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Halal•Back Bay•$$$$
Fenway’s Halal Food
Fenway’s Halal Food suits a night out in Back Bay when you want halal that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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Best Date Night Restaurants in Boston: 318 Picks for 2026
Boston restaurants that feel polished, calm, and especially useful for nights that need a little more intention.
318 restaurantsAvg rating 8.8Updated July 2026
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Top picks for date night in Boston
Fast answers for diners searching for date night restaurants in Boston. These first picks make the occasion easier to compare.
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Mediterranean•Boston•$$
CAVA
Let me be honest about what this is: a walk-the-line bowl shop on Boylston, not a room you linger in.
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9.8
Based on 1810 reviews
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Burgers•South End•$$$$
Burg & Shaw
Burg & Shaw is the kind of concept that shouldn't need explaining but always does — because the mashup sounds like a novelty until you realize it isn't.
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9.8
Based on 823 reviews
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Indian•Allston•$$$$
Tabla Express Boston
Tabla Express landed inside Novo Marketplace — Allston's 20,000-square-foot, sixteen-vendor food hall on Brighton Avenue — and the fit makes sense on multiple levels.
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9.8
Based on 652 reviews
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Restaurant•Boston•$$
O'Cheese
In the North End, where Italian-American dining has been performed for tourists at markup for decades, O'Cheese operates on a different frequency entirely.
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9.8
Based on 559 reviews
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Chinese•Allston•$$$$
B2J Tasty Pot Allston 不二家酸菜鱼 Allston
Harvard Ave in Allston runs on student hunger and cheap thrills, which makes B2J Tasty Pot — 不二家酸菜鱼 — an interesting outlier: a restaurant built around a single, considered northern Chinese tradition rather than the usual scatter-shot me…
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9.8
Based on 448 reviews
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Taco•Back Bay•$$
La Fonda St - Boston
La Fonda Street pitches itself as a passport through Latin American street food — not a single country's greatest hits, but the kind of cross-border cooking you'd find at a busy market stall in Caracas or Santo Domingo.
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9.8
Based on 429 reviews
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Vegan•Boston•$$
Energize
Energize arrived in Boston in 2016 with a mission that felt countercultural for the city's meat-heavy dining landscape: make organic, plant-based eating genuinely affordable and accessible, not aspirational.
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9.8
Based on 233 reviews
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Restaurant•Boston•$$$$
Wa Shin
Wa Shin operates at the far end of the commitment spectrum — ten seats arranged at an L-shaped hinoki counter, a wood sacred enough in Japan that importing it to Stuart Street in Boston's Theater District reads less as décor decision tha…
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9.8
Based on 232 reviews
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Bar•Allston•$$$$
Holdfast Specialty Seafood Co.
Holdfast Specialty Seafood Co.
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9.8
Based on 182 reviews
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Korean•Allston•$$
Park's Kitchen 박식당
Park's Kitchen 박식당 is a korean pick in Allston in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.8
Based on 171 reviews
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Restaurant•Boston•$$$$
Fenway Grill & Bar
Fenway Grill & Bar opened on Peterborough Street in early 2025, stepping into a space that Thornton's Fenway Grille held for over thirty years — and that lineage matters.
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9.8
Based on 155 reviews
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Japanese•Cambridge•$$$$
YABA sushi
YABA sushi is a japanese pick in Cambridge in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.8
Based on 107 reviews
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Middle Eastern•Back Bay•$$
Bab Al-Yemen Boston مطعم باب اليمن بوسطن
Bab Al-Yemen Boston مطعم باب اليمن بوسطن is the kind of middle eastern room in Back Bay you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.6
Based on 4936 reviews
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Brazilian•Boston•$$$
Alma Gaucha
Let's be honest about what a rodízio asks of you: surrender.
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9.6
Based on 3267 reviews
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Bar•Cambridge•$$
Wusong Road Tiki Bar
Tiki bars usually fall into one of two camps: serious cocktails with sad food, or kitschy rooms where nobody's really cooking.
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9.6
Based on 2691 reviews
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Tapas•Boston•$$$$
Marcelino’s Seaport
Let's be honest about what Marcelino's Seaport is: a waterfront cocktail bar with an outdoor DJ booth, a lighted mirror wall built for your phone, and a 21+ door policy after 9.
cocktaillate nightdate night
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9.6
Based on 1897 reviews
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Italian•Boston•$$
Ciao! Pizza and Pasta
Let's be honest about what Ciao!
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9.6
Based on 1853 reviews
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Pizza•North End•$
Galleria Umberto
Galleria Umberto has operated as a North End lunch institution for decades, and its reputation is the kind that doesn't require a publicist — it runs entirely on word-of-mouth and the line that reportedly forms outside before the doors o…
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9.6
Based on 1307 reviews
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Mexican•Boston•$$$$
Chubbs Taco & Tequila Bar
Chubbs Taco & Tequila Bar suits a night out when you want mexican that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.6
Based on 1109 reviews
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Restaurant•Boston•$$
Cafe Weekend
Cafe Weekend suits a night out when you want restaurant that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.6
Based on 1080 reviews
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Korean•Boston•$$$$
KChickin (Korean, Sushi, Hand roll and Japanese Cuisine)
KChickin moved into 86 Peterborough Street — the former Sushi Kappo space in the Fenway — and made no attempt to quietly inherit its predecessor's identity.
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9.6
Based on 879 reviews
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Ramen•Boston•$
Pikaichi
Pikaichi's story is, in miniature, the story of a certain kind of Boston restaurant: built by an immigrant chef who stayed, absorbed a neighborhood, and got squeezed out by the economics of the city he'd made his own.
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9.6
Based on 749 reviews
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Mexican•Back Bay•$$
El Jefe's Taqueria - Kenmore Square
El Jefe's Taqueria - Kenmore Square is the kind of mexican room in Back Bay you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.6
Based on 696 reviews
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Italian•Boston•$$$$
Via Cannuccia
Via Cannuccia arrived on Dorchester Avenue in 2023 and has spent the intervening years proving that the neighborhood didn't need to look north for serious Italian.
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9.6
Based on 613 reviews
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Mediterranean•North End•$$$$
Mood Restaurant & Cafe
The North End has never lacked for opinions about what belongs here, and Mood — opened on Salem Street — is exactly the kind of newcomer that earns its friction.
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9.6
Based on 569 reviews
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Japanese•Boston•$$
Tori Japan
Tori Japan has built something genuinely useful across Boston — a multi-location Japanese chain (East Boston's Border Street, Boylston in the Fenway corridor, and Central Square) that holds down accessible, mid-price Japanese cooking in…
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9.6
Based on 547 reviews
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Indian•Boston•$$$$
Namastay Boston
Namastay Boston arrived in Kenmore Square in August 2025 with a genuinely unusual proposition: Boston's first superhero comic-themed Indian restaurant, occupying the basement-level space at 636 Beacon St that previously housed Baanga Kor…
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9.6
Based on 514 reviews
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Vietnamese•Boston•$$$$
Banh Mi Ok
Banh Mi Ok is the kind of vietnamese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.6
Based on 338 reviews
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Japanese•Boston•$$$$
Mai
Mai arrived in the Seaport on September 10, 2025, carrying a premise ambitious enough to invite scrutiny: Kevin Liu — the owner behind Matsunori Handroll Bar near Fenway — wanted to be the first restaurant in Boston to fuse Japanese simp…
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9.6
Based on 298 reviews
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Vietnamese•Boston•$$
Pho Que Restaurant
Pho Que sits on Adams Street in Dorchester — not the neighborhood you visit by accident, but one you return to on purpose.
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9.6
Based on 278 reviews
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Korean•Boston•$$
Sharon Korean Kitchen
West Roxbury doesn't often make the conversation when Bostonians argue Korean food, but Sharon Korean Kitchen at 1727 Centre St is quietly changing that calculus.
