Best of Boston
Best Neighborhood Restaurant, Fort Point
2015 Best Neighborhood Restaurant, East Boston
La Cancún
Boston
Cozy and welcoming, this authentic Mexican-Salvadoran restaurant has exceptional double-tortilla tacos. Be sure to try the lengua and pescado versions (and get them topped with [...] read more»
2015 Best Neighborhood Restaurant, Charlestown
Navy Yard Bistro
Boston
Owner John Moore personally shops for many of the ingredients on his menu, which features grass-fed hanger steak served with pommes frites, a crisp roast [...] read more»
2015 Best Neighborhood Restaurant, Allston
Jo Jo Taipei
Boston
The "homemade flour corner" options reign supreme here, and the huge, aromatic xiao long bao (soup dumplings) put Chinatown's version to shame. For intense flavor [...] read more»
2015 Best Neighborhood Restaurant, Union Square
A4 Pizza
Somerville
Barstools line every possible wall at this neighborhood staple, which is so cozy you'll want to linger all day with a pint of Pretty Things [...] read more»
2015 Best Neighborhood Restaurant, South End
Picco
Boston
This mainstay's Alsatian pizza—a tarte flambée-inspired pie, with a perfectly charred crust and a layer of luscious crème fraîche—is a gluttonous revelation. Finish your meal [...] read more»
2015 Best Neighborhood Restaurant, South Boston
Café Porto Bello
Boston
It's easy to miss this tiny, 13-table restaurant. Don't: It sells gently priced house-made pastas and pizzas that rival any North End locale's. read more»
2015 Best Neighborhood Restaurant, Roxbury
Ashur Restaurant
Boston
This modest Somali joint serves extraordinary comfort food, including tender lamb with fragrant basmati rice, accompanied by a cup of the Somali version of chai. read more»
2015 Best Neighborhood Restaurant, Kendall Square
West Bridge
Cambridge
The egg in a jar is one of Boston's most-talked-about dishes, and for good reason. But don't let that overshadow West Bridge's many other offerings—rather, [...] read more»
2015 Best Neighborhood Restaurant, Jamaica Plain
Thursdays on the Lawn, Loring-Greenough House
Boston
Everyone from the neighborhood gathers to feast at this weekly outdoor picnic featuring a farmers' market, food trucks such as Clover, roving musicians, and occasional [...] read more»
2014 Best Neighborhood Restaurant, Washington Square
The Abbey
Washington Square
This is the rare spot that we applaud for a static menu, because it’s reassuring to know that we can always get our charred Caesar [...] read more»