Highland Kitchen specializes in comfort food, a lively ambiance, and strong cocktails. Try the spicy goat stew and the housemade ginger beer (also spicy). [Eater 38 Member]
Now open for just over a year, Giulia has racked up a number of highly positive reviews for its house-made pasta and warm staff. The pappardelle with wild boar is a popular choice. [Eater 38 Member]
Bill Addison's review: "There was a lilting rendition of cacio e pepe, ricotta gnocchi with perocino and pepper but with the addition of nasturtium butter that gave the dish an herbaceous lift." Read more.
Food enthusiasts have been going nuts about the hand-pulled noodles at Gene's original location in Chelmsford for ages, and now he has brought his Xi'an cuisine downtown.
Shōjō has a wildly successful Asian fusion menu — in Chinatown, no less. There are dishes like a "pot o'kimchi" alongside a charcuterie board and duck fat fries with Sriracha aioli. [Eater 38 Member]
Lunch, dinner and weekend brunch are served on a diner-like counter. Doubles as a bakery with early-morning hours. [Eater 38 Member]
Perhaps the only Boston restaurant to serve elaborately prepared sunflower buds, Erbaluce is no stranger to the title of the city's "best Italian restaurant." [Eater 38 Member]
From Bill Addison's review: "I was elated by a slice of toasted cinnamon milk bread, somewhere between the texture of brioche and tea cake, bathed in vanilla bean milk." Read more.
A welcome recent addition to the Southie scene, with what some consider to be the best pizza anywhere in town. [Eater 38 Member]
