Boston restaurants

This note last modified January 20, 2024

BTT = Before Tax & Tips, a * means I want to go there but haven’t yet

Downtown

  • Saus!
  • Boston Public Market!!
  • Bakey
  • Cafe 26*

Near NEU / West on Huntington

  • Pho Basil
  • El Jefe’s
    • For vegetarian QDOBA has impossible
  • Wagamamas (20 BTT)
  • Phinista Crepes* (Fenway)

Chinatown

  • Tora
  • WakuWaku*
  • Boba and Waffles*

North End

  • Mike’s Pastries!
  • Modern Pastry! (Less Canolis than Mikes, more everything else)
  • Galleria Unberto (6 BTT)
  • Café Vittoria
  • Bova’s !!
  • Regina’s Pizza (though only the North End one, the others are crap)

Cambridge

  • A4Cade!! (closed for covid)
  • Veggie Galaxy!!! (Central Square, 20BTT)
  • Honeycomb creamery
  • Nirvana Cambridge (I liked it, friends said it was only ok)
  • Yume Wo Katare
    • Prepare for no vegetarian options and the weirdest meal of your life.
  • andala coffeehouse (palestinian)
  • Anoushella*
  • asmara (eritrean)
  • Punjabi Dhaba*
  • Cafe Luna* (Porter Square)
  • 7,8,9 cheesecakes*
  • DO NOT GO TO TOSCANINI’S ICE CREAM

Somerville

  • Bow Market!!!
  • All Star Pizza
  • Dosa And Curry*

Allston

  • athans bakery!
  • Kaju Tofu* (and Harvard Ave generally)
  • Nud pob*
  • Silk Road Uyghar Cuisine (16 BTT)
  • Grasshopper!!!
  • Stoked Pizza Washington Square!!
  • Shinmio Tea*

Newbury / Copley

  • Buttermilk and Bourbon *
  • Dig!
  • Red White Buddha Ramen!
  • Clover!
  • Santouka Ramen

South End

  • Picco pizza

JP

Seaport

  • taiyakinyc
  • Everything is too expensive, avoid

Brookline

  • Orinico*
  • Bottega de capri*
  • Brothers & Sisters coffeeshop

Mission Hill

  • Penguin Pizza!!
  • Laughing Monk Cafe
  • Milkweed (20 BTT)

Everett

  • Zuzu Momo
  • Revolution Axe Throwing

List of authentic foreign cuisine

Roslindale

  • Square Root*
  • Distraction*

Expensive List:

  • Toro
  • Mida
  • SRV
  • Celeste
  • Barra
  • Pammy’s
  • James Hook (for lobstah roll)
  • Orinoco
  • Select Oyster Bar
  • Cafe Sauvage
  • Committee
  • Fox and the Knife
  • Oleana
  • Giulia
  • Dear Annie (for wine and snacks)
  • Sarma (tapas)
  • Mooncusser
  • Tres Gatos
  • Brassica (fried chicken)
  • Field & Vine
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