing minty-green vibes, the revival of Our Fathers—a restaurant, bar, and deli previously open […]

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Restaurants

Hook + Line Brings Modern New England Seafood and an Independent Spirit to the Seaport

It’s a common refrain about Boston’s Seaport District: It’s full of chains, and it’s full of steakhouses. Fortunately that’s becoming less true—see recent non-chain, non-steakhouse […]

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Restaurants

Cambridge’s Newest Café Invites You to Slow Down and Unplug

By night, Zuzu’s Petals is a hidden gem in Cambridge’s Inman Square: a no-cellphones wine-and-dessert bar where you can savor the moment, enjoy impossibly rich […]

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Restaurants

A Neo-Goth Taproom Opens in Brighton

The Widowmaker Brewing team has been haunting a Brighton address for nearly a year, transforming 190 North Beacon St. into a second taproom for the […]

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Restaurants

Get Your Tickets Now for Taste 2023, Our Biggest Food Event of the Year

Save your appetite, get out your best comfy-meets-snazzy night-out outfit, and text your food-loving friends: Taste is back—and more delicious than ever—and tickets are on […]

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Restaurants

Beyond the Top 50: (Almost) Open for Business

Our annual list of Boston’s Top 50 Restaurants just came out—but we’ve already got an eye on next year. Here are a few hotly anticipated […]

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Restaurants

Mida’s Douglass Williams Opens a French Restaurant in the Fenway

Bostonians know chef Douglass Williams for his award-winning take on Italian cuisine: heavenly garlic butter focaccia; gorgeous renditions of pasta dishes like bucatini all’Amatriciana and […]

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Restaurants

Moon Bar, a Casual Offshoot to Elegant Restaurant Mooncusser, Opens in Back Bay

Mooncusser, a fine-dining destination in Back Bay, was our 2023 Best of Boston pick for “Best Tasting Menu Worth the Splurge” for a lot of […]

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Restaurants

In Praise of Eventide Fenway’s Brown Butter Triple-Threat

Perhaps you already know and love Eventide’s fan-favorite brown butter lobster roll. Food writers and dining-out enthusiasts have waxed poetic about it for years, both […]

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Restaurants

It’s Eastern Standard Time: The Iconic Restaurant Has Been Reborn

After a nearly 15-year run and a devastating COVID-era closure, Eastern Standard is back. It’s in a new space, albeit a short walk from its […]