Infatuation.com: The Best Restaurants In Boston
Our guide to the 25 quintessential places that make eating in Boston what it is.
Tanya Edwards, Jonathan Smith, Catherine Smart, Grace Kelly & Erika Adams
In short, dining out in Boston is about trying every bite of seafood that comes out of the nearby waters. Yes, we're of course talking about lobster rolls, but also shellfish-loaded pasta at the city’s surplus of Italian restaurants and plates of oysters and crudo from the growing number of raw bars that seemingly appear overnight. We’ve also got some pretty solid pizza options, too.
The restaurants on this guide are equally great for first-time visitors and those of us who remember cheering the C’s and B’s at the old Boston Garden. Does this list include every single great dish in town? Not possible. Will it give you a great introduction to the best that the city has to offer, and loads of context for what dining in Boston is all about? Absolutely.
Looking for the best new places to eat in Boston? Check out our Hit List.
Bar Vlaha
1653 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02445
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Perfect For:Date NightsFirst DatesDrinking Great CocktailsDrinking Great Wine
Greek food is having a moment in the Boston area, and Bar Vlaha is the best example of the cuisine done exactly right. The food is all about super shareable dishes from the mountain regions of Greece: think pork and fennel sausage, whipped feta aloifes, and flatbread-style pitas topped with fresh cheeses and smoky meats. It’s one of the toughest reservations to get in town, unless you show up right at 5pm on a Wednesday (and even that’s iffy). So force your friends, family, neighbors—pretty much anyone you can—to commit to a night out roughly a month in the future so you can try it all.