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9.6
Based on 252 reviews
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Japanese•Boston•$$$$
Kenzoku Mazesoba
Kenzoku Mazesoba is doing something that still feels genuinely underrepresented in Boston's Japanese dining landscape: it commits entirely to mazesoba, the brothless ramen style where noodles are tossed with concentrated toppings and sau…
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9.6
Based on 245 reviews
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Sushi•Boston•$$
Sushi Guys
Sushi Guys arrived in South Boston in September 2024 carrying credentials that most neighborhood sushi spots can't match: before opening at 283 Old Colony Ave, co-founders Jaimie Thang and chef-partner Cary Wong ran Tobiko Japanese Fusio…
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9.6
Based on 189 reviews
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Pizza•Boston•$$$$
Gary's Pizza
Gary's Pizza suits a night out when you want pizza that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.6
Based on 131 reviews
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Cocktail Bar•Boston•$$$$
Extra Dirty Cocktail Club
Extra Dirty Cocktail Club is the kind of cocktail bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.6
Based on 114 reviews
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French•Boston•$$
Cafe Bonjour
Let's be clear about what Cafe Bonjour is: a small daytime room in Downtown Crossing, all bar seating and two-tops, kitchen open so you watch the eggs go from pan to plate.
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9.4
Based on 3153 reviews
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Italian•Boston•$$$
Mamma Maria
Mamma Maria occupies a historic brick townhouse on North Square in Boston's North End, and its reputation over several decades has been built on a specific promise: this is where the neighbourhood's red-sauce familiarity gives way to som…
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9.4
Based on 2134 reviews
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Steakhouse•Boston•$$$$
Rare Steakhouse
Rare Steakhouse is the kind of steakhouse room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.4
Based on 2108 reviews
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Mexican•Back Bay•$
El Jefe's Taqueria - Boston Common
Here's the thing about El Jefe's on Boylston: it stays open until 2am, which means it exists in two registers.
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9.4
Based on 2048 reviews
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Steakhouse•Boston•$$$$
Eddie Merlot's
Let's be honest about what Eddie Merlot's is: a chain steakhouse that started in Fort Wayne, Indiana back in 2001 and now parks a 260-seat dining room in the Seaport with floor-to-ceiling windows and a lounge built for closing deals.
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9.4
Based on 2028 reviews
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Spanish•Boston•$$
Boqueria Seaport
Boqueria landed in Boston's Seaport as part of a small Barcelona-inspired group that's been doing the tapas-and-wine thing in New York, so there's some institutional knowledge behind the concept.
wine barcocktaildate night
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9.4
Based on 1672 reviews
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American•North End•$
Theo's Cozy Corner Restaurant
Theo's Cozy Corner earns its name honestly: a galley-kitchen sliver on Salem Street seating about twenty, where you climb through the kitchen and lift a trap door for stairs down to the bathroom.
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9.4
Based on 1653 reviews
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Pizza•Charlestown•$$
Brewer's Fork
Brewer's Fork has built a quiet but devoted following in Charlestown — a neighborhood that rewards locals-only loyalty — as a wood-fired pizza spot with a craft-beer program that does its homework.
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9.4
Based on 1621 reviews
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American•Somerville•$$
Highland Kitchen
Highland Kitchen has been a fixture of the Somerville dining scene long enough to have developed the kind of reputation that neighbourhood restaurants either earn or quietly lose — and by most accounts, it has held its ground.
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9.4
Based on 1523 reviews
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Mexican•Boston•$
Taquería Jalisco
Taquería Jalisco suits a night out when you want mexican that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.4
Based on 1509 reviews
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Seafood•Beacon Hill•$$$$
Ostra
Ostra sits in Beacon Hill as one of Boston's more serious fine-dining seafood rooms, though it's worth noting the original restaurant built its reputation in Back Bay — the Beacon Hill positioning is how it presents now, and the distinct…
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9.4
Based on 1328 reviews
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Chinese•Boston•$$
Noah's Kitchen
Noah's Kitchen is a chinese pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.4
Based on 1268 reviews
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American•Jamaica Plain•$$
Brassica Kitchen + Cafe
Brassica Kitchen + Café occupies a modest, warm room in Jamaica Plain that operates on a split personality the neighbourhood has come to trust: a relaxed café during the day, a more deliberate and ingredient-driven kitchen after dark.
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9.4
Based on 1259 reviews
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Mexican•Boston•$
Angela's Cafe Eagle Hill
Angela Atenco Lopez learned to cook at eight, beside her mother in Puebla, and that lineage is the whole point at this East Boston room on Lexington Street.
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9.4
Based on 1183 reviews
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Indian•Boston•$$
Rassa Indian Cuisine | Best Restaurant in Waltham, MA
Rassa Indian Cuisine | Best Restaurant in Waltham, MA is the kind of indian room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.4
Based on 1155 reviews
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Chinese•Boston•$$
Yunnan Kitchen
Yunnan Kitchen suits a night out when you want chinese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.4
Based on 1024 reviews
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Italian•Cambridge•$$$
Giulia
Giulia has been producing what many consider Cambridge's most serious Italian cooking for over a decade, and the consistency of that reputation is, by most accounts, the point.
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9.4
Based on 933 reviews
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Pizza•Boston•$
FLORINA Pizzeria & Paninoteca
Florina Pizzeria & Paninoteca earns its reputation not through a sprawling menu or theatrical dining room but through something harder to pull off: consistent excellence on a deliberately compressed stage.
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9.4
Based on 806 reviews
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Italian•Allston•$$
Carlo's Cucina Italiana
Carlo's Cucina Italiana has been feeding Allston, which means it predates most of the neighborhood's current residents by several decades — and it has the institutional calm to prove it.
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9.4
Based on 803 reviews
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Cocktail Bar•Cambridge•$$$
Season to Taste
Season to Taste has one of the more interesting origin stories in Cambridge dining — it launched in 2016 as The Table at Season to Taste, a prix fixe concept from chef Carl Dooley that picked up Beard recognition and stacked Best of Bost…
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9.4
Based on 712 reviews
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Turkish•Boston•$$
Dolma Mediterranean Cuisine
Dolma is the kind of project that earns attention before you even look at the menu: a female-owned restaurant built from Yesim's home kitchen, shaped by years cooking in Antalya province, and now settled into a modest Brookline address o…
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9.4
Based on 704 reviews
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Greek•Boston•$$$
Bar Vlaha
Bar Vlaha occupies a particular lane that very few Boston-area Greek restaurants have even attempted: the food traditions of the Vlach people, nomadic shepherds from Greece's mountainous interior, translated into a modern tavern on Beaco…
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9.4
Based on 694 reviews
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Japanese•Boston•$$$$
Matsunori Handroll Bar
Matsunori Handroll Bar is built around a single, disciplined idea: that the handroll — eaten by hand, fresh off the counter, no cutlery required — is worth centering an entire restaurant around.
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9.4
Based on 678 reviews
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Mediterranean•Boston•$$
Chickadee
Chickadee is what happens when a Gloucester-raised chef channels his Sicilian and Portuguese family table through the lens of New England's coastline — and lands it squarely in one of Boston's most self-consciously ambitious neighborhoods.
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9.4
Based on 661 reviews
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Mexican•Boston•$$$$
Taco Azul
Taco Azul opened in fall 2024 on Beacon Hill's Beacon Street, and the context matters as much as the concept: this is Dan Leyva's bet that the neighborhood — old Boston money, State House adjacency, a dining scene that skews toward white…
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9.4
Based on 643 reviews
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American•Somerville•$$$
Field & Vine
Field & Vine earns its reputation not by accident of location but by conviction of purpose.
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9.4
Based on 600 reviews
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Pizza•Back Bay•$$
Union Park Pizza
Union Park Pizza doesn't trade on Newbury Street glamour — it burrows beneath it.
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9.4
Based on 594 reviews
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Greek•Somerville•$$
EAT GREEK
Davis Square has never lacked for ambition, but Eat Greek at 215 Elm Street makes a narrower, more confident bet than most: this is a gyro shop built around the spit, run by people who have done exactly this in Alicante and Athens and br…
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9.4
Based on 567 reviews
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Steakhouse•Boston•$$$$
Mooo.... Seaport
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9.4
Based on 532 reviews
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Vegan•Boston•$$
LULU GREEN
What Mary and Nada Lattouf have built at 246 W.
