<iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-WFHFBM" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden">

Comfort Food

Pan-seared pork dumplings are lined up on a red and white plate next to a bowl of chili oil.
Restaurants

Where to Eat in Greater Boston for October 2024

The chill of early autumn is in the air, and we’re finding comfort in dumplings by the dozen, noodle soups, shepherd’s pie, and lots more. […]

Restaurants

Visit the 24 Boston-Area Restaurants Featured on Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Everyone’s favorite frosted-tipped chef and television host Guy Fieri has spent 40 seasons visiting restaurants around the country on his hit Food Network show Diners, […]

Thai-style small plates are spread across a table, including sausage in a bun, dumplings, noodles in a thick orange sauce, and more.
Restaurants

40+ Boston Restaurant, Bar, and Café Openings We Can’t Wait for in 2024

When we first published this guide, we were a month into 2024, and the Boston dining scene was already jam-packed with delicious new openings—Mexican in […]

Overhead view of crispy pieces of fried fish accompanied by fries and lemon slices.
Restaurants

Where to Find Boston’s Tastiest Fish and Chips

If you want fried seafood in Boston—well, we’ve got you covered with everything from clam rolls to calamari. Sometimes, though, you just want to skip […]

A large hot dog is covered with thick squiggles of ketchup and mayo.
Restaurants

Where to Find Great Late-Night Food around Boston

Sure, with our early last calls and even earlier subway-service shutdowns, Boston will never be confused for the City That Never Sleeps—and the pandemic and […]

Restaurants

Where to Eat near Boston’s TD Garden

When you’re heading to TD Garden, you’re probably spending some time in Boston’s West End, and you’re probably looking for pre- or post-event dining. Sure, […]

Crispy rectangles of tofu are cooked in a rectangular cast-iron pan at a restaurant table, with a dish of thinly sliced pork belly hanging on a wooden rack visible in the foreground.
Restaurants

Where to Eat in Greater Boston in February 2024

The shortest month of the year is underway, and we’ve been eating well. Here’s our monthly guide on where to eat around Greater Boston—a mix […]

Restaurants

These Are the Best Italian Restaurants in Boston Right Now

Big bowls of pasta, rich sauces, fresh ingredients, ever-flowing wine—there are many reasons diners can’t get enough Italian food. The classic cuisine is expansive, thanks […]

A restaurant interior features colorful murals and neon signage reading Mothership.
Restaurants

Mothership, a Family-Friendly Restaurant Full of Comfort Food, Lands in Cambridge

With hearty portions of chicken “tendies,” a 1990s throwback chocolate lava cake, and shuffleboard, Mothership is open in Cambridge, down the street from Alewife MBTA […]

Sliced steak in a brown sauce sits on a plate with fries and greens on a dark wooden table.
Restaurants

Have Yourself a Steak Frites-apalooza in Boston This Winter

Flap meat is, by linguistic standards, one of the least appealing cuts of beef—but as soon as you get past that name, it’s a truly […]

A bowl of mac and cheese features thick rigatoni topped in creamy cheese and biscuit crumbs.
Restaurants

Where to Find the Best Mac ’n’ Cheese in Boston Right Now

In the very un-scientific hierarchy of comfort foods—French fries, ice cream, tacos—one dish reigns supreme: mac ’n’ cheese. After all, a great mac ’n’ cheese […]

A black plastic takeout bowl sits on a wooden surface and is full of barbecue sauce-covered chunks of pork belly and a lime wedge.
Restaurants

Somerville’s Wade BBQ Makes a Case for Boston Barbecue

Somerville’s Union Square has become increasingly bustling by the day, from the arrival of the Green Line in 2022 to the ever-changing retail and dining […]

An overhead view of around 10 dishes of food, including steak frites, a burger, a whole fish, fried chicken, and more.
Restaurants

Blue Ribbon Brasserie, a New York City Mainstay, Lands in Boston

When brothers Bruce and Eric Bromberg were about to open Blue Ribbon Brasserie in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood in 1992, they were so busy […]

Interior of a brewery taproom with black walls and blue lighting.
Restaurants

A Neo-Goth Taproom Opens in Brighton

The Widowmaker Brewing team has been haunting a Brighton address for nearly a year, transforming 190 North Beacon St. into a second taproom for the […]

Two white bowls sit on a pale green tray, one featuring thick noodle rolls with fish balls and a swoosh of sriracha, the other with chopped cucumbers.
Restaurants

Beyond the Top 50: Casual Faves

We enjoyed quite a lot of fine-dining while researching our annual list of Boston’s Top 50 Restaurants, out now—but when we’re between white-tablecloth meals, these […]