Some favorites from our review: The fresh fruit tart and the fiery hot chocolate. We also loved the banana bread and the blueberry bread pudding. This is the place to go for sweets! Read more.
The Common was used for public hangings up until 1817. In early 1965, 100 people gathered here to protest the Vietnam War, & speeches have been given here by Martin Luther King Jr & Pope John Paul III
Boston: We like this place because it's really old but still really important. Kind of like the White House, but with sausage and beer! -IFC Viewer Read more.
Worth waiting for a seat in this small resto, with some of the freshest fish and amazing oysters. -Tania Peterson, Top Chef Just Desserts
This place is ridiculously good. The breakfast sandwich with ham is to die for and the sticky buns are a must.
The Barking Crab has some of the best -- and biggest -- seafood dishes Boston has to offer. -Adam Richman, Man v Food Nation
Tiffani Faison’s new Boston project serves barbecue on metal trays and beverages in Mason jars. Top Chef alum offers up pulled pork, brisket, beans, coleslaw, and more with the music blasting. Read more.
If you're looking for late-night food in Boston, you can't do much better than the daily specials posted on the mirror behind the bar after midnight. Follow the restaurant on Twitter to see the specia
28 drafts + 80 bottled craft beers + classic cocktails + tasty food - attitude = the coolest place in Allston.
Forget corporate coffee chains. Voltage feature plenty of work by local artists, so it's like a gallery with some of the best coffee you've ever had. http://is.gd/C15QxQ
Two restaurants in one, both tailor-made for Tech Square: an all-day bakery-cafe attached to a sparse, industrial dining room with two wood-fired ovens. Read more.
When mom comes to visit she demands that bread from Clear Four is waiting for her - the best damn bread in Boston.
At the Brookline favorite’s new Kendall location is the pistachio croissant, made extra decadent with an additional round of butter folded in, house-prepared pistachio paste, and toasted pistachios.
When chef Barbara Lynch opened this South End boîte, she proved that slabs of fat-streaked, air-cured meats and stylish Bostonians make an excellent, if unlikely, pairing. Check the stellar wine list. Read more.
Peter McCarthy was doing farm-to-table before practically anyone else, and his “Home Grown” menu, annotated with a list of the producers, is still an example of local sourcing done right. Read more.
A rooftop garden. Colorful paintings by the chef. A globe-spanning menu. No, it’s not the latest city restaurant — it’s 51 Lincoln, the tiny Newton eatery. Read more.
best pizza around. Gotta get the lamb n sausage combo plate too. They'll do takeout, no delivery. Staff is great, they'll bust your balls. I've been going there longer than i can remember. Gotta stop
Dali is always the right choice for a romantic night out. It's lively, the tapas are delicious and meant to be shared, and it'll make you think you're in Barcelona. [Eater 38 Member]
The single most essential Boston restaurant of the moment, in that here chef-owner Will Gilson is more thoroughly tackling a fresh perspective on New England cuisine than anywhere else in the world.
Bondir emphasizes local and seasonal ingredients; nothing new about that. And yet the dishes on the constantly changing menu don’t resemble anyone else’s. Read more.
Expect French-style dishes like a duck breast with hibiscus beet vinaigrette, black rice and rainbow carrots. Try The Foreign Legion (rhum agricole, Dubonnet and green Chartreuse). Read more.
Few chefs do both upscale and low-key fare as well as Craigie’s Tony Maws. Nor do many offer them side by side, as he does at his Cambridge restaurant. Read more.
The BBQ pulled pork on sourdough topped w/ cheddar, bacon, and jamama sauce is so good, even jamama will love it. Read more.
Love this place. The only thing that makes working in watertown bearable. Try the bahn mi.
At chef Barbara Lynch's casual counter spot in the Fort Point neighborhood, the strozzapreti with braised rabbit, picholine olives, and rosemary is transcendent. Read more.
There are restaurants for food lovers who like wine, and there are places for those who have a deep love for small-batch burgundies, and want something lovely to eat with them. Troquet is the latter. Read more.
Try everything, at least once. Cocktails included. A relaxed but sophisticated ambience; excellent food, and Steve knows his cocktails and wine!
They say man cannot live by bread alone, but for Posto’s bruschetta, we’d be willing to try. Read more.
Pan-Italian food that pushes no envelopes but delivers at every level. It’s not cheap, but our critic couldn’t find a course or even a dish for you to skip. Read more.
This Southern-Italian leaning restaurant is considered one of the North End's more serious endeavors. A wood grill enhances everything from venison to asparagus. [Eater 38 Member]
High-end Italian comfort dishes like a taglietelle of rabbit cacciatore with pioppini mushrooms & green olives; or a veal porterhouse, with a parmigiano crust, mustard greens, & honey. Read more.