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9.4
Based on 508 reviews
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Pizza•Boston•$$
Lily's Bar - Pizza - Patio
Lily's Bar - Pizza - Patio is doing something that the Financial District sorely needs: making a weekday lunch crowd feel like they're somewhere worth lingering.
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9.4
Based on 503 reviews
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Vegan•Back Bay•$$
Rhythm 'n Wraps
Rhythm 'n Wraps is doing something specific and earned: bringing Le Cordon Bleu technique to Ayurvedic-influenced plant-based cooking, in a room decorated with graffiti murals of old-school rap artists, with hip-hop running loud enough t…
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9.4
Based on 487 reviews
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Indian•Boston•$$$$
Aatma At Widowmaker
Keith Sarasin describes Aatma as a "punk rock Indian restaurant," and that label is doing real work here — this isn't a white-tablecloth subcontinent tour or a tikka-masala-for-the-masses delivery trap.
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9.4
Based on 442 reviews
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Vietnamese•Boston•$$$$
Pho Bar Express
Pho Bar Express on Dorchester Avenue is not trying to reinvent Vietnamese cooking — it's trying to honor it at speed, and that distinction matters.
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9.4
Based on 438 reviews
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Sushi•Somerville•$$$$
FUKI-Japanese-Cuisine
FUKI Japanese Cuisine occupies a particular niche in the Union Square ecosystem that's harder to pull off than it sounds: sushi that takes the cooking seriously without pricing out the Somerville regulars who actually live here.
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9.4
Based on 396 reviews
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American•Boston•$$$$
Yeanie's Burgers and Social - Dorchester
Yeanie's Burgers and Social opened on Savin Hill Avenue in February 2025 with a clarity of purpose that a lot of newer Boston spots lack: this is a smashburger counter with a neighborhood soul, built by the couple behind Bánh Mì Ơi and t…
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9.4
Based on 392 reviews
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Italian•Boston•$$
Tonino
Tonino arrived on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain in 2022 and has spent the years since accumulating the kind of critical density that most Italian restaurants spend a decade chasing — Boston Magazine, Eater, Condé Nast, The Infatuation,…
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9.4
Based on 374 reviews
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American•Cambridge•$$
Urban Hearth
Urban Hearth is, at its core, Chef Erin Miller's argument that serious fine dining belongs in the neighborhoods — not downtown, not in a hotel corridor, but in Inman Square, where Cambridge still operates on human scale.
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9.4
Based on 372 reviews
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Ramen•Boston•$$$$
Miraku Boston
Miraku's backstory is unusual enough to matter: the restaurant traces its lineage to a 2007 original on Rishiri Island, a remote island off the northern tip of Hokkaido, where it earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2012 — recognition for e…
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9.4
Based on 259 reviews
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Mexican•Boston•$$$$
Los Alebrijes Mexican Restaurant
Los Alebrijes stakes a clear identity in East Boston's Sumner Street: this is a Mexican kitchen built around folk-art ambition and genuine co-ownership, not a franchise template.
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9.4
Based on 236 reviews
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Cocktail Bar•Boston•$$$$
Farmacia
Phillip Rolfe built Farmacia around a premise that's harder to pull off than it sounds: a genuinely intimate cocktail bar — nine seats, full stop — where the drinks are the main event and the room earns its keep.
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9.4
Based on 213 reviews
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Restaurant•Boston•$$$$
Norinori Test Kitchen
Norinori Test Kitchen arrives in Brookline's Cleveland Circle not as a Japanese restaurant in the conventional sense, but as a deliberate argument: that the bento — that workaday, compartmentalized form of eating — deserves a room built…
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9.4
Based on 152 reviews
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Bar•South End•$$$$
Moon Bar
Moon Bar suits a night out in South End when you want bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.4
Based on 148 reviews
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Japanese•Boston•$$
Jiro‘s Sushi
Jiro‘s Sushi is the kind of japanese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.4
Based on 134 reviews
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Pizza•Boston•$$
Regina Pizzeria
Regina Pizzeria's North End location has been operating out of the same brick oven, which makes it less a restaurant than a fixed point in Boston's culinary geography.
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9.2
Based on 7209 reviews
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Seafood•Boston•$$
Boston Sail Loft
Boston Sail Loft occupies a particular and useful position on the Boston waterfront: a no-reservations harbour-view tavern that has held its prices in check while glossier neighbours have not.
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9.2
Based on 6323 reviews
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Vegan•Cambridge•$$
Veggie Galaxy
Veggie Galaxy pulls off the trick most all-vegan diners can't: it doesn't taste like a compromise.
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9.2
Based on 4373 reviews
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Seafood•Back Bay•$$$
Atlantic Fish Company
Atlantic Fish Company has held its Boylston Street position in Back Bay for long enough that a reputation this consistent is not accidental.
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9.2
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Seafood•Boston•$$$
Row 34 - Seaport | Boston
Row 34 has established itself as Fort Point's anchor seafood restaurant — the room the neighborhood needed when the district was still figuring out its identity, and one that has held that position long enough to suggest it isn't coastin…
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9.2
Based on 4059 reviews
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Asian•Boston•$$
The Q
The Q is a asian pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.2
Based on 3463 reviews
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Italian•North End•$$
Carmelina's
Carmelina's is the room North End regulars invoke when they want to make the case that Hanover Street hasn't been entirely surrendered to tourist-facing red-sauce production.
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9.2
Based on 2812 reviews
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Mediterranean•Somerville•$$$
Sarma Restaurant
Ana Sortun's Somerville mezze outpost has developed a reputation as one of the Boston area's more genuinely joyful dining experiences — and joyful here means something specific.
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9.2
Based on 2784 reviews
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American•Charlestown•$$
Warren Tavern
Warren Tavern suits a night out in Charlestown when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.2
Based on 2620 reviews
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Steakhouse•Boston•$$$$
Grill 23 & Bar
Grill 23 & Bar has occupied its Back Bay address long enough to become part of Boston's civic furniture — the high-ceilinged, dark-wood room where the city's deal-making and milestone dinners have reliably landed for decades.
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9.2
Based on 2430 reviews
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Mediterranean•Cambridge•$$$
Oleana
Oleana is Ana Sortun's Inman Square dining room and one of the more consequential restaurants in New England — the place widely credited with showing a generation of Boston cooks what Eastern Mediterranean spice could do when shaped by F…
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9.2
Based on 2254 reviews
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Pizza•North End•$
Ernesto's Pizza
Ernesto's Pizza suits a night out in North End when you want pizza that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.2
Based on 2005 reviews
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Greek•Back Bay•$
GRECO
GRECO is the kind of greek room in Back Bay you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.2
Based on 1623 reviews
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Spanish•Somerville•$$$
Dali
Dalí has been running the same warmly disheveled Spanish party in Somerville since the late 1980s, which is an eternity in restaurant years and the clearest possible signal that the room is doing something right.
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9.2
Based on 1574 reviews
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Indian•Boston•$$
Mirchi Nation-Indian Kitchen
Mirchi Nation-Indian Kitchen is the kind of indian room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.2
Based on 1534 reviews
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Mexican•Boston•$
Cósmica
Cósmica is the kind of mexican room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.2
Based on 1510 reviews
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Seafood•Cambridge•$$
The Hourly Oyster House
The Hourly Oyster House is the kind of seafood room in Cambridge you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.2
Based on 1481 reviews
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Restaurant•Somerville•$
Himalayan Kitchen
Himalayan Kitchen is a restaurant pick in Somerville in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.2
Based on 1449 reviews
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Vietnamese•Boston•$
Bánh Mì Ba Lẹ & Bakery
Bánh Mì Ba Lẹ & Bakery is the kind of vietnamese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.2
Based on 1405 reviews
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Italian•South End•$$$
SRV
SRV has built a reputation in Boston's South End around a specific cultural argument: that Venetian bàcaro culture is worth importing with conviction rather than approximation.
