Best of Boston

Best Optical Shop

2008 Best Optical Shop

Harvard Square Eye Care

Cambridge
Since a world-class education calls for plenty of high-caliber peering and scrutinizing, we weren't surprised to find our winner within a tome's throw of Harvard [...] read more»
2007 Best Optical Shop

Vizio Optic

Brookline
Galina Rabkin can't stand a smudged lens any more than she can abide a crooked frame. The petite Russian-born optometrist is a perfectionist through and [...] read more»
2006 Best Optical Shop

Vizio Optic

Brookline
Hey, four eyes: Glasses don't have to be unsightly. Vizio Optic optometrist and co-owner Dr. Galina Rabkin carries more than 1,000 pairs of rimless lenses, [...] read more»
2005 Best Optical Shop

Q Optical

Boston
Optical issues are somber enough, so we love a spectacles shop that doesn't take itself too seriously. Such is the case at Q Optical, where [...] read more»
2004 Best Optical Shop

Eye Q Optical

Cambridge, Boston
It's always the question when buying glasses—stick to the tried-and-true or dare for a new look? Eye Q not only has some of the trendiest [...] read more»
2003 Best Optical Shop, Affordable

SEE

Boston
Whether you're searching for classic no-frills frames or the latest lenses spotted on Gisele, find your way to SEE. A toy store for the visually [...] read more»
2003 Best Optical Shop, Upscale

Optica

Boston
Four eyes never looked so good. Optica offers homegrown and imported couture for the face, as well as a staff that bends over backward to [...] read more»
2002 Best Optical Shop

Q Optical

Boston
Finally, a designer frame shop that knows the meaning of the word "designer." Wares blend form and function, from cunning little rimless specs to out-and-out [...] read more»
2001 Best Optical Shop

SEE

Boston
If there were a law of relativity for optical shops, it would go something like this: The cheaper the eyeglasses, the less attractive they are. [...] read more»
2000 Best Optical Shop

Opticians 3

Chestnut Hill
Two things make an optical shop great: a wide selection of frames, and an attentive staff. All three locations of Opticians 3 offer both. Designer [...] read more»