Best of Boston

Best New Restaurant

2009 Best New Restaurant, South

Orta

Pembroke
Last fall the splashy new Hingham Shipyard looked primed to become the region's next dining sensation, boasting upcoming ventures by boldface chefs Paul Wahlberg and [...] read more»
2008 Best New Restaurant, South

Lynwood Café

Randolph
Lean, yeasty crust dotted with a few rounds of mozzarella is not what you'll find at Lynwood Café; A South Shore specialty, 'bar pizza' trades [...] read more»
2007 Best New Restaurant

O Ya

Boston
Calling a restaurant "very New York" may not be a politically correct compliment in these parts. And yet, the label fits. With its sleek design, [...] read more»
2007 Best New Restaurant, Martha's Vineyard

The Sweet Life Café

Oak Bluffs
This year French-American husband-and-wife team Pierre and Susan Guerin revamped the menu and ratcheted up the service at their Oak Bluffs café, effecting a vast [...] read more»
2007 Best New Restaurant, West

51 Lincoln

Newton Highlands
Make sure you get the watermelon steak with confit tomatoes. Or no, wait: You've gotta taste the romaine salad with made-to-order croutons—the greatest thing to [...] read more»
2007 Best New Restaurant, Berkshires

Allium

Great Barrington
These days it's the rare restaurant debut that doesn't try to attract diners with hard-to-pronounce entrées and 'inventive' food pairings. But chef Joe Nastro's New [...] read more»
2006 Best New Restaurant, Martha's Vineyard

Detente

Edgartown
Husband and wife Kevin and Suzanna Crowell's dream was to open a restaurant that offered impeccable food in an easygoing setting. And they've achieved just [...] read more»
2006 Best New Restaurant

Rendezvous

Cambridge
Thinking different can be risky in the restaurant world. Steve Johnson's Rendezvous has bucked every convention and still succeeded. His takeover of a defunct Burger [...] read more»
2006 Best New Restaurant, South

Fifty-Three South

Norwell
Restaurants get made over more often than Ashlee Simpson. But the new incarnation of 53 South is more about-face than facelift. The eatery has moved [...] read more»
2005 Best New Restaurant

Umbria

Boston
Does Boston need another Italian restaurant? If it's Umbria, the answer is a resounding yes. Chef Marisa Iocco is turning out flavorful cuisine from Italy's [...] read more»