Best of Boston
Best Restaurant Comeback
Hungry Mother
Cambridge
How we grieved when Alon Munzer and Rachel Miller Munzer shuttered their popular Rachel's Kitchen last year. The Bay Village café (now reopened under new [...] read more»
2004 Best Restaurant Comeback
Mistral
Boston
Mistral chef and owner Jamie Mammano and his staff have hit a new, super-hot stride. The food, service, and energy have never been better. Ever-popular [...] read more»
1989 Best Restaurant Comeback
L’Espalier
Boston
Thanks to Frank and Catherine McClelland, L'Espalier is back at the peak of perfection. The place is wonderful, the McClellands are wonderful, and the food [...] read more»
1982 Best Restaurant Comeback
Upstairs at the Pudding
Cambridge
Chef Michael Silver has turned this former preppie club-dining room into an adventurous (and expensive) restaurant. read more»
1982 Best Restaurant Comeback, Kitchen
Harvest
Cambridge
Chef Bob Kinkead has made this attractive cluster of rooms much more than the most upscale dating bar in the city. read more»
1981 Best Restaurant Comeback
Ciro & Sal’s
Boston
It used to house a Howard Johnson's. Now it's gourmet Italian for Provincetown refugees (and anyone else who appreciates fine modern art and an attractive [...] read more»
1980 Best Restaurant Comeback
Top of the Hub
Boston
This Stouffer's restaurant once microwaved nearly everything out of packages. Now there's a real kitchen, with a real stove and a real staff. Caveat: it's [...] read more»