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9.2
Based on 1309 reviews
101
French•South End•$$$
Mistral
Mistral suits a night out in South End when you want french that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 1302 reviews
102
French•Back Bay•$$$
La Voile
La Voile operates on a frequency that most Back Bay restaurants don't even attempt to find.
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9.2
Based on 1201 reviews
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Brunch•Charlestown•$$
Monument Charlestown Restaurant & Tavern
Monument Charlestown Restaurant & Tavern is the kind of brunch room in Charlestown you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
brunchcocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 1193 reviews
104
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Vegetarian•Boston•$$
Red Lentil Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurant - Watertown
Red Lentil Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurant - Watertown is a vegetarian pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
brunchdate night
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9.2
Based on 1182 reviews
105
Greek•Boston•$$$
KAVA neo-taverna
KAVA neo-taverna suits a night out when you want greek that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 1147 reviews
106
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Fish and Chips•Jamaica Plain•$$
The Haven
New England's only Scottish restaurant lives inside the historic Haffenreffer brewery complex in JP, and owner Jason runs it like a man genuinely proud of the cause.
pubbrunchcocktail
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9.2
Based on 1142 reviews
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Greek•Boston•$$
Krasi
Krasi is a greek pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
wine barcocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 1137 reviews
108
Thai•North End•$$
Kala Thai Cookery
Kala Thai Cookery is the kind of thai room in North End you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.2
Based on 1110 reviews
109
Mexican•Boston•$
Chilacates Amory St
Chilacates Amory St suits a night out when you want mexican that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 1095 reviews
110
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American•Cambridge•$$$
Pammy's
Pammy's has built one of Cambridge's more durable reputations — the kind that accumulates through consistent cooking rather than a single viral moment.
date night
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9.2
Based on 1081 reviews
111
Indian•Somerville•$$
Masala Square Indian Kitchen
Masala Square Indian Kitchen suits a night out in Somerville when you want indian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 1030 reviews
112
Japanese Izakaya•Cambridge•$$
Izakaya Ittoku
Izakaya Ittoku suits a night out in Cambridge when you want japanese izakaya that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 1025 reviews
113
Gastropub•Charlestown•$
Tavern at the End of the World
Tavern at the End of the World is a gastropub pick in Charlestown in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 1004 reviews
114
Wine Bar•Cambridge•$$$
Puritan & Company
Puritan & Company suits a night out in Cambridge when you want wine bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
wine barcocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 974 reviews
115
Tapas•Jamaica Plain•$$$
Tres Gatos
Tres Gatos is a tapas pick in Jamaica Plain in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 968 reviews
116
French•Boston•$$
Cafe sauvage
Cafe sauvage suits a night out when you want french that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 962 reviews
117
Italian•Boston•$$$$
Sorellina
Sorellina is a italian pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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9.2
Based on 924 reviews
118
Japanese Izakaya•Cambridge•$
Bosso Ramen Tavern
Bosso Ramen Tavern suits a night out in Cambridge when you want japanese izakaya that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.2
Based on 914 reviews
119
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Peruvian•Somerville•$$
Celeste
Celeste is what happens when a filmmaker and an architect decide to open a Peruvian restaurant in Union Square and refuse to treat it like a restaurant business.
date night
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9.2
Based on 883 reviews
120
Bar and Grill•Boston•$$
Audubon
Audubon sits at 838 Beacon St in the thick of the Fenway-Kenmore corridor, and it wears that location without apology.
cocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 838 reviews
121
Tapas•Boston•$$$
Rose - International Tapas & Bar
Rose - International Tapas & Bar doesn't ease you in gently.
cocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 790 reviews
122
Asian•Back Bay•$$
Bangkok Bento Thai Kitchen and Sushi bar
Bangkok Bento operates out of a basement space on Newbury Street — which, on a block that runs toward the Prudential and draws the kind of foot traffic that turns lunch into a spectacle, means you descend from the retail parade into some…
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9.2
Based on 789 reviews
123
Indian•Boston•$$$$
Ssaanjh Indian
Ssaanjh occupies the old O'Leary's Irish pub footprint beside the St.
fine diningcocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 733 reviews
124
Peruvian•Charlestown•$$
Peruvian Taste
Peruvian Taste operates out of a former Charlestown diner space on Arlington Avenue — 18 seats, family-run, no fanfare — and that physical reality is inseparable from what it delivers.
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9.2
Based on 708 reviews
125
Korean•Allston•$
Coreanos Allston
Coreanos landed in Allston in the summer of 2016 with a premise that sounds simple until you taste the logic behind it: Korean food and Mexican form aren't as far apart as the menu boards of most American cities would have you believe.
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9.2
Based on 704 reviews
126
American•Seaport•$$$
SAVR
SAVR arrived in the Seaport in July 2023 with a clear thesis: that the neighborhood, so often accused of favoring flash over substance, could support a room built around hospitality as a philosophy rather than a brand exercise.
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9.2
Based on 659 reviews
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Spanish•Boston•$$
Pintxo Pincho Tapas Bar
Let's get the geography straight first: Pintxo Pincho is in Woburn, not Boston proper — 385 Main Street, a suburb most Bostonians drive through on the way to somewhere else.
cocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 599 reviews
128
Vegan•Boston•$$
Zhu Vegan
Zhu Vegan suits a night out when you want vegan that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 578 reviews
129
Vegan•Somerville•$$
Koshari Mama
Koshari Mama operates from a premise that is both personal and quietly radical: that Egyptian street food, built generation by generation on lentils, rice, pasta, and spice, is vegan by nature rather than by compromise.
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9.2
Based on 544 reviews
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French•Boston•$$$
Nightshade Noodle Bar
Chef-owner Rachel Miller's James Beard-nominated noodle bar operates out of Lynn, Massachusetts — a deliberate step outside the Boston dining core that turns out to be entirely the point.
fine diningseafoodfrench
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9.2
Based on 529 reviews
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Italian•North End•$$
Euno
Euno has operated on Salem Street, which in the North End — a neighborhood where Italian restaurants open and close on the tide of tourist seasons — is a real credential.
date night
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9.2
Based on 527 reviews
132
Ramen•Boston•$$
Zuru Zuru Ramen and Donburi
Zuru Zuru sits in Malden's Pleasant Street corridor — technically outside Boston proper, but functionally a Greater Boston ramen destination for anyone who takes the craft seriously.
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9.2
Based on 513 reviews
133
Restaurant•Boston•$$$$
Rose Town Kitchen & Bar
Rose Town Kitchen & Bar earns its position not through neighborhood obscurity but through an unusually clear sense of occasion.
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9.2
Based on 506 reviews
134
Breakfast•Charlestown•$$
Waverly Kitchen & Bar Charlestown
Waverly Kitchen & Bar arrived in Charlestown not as a brunch afterthought but as a deliberate act of neighborhood revival — an homage to the old Waverly Hotel, one of Charlestown's grandest lodgings in the late 1800s, now reimagined as a…
brunchcocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 494 reviews
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Italian•Cambridge•$$
Gufo
Gufo arrived in East Cambridge in 2023 with a clear thesis: Italian food as a genuine neighborhood anchor, not a destination restaurant performing for out-of-towners.
brunchcocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 477 reviews
136
Burgers•Boston•$
Wheelhouse Boston
Wheelhouse is Abby O'Donnell's original play — the Milk Street concept that launched in 2014 before the newer High Street Place location gave it a nationally recognized food hall address.
date night
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9.2
Based on 464 reviews
137
Ramen•Allston•$$
Isshindo Ramen
Isshindo Ramen earns its place in Allston's dining landscape not through novelty or spectacle, but through the kind of deliberate, process-driven ramen that the neighborhood — dense with students, Japanese expats, and people who take noo…
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9.2
Based on 460 reviews
138
Greek•Boston•$$
The Greek Gyro
On Peterborough Street in the Fenway, The Greek Gyro operates with a clear and unapologetic brief: gyros, done properly, at a price that makes daily loyalty possible.
