Best of Boston

There’s a roast-beef renaissance afoot at hipster sandwich joints around town, but to rediscover the simple glories of the noble beast, ride the Blue Line north to a place that never forgot them. At Beachmont Roast Beef, steps from the eponymous subway station in Revere, humble surroundings and an everyman’s price tag belie the quality and care that go into each spectacularly tender slice, served rare on an onion roll.