Brighton

Sunset over a rooftop pool high up in a city.
Restaurants

The Most Exciting Rooftop Bars and Restaurants in Boston

Sometimes you’re fine with simply finding the closest possible restaurant patio for a pleasant al fresco meal. At other times, though, there’s something about ascending […]

Slices of raw scallop are garnished with big toasted corn kernels and sliced green chili peppers, all sitting in a bright yellow broth.
Restaurants

Get Ready to Eat, Drink, and Celebrate at the 2023 Best of Boston Soirée

Our annual Best of Boston soirée is just one week away, and we can’t wait to see you at Roadrunner in Brighton on August 9 […]

A small bar features 8 translucent amber stools, ash wood, and a dark blue backbar.
Restaurants

The Koji Club, Boston’s Fantastic Sake Bar, Gets National Acclaim

Spring is here, and you’re sitting on a translucent amber Charles Ghost stool at a curved ash wood bar, sipping a sake that tastes like […]

Steak tips, salad, and cherry peppers sit on a plate on a restaurant table, with a glass of soda and its bottle sitting to the site.
Restaurants

The Ultimate Guide to Greater Boston’s Tastiest Steak Tips

Don’t tell our doctors how many pounds of red meat we consumed while reporting on the mysterious origins of steak tips, the iconic New England […]

A man and a woman wearing chef's aprons and baseball caps smile, standing in front of an outdoor food pop-up setup.
Restaurants

A Sicilian Pizza Shop Is Opening at the Speedway in Brighton

A pandemic-born pizza pop-up is putting down roots in Brighton: Pizza Project debuts at the Charles River Speedway this month, slinging Sicilian pizza by the […]

Restaurants

Braintree’s Popular Widowmaker Brewing Will Expand to Brighton in 2023

A new brewery headed to Brighton later this year hopes to help keep the historically grungy, but quickly developing, neighborhood “a little punk rock.” Widowmaker […]

Arts & Entertainment

Four New Venues Reinventing Boston Live Music

On March 11, 2020, burgeoning Dublin post-punk band the Murder Capital burst onto Once Somerville’s stage, riding the tailwinds of rave reviews from the U.K.’s famously fickle […]

Restaurants

The Ultimate Guide to Brunch in Boston

Boozy Brunch The Bowery Bar For many brunch fans, an over-the-top booze menu is practically a requirement of the genre. Thankfully, Dorchester’s Bowery Bar has […]

A latte in a paper cup is served on a table with an intricate checkers board built in.
Restaurants

10 New Boston Cafés and Bakeries We Loved in 2022

This year’s new cafés and bakeries are a stunning bunch, drawing influences from around the globe—from Haiti to Lebanon, from Korea to Italy. Whether you’re […]

A pink cocktail is topped with foam and golden glitter, and a lemon peel is tied around the glass stem. It sits on a golden table.
Restaurants

13 New Boston Bars We Loved in 2022

Was 2022 the Year of the Cocktail? It really has been a strong year for dramatically presented, intricately constructed cocktails—and intimate, high-end cocktail bars with […]

Two pieces of fish with the tails on are garnished with crushed nuts and sit on greens in a red curry-style broth.
Restaurants

15 New Full-Service Boston Restaurants We Loved in 2022

What a good year for eating. 2022 took us around the globe with new restaurants hyper-focused on regional cuisines previously underrepresented in Boston: We’ve now […]

A pinkish cocktail in a martini glass has an airplane-shaped silhouette on top of the drink.
Restaurants

Birds of Paradise, the Latest Escape from Bartender Ran Duan, Arrives in Brighton

Some people make a scrapbook for vacation photos and mementos. For restaurateur Ran Duan, travel inspires more than just a staid visual keepsake: The award-winning […]

A dim room illuminated with blue lighting features lounge seating and a karaoke machine.
Restaurants

Sake-Drenched Karaoke, the Rebirth of a Favorite Beer Bar, and More Boston Restaurant News

Welcome to our weekly news roundup, keeping you up to date on tidbits of Boston-area restaurant news. Got info that should be on our radar? Send […]

Arts & Entertainment

Boston’s Biggest New Concert Venue Now Has a Very Boston Name

Although the past year saw the heartbreaking closure of a number of Boston music venues, there may be a glimmer of hope at the end […]

City Life

Someone Handed Out Bogus Fliers in Brighton ahead of the City Council Election

Exactly how this went down has yet to be determined, but a bogus campaign literature scheme on behalf of Boston City Council candidate Craig Cashman […]