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9.2
Based on 434 reviews
139
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Steakhouse•Boston•$$$$
Masons Steakhouse
Masons Steakhouse arrived in Quincy's former Free Masons Lodge on Hancock Street in late 2024 with an ambition that outpaces most South Shore steakhouses: this is a multi-floor, grand-marble-pillar kind of room that is explicitly reachin…
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9.2
Based on 430 reviews
140
Sushi•Back Bay•$$$$
Blue Ribbon Sushi
Blue Ribbon Sushi isn't a Boston original — it's a New York institution's first move into the city, and that lineage matters.
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9.2
Based on 415 reviews
141
Indian•Boston•$$$$
Crystal Spoons
Crystal Spoons arrived on the South End–Roxbury border at 1950 Washington Street carrying a specific thesis: that Mughlai cooking — the imperial, cream-enriched, slow-cooked tradition that defined northern Indian court cuisine — has a pl…
fine diningcocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 413 reviews
142
Ramen•Boston•$
Ebisuya Japanese Noodle House
Ebisuya Japanese Noodle House operates out of a deliberately spare room on Summer Street in Malden — bar seating only, no frills, a format that signals exactly where the kitchen's priorities lie.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 347 reviews
143
Thai•South End•$
Bangkok Pinto
Bangkok Pinto opened in January 2016 with a name that doubles as a manifesto: Bangkok for the capital, Pinto for the traditional Thai lunchbox — the stacked lacquerware container that working people once carried to hold meals cooked fres…
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 331 reviews
144
American•Charlestown•$$
Dovetail Restaurant
Charlestown has a way of feeling both frozen in time and quietly ahead of the curve — cobblestone streets, the shadow of the Bunker Hill Monument, and a neighborhood that's been gentrifying slowly enough that the good spots still feel ea…
wine barbistrococktail
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9.2
Based on 330 reviews
145
Japanese•Boston•$$
Somenya Boston
Somenya occupies a suite off Hudson Street in Chinatown, and its whole identity is built around something Boston has chronically undersupplied: serious, house-made udon and soba.
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9.2
Based on 325 reviews
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Mexican•South End•$$$$
Desnuda cocina & bar
Desnuda Cocina & Bar opened on Tremont Street in late 2024 with a premise that few Boston restaurants have attempted seriously: pair a kitchen rooted in Latin-Asian fusion with a proper listening lounge — audiophile sound system, lower-l…
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9.2
Based on 322 reviews
147
American•Jamaica Plain•$$
Vee Vee
Vee Vee has been a Jamaica Plain institution, when Dan and Kristen Valachovic opened what is essentially a 35-seat neighborhood living room off Centre Street — unhurried, art-lined, and deliberately unpretentious.
cocktailhidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 264 reviews
148
Vietnamese•Boston•$$
Gạo Vietnamese Kitchen
Gạo Vietnamese Kitchen on Dorchester Avenue is making a specific argument: that Vietnamese cooking doesn't have to choose between authenticity and a room that feels contemporary.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 263 reviews
149
Greek•Boston•$
Zo Greek Cuisine
Zo Greek Cuisine is the kind of greek room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 250 reviews
150
Korean•Allston•$$$$
SANBADA
Sanbada arrived in Allston in early 2026 as the first outpost of a three-restaurant Korean project, and it immediately drew a Boston Globe rave along with lines down Brighton Avenue — an opening that, by most accounts, represents the mos…
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9.2
Based on 203 reviews
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Thai•Boston•$$$$
Merai
Merai is a thai pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktailhidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 198 reviews
152
Restaurant•Allston•$$
Sloane’s
Sloane’s is the kind of restaurant room in Allston you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 195 reviews
153
Vietnamese•Boston•$$
Huong Que Vietnamese Restaurant
Huong Que Vietnamese Restaurant is the kind of vietnamese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 185 reviews
154
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Vietnamese•Boston•$
Linda Bánh Mì
Linda Bánh Mì is a vietnamese pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 182 reviews
155
Thai•Boston•$$
Thai Oishi
Thai Oishi is a thai pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 175 reviews
156
Mexican•Back Bay•$$$$
Sabina Mezcaleria
Sabina Mezcaleria is a mexican pick in Back Bay in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktailhidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 156 reviews
157
Restaurant•Boston•$$$$
Willow & Ivy | Back Bay Boston
Willow & Ivy | Back Bay Boston suits a night out when you want restaurant that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.2
Based on 135 reviews
158
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Japanese•South End•$$$$
311 Omakase Boston (Three 1 One)
311 Omakase Boston (Three 1 One) is the kind of japanese room in South End you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 131 reviews
159
Restaurant•Allston•$$$$
Ama at The Atlas
Ama at The Atlas is the kind of restaurant room in Allston you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 104 reviews
160
Cocktail Bar•Boston•$$$$
nine
nine is the kind of cocktail bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktailhidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 102 reviews
161
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Brunch•Boston•$$
The Friendly Toast
The Friendly Toast suits a night out when you want brunch that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
brunchcocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 5498 reviews
162
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Italian•South End•$$
Maggiano's Little Italy
Maggiano's Little Italy is the kind of italian room in South End you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
wine barcocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 4916 reviews
163
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Seafood•Boston•$$
James Hook & Co
James Hook & Co is the kind of seafood room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 4653 reviews
164
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Seafood•Boston•$$
Yankee Lobster
Yankee Lobster is a seafood pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.0
Based on 4646 reviews
165
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Pizza•Boston•$
Santarpio's Pizza
Santarpio's Pizza suits a night out when you want pizza that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 4306 reviews
166
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Steakhouse•Somerville•$$
Oliveira's Steak House
Oliveira's Steak House suits a night out in Somerville when you want steakhouse that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 4122 reviews
167
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Fine Dining•Boston•$$$
Yvonne's
Yvonne's occupies the bones of Locke-Ober, the 1862 institution where the mahogany bar dates to 1886 and women weren't admitted to the dining room until 1971.
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9.0
Based on 3633 reviews
168
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American•Back Bay•$$
Boston Burger Company - Boylston St.
Boston Burger Company - Boylston St. is the kind of american room in Back Bay you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 3502 reviews
169
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Spanish•South End•$$
Barcelona Wine Bar
Barcelona Wine Bar is a spanish pick in South End in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
wine barcocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 3256 reviews
170
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Ramen•Cambridge•$$
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka Harvard Square
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka Harvard Square suits a night out in Cambridge when you want ramen that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 2986 reviews
171
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Restaurant•Boston•$$
Gordon Ramsay Burger - Boston
Gordon Ramsay Burger - Boston is the kind of restaurant room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 2976 reviews
172
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Steakhouse•Back Bay•$$$
Abe & Louie's
Abe & Louie's is a steakhouse pick in Back Bay in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
fine diningwine barbrunch
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9.0
Based on 2931 reviews
173
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Mexican•Boston•$$
La Hacienda East Boston
La Hacienda East Boston suits a night out when you want mexican that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
brunchdate night
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9.0
Based on 2510 reviews
174
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Taco•Boston•$$
bartaco
bartaco is the kind of taco room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.0
Based on 2459 reviews
175
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Steakhouse•Allston•$$
The Stockyard Restaurant
The Stockyard Restaurant suits a night out in Allston when you want steakhouse that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 2389 reviews
176
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Italian•Boston•$$$
Limoncello
Limoncello is the kind of italian room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 2270 reviews
177
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Hot Pot•Allston•$$
Spring Shabu-Shabu
Spring Shabu-Shabu suits a night out in Allston when you want hot pot that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 2185 reviews
178
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American•Boston•$$$
Eastern Standard Kitchen and Drinks
Eastern Standard Kitchen and Drinks suits a night out when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 2153 reviews
179
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Sports Bar•Boston•$$
Bleacher Bar
Bleacher Bar suits a night out when you want sports bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 2063 reviews
180
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Chinese•Boston•$$
Myers+Chang
Myers + Chang is the South End project from Joanne Chang — of Flour Bakery fame — and her husband Christopher Myers, and it has held a genuine place in Boston's casual dining landscape for well over a decade.