Great selection of amazing cheeses, pantry items like oils, vinegars, spices. -Tania Peterson, Top Chef Just Desserts
The food truck will be in the South End to celebrate hot dogs, barbecue, chicken & waffles, tacos, pickles, & other humble, tasty mobile foods. (August 8th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m). Read more.
The coffee here is great, they have an extensive menu with a lot of good food, serve breakfast all day, are open until midnight, and have free wifi. The waitstaff is crazy, but fun. I love it here.
The room was amazing. I actually felt super comfortable like I lived there, not that I was in a hotel.
Salts has an atmosphere of such genuine warmth that it’s the destination for special-occasion dinners. Ultracool platings make for dishes that delight you even before they hit your lips. Read more.
The Parker House has many claims to fame, including when John F. Kennedy announced his candidacy for US Congress in 1946. Something to contemplate while eating the Boston Cream Pie invented in-house.
Warm rolls in a cast-iron pan. Steaks with bone-marrow butter. These details make Mooo not just an excellent steakhouse, but also a lovely place to dine. Especially check out the wine list, too. Read more.
A great place for spending a hot day in the city. Lay out on the grass or run through the fountains.
Great atmosphere, cool decorations, and a live band almost every night of the week. Love this place.
It's well-known for having some of the most serious bartending in Boston. And a great place where you can relax over fine cocktails. Read more.
Harpoon Brewery has free weekday beer tastings at 4pm Monday through Friday and 2pm Wednesday through Friday. No reservation needed - just show up and Love Beer. Love Life. Harpoon.
Good overall dive bar--good food, service, and bartender as well as a wide beer selection. What more could you ask for?
Best fish tacos around!! Make sure to squeeze the lime well. Their side of rice/beans is generous too.
There are few restaurants in Boston our staffers recommend to friends more frequently than Provence-inspired Bistro du Midi. In its favor: location, vibe, versatility, and of course, the food. Read more.
Mediterranean on Mass Ave. with a relaxed atmosphere. Simple, tasty dishes with a $38 three-course prix fixe menu on Sundays. Read more.
Located under the Fenway bleachers, the big, open window, (covered with a grate) looks directly out on to the grass, where you can hear the noise of the crowd & enjoy the game. Read more.
The Lobster Pizza at Scampo is the best pizza in Massachusetts. Read more.
McGreevy's has the best staff in all of Boston. For reals. You are honestly kinda lame if you aren't here.
Like most steakhouses, Grill 23 is full of mahogany, martinis, and expensive suits. Unlike at most steakhouses, the food is actually worth the ridiculous prices. Read more.
See and be seen at Newbury Street eatery Sonsie, which opens the facade of the restaurant to let in the warm breezes, blurring the lines between your seat and the street. Read more.
The Liberty and its venues have gained renown for a reason: not too clubby, not too lounge-y, the offer simply pure, unadulterated style.
AMAZING gluten-free pizza. The menu is 90% gluten-free, but you'd be hard-pressed to distinguish the gluten-free fare from the regular fare. Also, they have an inspired drinks menu. Go for it.
This is where taste buds go to live & the South Beach diet goes to die. Tiramisu cocktail, triple chocolate pancakes, chocolate pizza, crispy chocolate egg rolls..somewhere, Homer Simpson is swooning. Read more.
L’Espalier has earned its reputation as a stalwart of haute cuisine: C.E.O. and Executive Chef Frank McClelland runs the only Boston restaurant to have won 12 consecutive AAA Five Diamond Awards.
Such an amazing hotel. It is so comfortable and the service is impeccable. Go for the amazing brunch buffet or the venetian dessert buffet in the Bristol Lounge, both have live jazz music.
This is a really wonderful hotel. If you want to treat yourself, definitely stay here! Really attentive staff, dining was excellent. Just lovely.
This boutique hotel has elegant rooms with a classical decoration. Also you should enjoy the warmth before the fire during winter days.
New hotel. Great views of wharf. 10 minute taxi from Copley Plaza. You have to try the barbeque wings in Sensing. Perfectly crisp and the sauce is to die for with a touch of ginger!
Devra First suggests: Duck confit, lobster with gnocchi, onion soup, New York strip, duck breast, cheesecake, warm apple cider soup. Read more.
Can't fit what you purchased in your suitcase? The Salumeria staff is happy to ship imported pastas and other Italian specialties straight to your home. -- Green Guide Editor
The best pizza in Boston, watch out for the surly waitresses! -Tania Peterson, Top Chef Just Desserts
Bostonians have shopped here for two centuries. The alfresco Friday-Saturday scene is pretty no-frills – simple tents, vendors shouting loud – but the prices on produce can’t be beat.
Visitors can enjoy favorite Boston restaurants including Top of the Hub and Skywalk, Boston Duck Tours, trolley tours, and one of the largest garages for Boston parking.
