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2014 Hit List
Ten Tables is one of 2014 Hit List.

1. Ten Tables

7.8
597 Centre St (Pond St.), Jamaica Plain, MA
New American Restaurant · 36 tips and reviews

Boston MagazineBoston Magazine: There’s a reason owner Krista Kranyak was able to open two more Ten Tables locations after this one: It’s the kind of smashingly successful indie restaurant that everyone wants in the neighborhood. Read more.

Toro is one of 2014 Hit List.

2. Toro

8.9
1704 Washington Street (East Springfield St.), Boston, MA
Tapas Restaurant · South End · 245 tips and reviews

Boston MagazineBoston Magazine: Show up about 40 minutes before you want to eat, because unless it’s 5:30 on a Monday, you’re going to wait. Luckily, that’s just enough time to order and drink one of Toro’s excellent cocktails. Read more.

Sportello is one of 2014 Hit List.

3. Sportello

348 Congress St, Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · Seaport District · 110 tips and reviews

Boston MagazineBoston Magazine: It isn’t for everyone. You sit next to strangers, it's bright and noisy, but those are the reasons we luuuuurrve Sportello. It’s quirky. Read more.

Mooo.... is one of 2014 Hit List.

4. Mooo....

7.7
15 Beacon St (btwn Bowdoin & Somerset), Boston, MA
Steakhouse · Beacon Hill · 74 tips and reviews

Boston MagazineBoston Magazine: 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.

Citizen Public House & Oyster Bar is one of 2014 Hit List.

5. Citizen Public House & Oyster Bar

8.3
1310 Boylston St (at Jersey St.), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 110 tips and reviews

Boston MagazineBoston Magazine: The raw bar here is one of the city’s best, the drink list superb. Perfect spot for cocktails and group gatherings. Read more.

No. 9 Park is one of 2014 Hit List.

6. No. 9 Park

8.6
9 Park St, Boston, MA
French Restaurant · Beacon Hill · 51 tips and reviews

Boston MagazineBoston Magazine: Every now and then, grownups need to be romanced. They need to feel giddy, and special, and starry-eyed. And there’s no surer path to that feeling than a date at No. 9. Read on for what to order. Read more.

Island Creek Oyster Bar is one of 2014 Hit List.

7. Island Creek Oyster Bar

500 Commonwealth Ave (at Kenmore St), Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · Kenmore · 304 tips and reviews

Boston MagazineBoston Magazine: Duxbury’s Island Creek Oysters are so ubiquitous locally, we’ve come to consider them the gold standard. (Sorry, Wellfleets.) Read on for ordering tips. Read more.

Blue Ginger is one of 2014 Hit List.

8. Blue Ginger

583 Washington St (at Church St), Wellesley, MA
Asian Restaurant · 35 tips and reviews

Boston MagazineBoston Magazine: It’s been 13 years since this French-Asian spot opened, but a meal here still delights. Get the garlic–black pepper lobster with lemongrass fried rice. Read more.

80 Thoreau is one of 2014 Hit List.

9. 80 Thoreau

8.7
80 Thoreau St, Concord, MA
New American Restaurant · 29 tips and reviews

Boston MagazineBoston Magazine: It’s hard not to be annoyed when great local chefs decamp to other locales. So we’re ecstatic that when Carolyn Johnson left Rialto, she stayed within our sphere. Read more.