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9.0
Based on 2053 reviews
181
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Ramen•Boston•$$
Ganko Ittetsu Ramen
Ganko Ittetsu Ramen suits a night out when you want ramen that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 1986 reviews
182
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American•Back Bay•$$
Parish Cafe & Bar
Parish Cafe & Bar suits a night out in Back Bay when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 1972 reviews
183
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Ramen•Boston•$$
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka Back Bay
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka Back Bay is the kind of ramen room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 1852 reviews
184
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Steakhouse•Boston•$$$$
Ruth's Chris Steak House
Ruth's Chris occupies Boston's former City Hall in Downtown Crossing — a National Historic Landmark whose nineteenth-century beechwood detailing has been carefully restored.
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9.0
Based on 1833 reviews
185
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American•South End•$$
Milkweed
Milkweed suits a night out in South End when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 1783 reviews
186
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Lounge Bar•North End•$$
Wicked Craft Co.
Wicked Craft Co. is a lounge bar pick in North End in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
late nightcocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 1581 reviews
187
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Ramen•Back Bay•$$
REDWHITE BONELESS RAMEN
REDWHITE BONELESS RAMEN is a ramen pick in Back Bay in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.0
Based on 1569 reviews
188
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Hot Pot•Allston•$$
Shabu-Zen
Shabu-Zen is the kind of hot pot room in Allston you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 1528 reviews
189
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French•Back Bay•$$
Rochambeau
Rochambeau is a french pick in Back Bay in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 1458 reviews
190
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Steakhouse•Boston•$$$$
Mooo.... Beacon Hill
At the top of Beacon Hill, tucked inside the XV Beacon Hotel, Mooo....
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9.0
Based on 1446 reviews
191
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Cocktail Bar•Boston•$$
F1 Arcade Boston
F1 Arcade Boston is a cocktail bar pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktailpubbrunch
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9.0
Based on 1431 reviews
192
Burgers•Back Bay•$$
The Capital Burger
The Capital Burger is the kind of burgers room in Back Bay you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 1397 reviews
193
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Vegan•Back Bay•$$
Seasons 52
Seasons 52 is a vegan pick in Back Bay in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
wine barfine diningcocktail
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9.0
Based on 1394 reviews
194
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Taco•Boston•$
El Jefe's Taqueria - Symphony
El Jefe's Taqueria - Symphony is a taco pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
brunchdate night
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9.0
Based on 1388 reviews
195
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Steakhouse•Boston•$$$$
Mastro's Ocean Club
Mastro's Ocean Club occupies prime Seaport real estate on Fan Pier Blvd, and it knows it.
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9.0
Based on 1386 reviews
196
Chinese•Boston•$$
Fuchun Ju
Fuchun Ju is a chinese pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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9.0
Based on 1369 reviews
197
Japanese•Cambridge•$
Yume Wo Katare
Yume Wo Katare suits a night out in Cambridge when you want japanese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.0
Based on 1348 reviews
198
Japanese•Somerville•$$
Ebi Sushi
Ebi Sushi is the kind of japanese room in Somerville you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 1310 reviews
199
Pizza•Back Bay•$$
Dirty Water Dough Company
Dirty Water Dough Company is the kind of pizza room in Back Bay you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 1301 reviews
200
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German•Somerville•$$
BRONWYN Restaurant
BRONWYN Restaurant is the kind of german room in Somerville you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 1251 reviews
201
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Steakhouse•Seaport•$$$$
Morton's The Steakhouse
Morton's understands a thing most steakhouses forget: the night needs a shape, and the room should hold it.
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9.0
Based on 1248 reviews
202
French•Cambridge•$$
Ma Maison
Ma Maison is the kind of french room in Cambridge you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
bistrodate night
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9.0
Based on 1242 reviews
203
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Cocktail Bar•North End•$$
Parla
Parla is the kind of cocktail bar room in North End you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktailbrunchdate night
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9.0
Based on 1140 reviews
204
Irish Pub•Jamaica Plain•$
Galway House
Galway House suits a night out in Jamaica Plain when you want irish pub that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
pubcocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 1111 reviews
205
Book Store•Beacon Hill•$$$$
Beacon Hill Books & Cafe
Beacon Hill Books & Cafe is the kind of book store room in Beacon Hill you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.0
Based on 1088 reviews
206
Seafood•Boston•$$$
Select Oyster Bar
Select Oyster Bar is the kind of seafood room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
wine barcocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 1010 reviews
207
Bar and Grill•Back Bay•$
The Avenue Bar Allston
The Avenue Bar Allston is a bar and grill pick in Back Bay in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 989 reviews
208
Italian•North End•$$
TABLE
TABLE suits a night out in North End when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
fine diningdate night
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9.0
Based on 959 reviews
209
Japanese•Somerville•$$
Sugidama Soba & Izakaya
Sugidama Soba & Izakaya is the kind of japanese room in Somerville you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.0
Based on 956 reviews
210
Thai•Boston•$$
Laughing Monk Cafe
Laughing Monk Cafe suits a night out when you want thai that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.0
Based on 955 reviews
211
Italian•Back Bay•$$$$
Deuxave
Deuxave suits a night out in Back Bay when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
fine diningcocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 861 reviews
212
Lebanese•Boston•$$
anoush'ella
anoush'ella is a lebanese pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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9.0
Based on 858 reviews
213
Cocktail Bar•Somerville•$$
Saloon
Saloon suits a night out in Somerville when you want cocktail bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaillate nightdate night
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9.0
Based on 855 reviews
214
Sushi•Boston•$$
Fuji at Ink Block
Fuji at Ink Block suits a night out when you want sushi that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 801 reviews
215
Thai•Boston•$$
Mahaniyom
Mahaniyom is the kind of thai room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.0
Based on 798 reviews
216
Ramen•Boston•$$
Tora Ramen
Tora Ramen suits a night out when you want ramen that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.0
Based on 797 reviews
217
Vegetarian•Boston•$$
Green Leaf Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurant
Green Leaf Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurant is the kind of vegetarian room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.0
Based on 773 reviews
218
Chinese•South End•$$$
JiangNan Boston
JiangNan Boston is the kind of chinese room in South End you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.0
Based on 753 reviews
219
Cambodian•Boston•$$
The Elephant Walk South End
The Elephant Walk South End is the kind of cambodian room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.0
Based on 751 reviews
220
Seafood•Jamaica Plain•$$
JP Seafood Cafe
JP Seafood Cafe suits a night out in Jamaica Plain when you want seafood that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.0
Based on 743 reviews
221
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Mexican•Boston•$$
El Centro Mexican Restaurant
El Centro Mexican Restaurant is a mexican pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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9.0
Based on 732 reviews
222
Mediterranean•Boston•$
South End Pita
South End Pita suits a night out when you want mediterranean that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.0
Based on 719 reviews
223
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Vegan•Allston•$
Grasshopper Vegan Restaurant
Grasshopper Vegan Restaurant is the kind of vegan room in Allston you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.0
Based on 693 reviews
224
Mediterranean•South End•$$
ilona
ilona is the kind of mediterranean room in South End you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.0
Based on 681 reviews
225
Brunch•Somerville•$$
Premiere on Broadway
Premiere on Broadway is a brunch pick in Somerville in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
brunchcocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 649 reviews
226
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Japanese•Boston•$$$$
o ya
o ya is a japanese pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
fine diningdate night
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9.0
Based on 648 reviews
227
American•Cambridge•$$$
Forage
Forage suits a night out in Cambridge when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.0
Based on 542 reviews
228
Vietnamese•Back Bay•$
Pho Viet’s
Pho Viet’s is the kind of vietnamese room in Back Bay you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.0
Based on 538 reviews
229
Ramen•Somerville•$$
Tsurumen Davis
Tsurumen Davis is a ramen pick in Somerville in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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9.0
Based on 528 reviews
230
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Japanese•Back Bay•$$
Sakabayashi Sushi Tavern by SUSHIRO
Sakabayashi Sushi Tavern by SUSHIRO is a japanese pick in Back Bay in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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9.0
Based on 505 reviews
231
Restaurant•Jamaica Plain•$$
The Joint
The Joint is the kind of restaurant room in Jamaica Plain you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.0
Based on 472 reviews
232
Thai•Allston•$$
Thonglor
Thonglor is the kind of thai room in Allston you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 446 reviews
233
American•Boston•$$$
Troquet on South
Troquet on South is the kind of american room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 442 reviews
234
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Wine Bar•Somerville•$$$
Spoke Wine Bar
Spoke Wine Bar is a wine bar pick in Somerville in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
wine barcocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 426 reviews
235
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Ramen•Cambridge•$$
Waku Waku Ramen Harvard Square
Waku Waku Ramen Harvard Square is a ramen pick in Cambridge in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 393 reviews
236
Vegan•Boston•$$
Cocobeet | Government Center
Cocobeet | Government Center is the kind of vegan room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
brunchhidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 337 reviews
237
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Cocktail Bar•Boston•$$
OFFSUIT
OFFSUIT is a cocktail bar pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktailhidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 326 reviews
238
Greek•Boston•$$$$
Kaia
Kaia is the kind of greek room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 307 reviews
239
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Basque•Beacon Hill•$$$$
ZURiTO
Zurito is a Toro sibling, which in Boston carries genuine weight.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 251 reviews
240
Restaurant•South End•$$
Life Alive Organic Cafe South End
Life Alive Organic Cafe South End is the kind of restaurant room in South End you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 227 reviews
241
Thai•Allston•$
Thai Place Restaurant
Thai Place Restaurant is a thai pick in Allston in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 218 reviews
242
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Mexican•Boston•$$$$
El Barco – Mexican Restaurant & Tequila Bar in Boston’s Back Bay
El Barco – Mexican Restaurant & Tequila Bar in Boston’s Back Bay is the kind of mexican room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 218 reviews
243
Italian•North End•$$$$
Little Sage
Little Sage suits a night out in North End when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 160 reviews
244
Meal Takeaway•Boston•$$$$
Koro Ramen & Sushi
Koro Ramen & Sushi is the kind of meal takeaway room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 158 reviews
245
American•Somerville•$$$$
june bug restaurant
june bug restaurant is a american pick in Somerville in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 143 reviews
246
Restaurant•Boston•$$$$
Dalia
Dalia is the kind of restaurant room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 136 reviews
247
Pub•Boston•$
Sullivan's Public House
Sullivan's Public House is a pub pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
pubcocktailhidden gem
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9.0
Based on 123 reviews
248
Steakhouse•Boston•$$$$
Vermilion
Vermilion suits a night out when you want steakhouse that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktailhidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 122 reviews
249
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American•Cambridge•$$$$
Fallow Kin
Fallow Kin is the kind of american room in Cambridge you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 118 reviews
250
Japanese Izakaya•South End•$$
Zaku Izakaya
Zaku Izakaya suits a night out in South End when you want japanese izakaya that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktailhidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 118 reviews
251
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Fine Dining•Boston•$$$$
Lenox Sophia
Lenox Sophia is the kind of fine dining restaurant room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
fine dininghidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 112 reviews
252
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Cocktail Bar•Boston•$$$$
Temple Records
Temple Records suits a night out when you want cocktail bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktailhidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 112 reviews
253
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Seafood•Boston•$$$
Legal Sea Foods - Harborside
Legal Sea Foods - Harborside suits a night out when you want seafood that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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8.8
Based on 6598 reviews
254
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Seafood•Boston•$$$
Saltie Girl
Saltie Girl has spent years accumulating one of the most devoted followings in Back Bay, and the case for its reputation rests on a clear, disciplined concept: serious seafood in a room that seats far fewer people than want to be in it.
date night
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8.8
Based on 4092 reviews
255
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American•Back Bay•$$$
Buttermilk & Bourbon - Back Bay
Buttermilk & Bourbon doesn't position itself as Back Bay's most experimental room, and that restraint is the whole argument.
cocktailbrunchdate night
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8.8
Based on 2936 reviews
256
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Spanish•Boston•$$$
Toro
Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette's South End tapas bar has been one of Boston's most talked-about rooms since it opened, and the conversation hasn't cooled.
cocktaildate night
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8.8
Based on 2444 reviews
257
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American•Cambridge•$$$
Alden & Harlow
Alden & Harlow is the kind of american room in Cambridge you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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8.8
Based on 2424 reviews
258
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Fine Dining•Boston•$$$
Ruka
Ruka is a fine dining restaurant pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
fine diningdate night
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8.8
Based on 2075 reviews
259
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Italian•North End•$$$
Bricco
Bricco is the kind of italian room in North End you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
fine diningcocktaildate night
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8.8
Based on 1900 reviews
260
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Steakhouse•Boston•$$$$
Smith & Wollensky - Boston
Smith & Wollensky - Boston suits a night out when you want steakhouse that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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8.8
Based on 1679 reviews
261
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Steakhouse•Boston•$$$
Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse
Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse is the kind of steakhouse room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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8.8
Based on 1530 reviews
262
Italian•North End•$$$
Lucca Restaurant
Lucca Restaurant is a italian pick in North End in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktaildate night
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8.8
Based on 1230 reviews
263
French•Back Bay•$$$
Bistro du Midi
Bistro du Midi suits a night out in Back Bay when you want french that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaildate night
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8.8
Based on 1217 reviews
264
Seafood•Cambridge•$$$
Waypoint
Waypoint suits a night out in Cambridge when you want seafood that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaildate night
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8.8
Based on 1128 reviews
265
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American•Cambridge•$$$
Harvest
Harvest is the kind of american room in Cambridge you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
fine diningbrunchcocktail
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8.8
Based on 1107 reviews
266
Greek•Boston•$$$
Trade
Trade is a greek pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
late nightcocktaildate night
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8.8
Based on 980 reviews
267
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Lounge Bar•Beacon Hill•$$$$
Alibi
Alibi suits a night out in Beacon Hill when you want lounge bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaillate nightdate night
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8.8
Based on 897 reviews
268
Italian•Beacon Hill•$$$
Toscano
Toscano is the kind of italian room in Beacon Hill you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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8.8
Based on 851 reviews
269
Italian•Beacon Hill•$$$
Scampo
Scampo is a italian pick in Beacon Hill in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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8.8
Based on 790 reviews
270
Italian•North End•$$$
Terramia Ristorante
Terramia Ristorante suits a night out in North End when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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8.8
Based on 789 reviews
271
Japanese•Boston•$$$
Oishii Boston
Oishii Boston is a japanese pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
fine diningdate night
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8.8
Based on 743 reviews
272
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Seafood•Boston•$$$
Legal Sea Foods - Long Wharf
Legal Sea Foods - Long Wharf suits a night out when you want seafood that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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8.6
Based on 6406 reviews
273
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Seafood•North End•$$$
Neptune Oyster
Neptune Oyster has held its position as the benchmark North End oyster bar long enough that the reputation no longer requires hype to sustain itself — the line outside most evenings makes the argument more plainly than any critic could.
date night
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8.6
Based on 4850 reviews
274
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Fine Dining•Boston•$$$
Lolita Fort Point
Lolita Fort Point suits a night out when you want fine dining restaurant that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
fine diningdate night
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8.6
Based on 3984 reviews
275
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Seafood•Boston•$$$
Chart House
Chart House suits a night out when you want seafood that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
fine diningdate night
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8.6
Based on 3099 reviews
276
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Mediterranean•Boston•$$$
Committee
Committee is a mediterranean pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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8.6
Based on 2536 reviews
277
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Steakhouse•Boston•$$$$
Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse
Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse is a steakhouse pick in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
fine diningcocktaildate night
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8.6
Based on 2019 reviews
278
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Mexican•Boston•$$$
Citrus & Salt Boston
Citrus & Salt Boston is the kind of mexican room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
brunchcocktaildate night
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8.6
Based on 1869 reviews
279
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Seafood•Somerville•$$$
Legal Sea Foods - Somerville
Legal Sea Foods - Somerville suits a night out in Somerville when you want seafood that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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8.6
Based on 1697 reviews
280
Seafood•Boston•$$$$
The Oceanaire Seafood Room
The Oceanaire Seafood Room is the kind of seafood room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
fine diningdate night
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8.6
Based on 1160 reviews
281
Italian•Cambridge•$$$
Sulmona
Sulmona is the kind of italian room in Cambridge you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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8.6
Based on 1069 reviews
282
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Restaurant•Boston•$$$
OAK Long Bar + Kitchen
OAK Long Bar + Kitchen is the kind of restaurant room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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8.6
Based on 1064 reviews
283
American•Cambridge•$$$
Henrietta's Table
Henrietta's Table is a american pick in Cambridge in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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8.6
Based on 915 reviews
284
American•Beacon Hill•$$$
CLINK.
CLINK. suits a night out in Beacon Hill when you want american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
fine diningbrunchdate night
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8.6
Based on 686 reviews
285
Spanish•Boston•$$$
Taberna de Haro
Taberna de Haro suits a night out when you want spanish that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaildate night
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8.6
Based on 475 reviews
286
Korean•Boston•$$$$
HAJU Kitchen
HAJU Kitchen is the kind of korean room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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8.6
Based on 329 reviews
287
Japanese•Back Bay•$$$
Hojoko
Hojoko is a japanese pick in Back Bay in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktaildate night
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8.4
Based on 1093 reviews
288
Oyster Bar•Back Bay•$$$
Eventide Fenway
Eventide Fenway is the kind of oyster bar room in Back Bay you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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8.4
Based on 1085 reviews
289
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Sushi•Back Bay•$$$$
Uni
Uni is a sushi pick in Back Bay in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktaildate night
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8.4
Based on 936 reviews
290
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Cocktail Bar•Boston•$$$
Carrie Nation Cocktail Club
Carrie Nation Cocktail Club is the kind of cocktail bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktailwine barbrunch
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8.4
Based on 899 reviews
291
Mediterranean•Back Bay•$$$
Eva
Eva suits a night out in Back Bay when you want mediterranean that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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8.4
Based on 781 reviews
292
Wine Bar•South End•$$$
Frenchie Wine Bistro
Frenchie Wine Bistro suits a night out in South End when you want wine bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
wine barbistrobrunch
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8.4
Based on 650 reviews
293
Mediterranean•Beacon Hill•$$$
Peregrine
Peregrine is a mediterranean pick in Beacon Hill in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
hidden gemdate night
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8.4
Based on 230 reviews
294
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Italian•Back Bay•$$$$
Contessa Boston
Contessa sits atop the Newbury Street corridor in Back Bay, and the rooftop position is the first thing anyone researching the place will notice — because it is also the last thing that leaves a diner's memory.
date night
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8.0
Based on 1674 reviews
295
Italian•Back Bay•$$$
Terra
Terra is a italian pick in Back Bay in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
wine barbrunchcocktail
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7.8
Based on 1060 reviews
296
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Indian•Brighton•moderate
Thewitchez Restaurant
Thewitchez Restaurant is the kind of indian room in Brighton you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Brighton diningdinnerconsidered
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4.9
Based on 724 reviews
297
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Indian•Brighton•moderate
Flat Iron Brighton
Flat Iron Brighton is a indian pick in Brighton in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Brighton diningdinnerconsidered
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4.9
Based on 559 reviews
298
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Indian•Brighton•moderate
FURNA
FURNA suits a night out in Brighton when you want indian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Brighton diningdinnerconsidered
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4.9
Based on 531 reviews
299
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Indian•Brighton•moderate
Dilsk
Dilsk suits a night out in Brighton when you want indian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Brighton diningdinnerconsidered
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4.9
Based on 284 reviews
300
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Indian•Brighton•moderate
Embers
Embers is the kind of indian room in Brighton you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Brighton diningdinnerconsidered
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4.8
Based on 1078 reviews
301
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Italian•East Boston•moderate
Mario’s Restaurant
Mario’s Restaurant is the kind of italian room in East Boston you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
East Boston diningdinnerconsidered
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4.8
Based on 659 reviews
302
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Italian•East Boston•moderate
Pazza on Porter
Pazza on Porter is a italian pick in East Boston in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
East Boston diningdinnerconsidered
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4.7
Based on 1311 reviews
303
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Vietnamese•Dorchester•moderate
Moonshine 152
Moonshine 152 is the kind of vietnamese room in Dorchester you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Dorchester diningdinnerconsidered
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4.7
Based on 1156 reviews
304
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Indian•Brighton•moderate
Palmito
Palmito is a indian pick in Brighton in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Brighton diningdinnerconsidered
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4.7
Based on 297 reviews
305
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Japanese•South End•moderate
The Shawmut Inn
The Shawmut Inn suits a night out in South End when you want japanese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
South End diningdinnerconsidered
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4.7
Based on 80 reviews
306
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Indian•Brighton•moderate
The Coal Shed Brighton
The Coal Shed Brighton suits a night out in Brighton when you want indian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Brighton diningdinnerconsidered
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4.6
Based on 2646 reviews
307
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Italian•East Boston•moderate
Next Door Speakeasy
Next Door Speakeasy is a italian pick in East Boston in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
East Boston diningdinnerconsidered
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4.6
Based on 643 reviews
308
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Vietnamese•Dorchester•moderate
Comfort Kitchen
Comfort Kitchen suits a night out in Dorchester when you want vietnamese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Dorchester diningdinnerconsidered
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4.6
Based on 605 reviews
309
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Middle Eastern•Quincy•moderate
Off the Hook Bar and Grill
Off the Hook Bar and Grill is the kind of middle eastern room in Quincy you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Quincy diningdinnerconsidered
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4.6
Based on 488 reviews
310
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Japanese•South End•moderate
Metropolis
Metropolis is a japanese pick in South End in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
South End diningdinnerconsidered
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4.6
Based on 447 reviews
311
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Wine Bar•Boston•moderate
haley.henry
haley.henry is the kind of wine bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Boston diningdinnerconsidered
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4.6
Based on 432 reviews
312
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Caribbean•Cambridge•moderate
Margeaux Supper Parlor
Margeaux Supper Parlor is a caribbean pick in Cambridge in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Cambridge diningdinnerconsidered
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4.6
Based on 283 reviews
313
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Middle Eastern•Quincy•moderate
Quincy Market
Quincy Market is a middle eastern pick in Quincy in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Quincy diningdinnerconsidered
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4.5
Based on 14013 reviews
314
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Italian•South End•moderate
MIDA
MIDA is a italian pick in South End in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
South End diningdinnerconsidered
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4.5
Based on 1407 reviews
315
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Middle Eastern•Quincy•moderate
Bay Pointe Waterfront Restaurant
Bay Pointe Waterfront Restaurant is the kind of middle eastern room in Quincy you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Quincy diningdinnerconsidered
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4.4
Based on 1957 reviews
316
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Vietnamese•Dorchester•moderate
Lower Mills Tavern
Lower Mills Tavern is a vietnamese pick in Dorchester in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Dorchester diningdinnerconsidered
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4.4
Based on 727 reviews
317
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Vietnamese•Dorchester•moderate
224 Boston – Italian American Comfort Food, Steaks & Seafood | Dorchester, MA
224 Boston – Italian American Comfort Food, Steaks & Seafood | Dorchester, MA is a vietnamese pick in Dorchester in Boston when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Dorchester diningdinnerconsidered
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4.4
Based on 572 reviews
318
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Italian•East Boston•moderate
ReelHouse
ReelHouse suits a night out in East Boston when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
East Boston diningdinnerconsidered
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4.2
Based on 1407 reviews
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What are the best restaurants for date night in Boston?
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Date night spots with warm rooms and polished service
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