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Where to Eat in Greater Boston in May 2024

May is here, and it’s an exciting month for Neapolitan-style pizza, fancy sushi, beer gardens, and lots more. Here’s the latest installment of our monthly […]

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal
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You Really Need to Try the Pastries at Back Bay’s Café Pastel

There’s a new dawn rising on Portuguese food in Boston. Need more proof than the swanky September opening of Amar, the more recent arrival of […]

By Nathan Tavares
Several Uyghur noodle dishes and a dish with hot chili oil are spread on a colorful carpet with a copper pot of tea and a glass of wine in view.
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Providence’s Acclaimed Uyghur Restaurant Jahunger Is Coming to Cambridge

Jahunger—a Uyghur restaurant in Providence with a James Beard semifinalist chef and co-owner—is certainly worth the drive from Boston. But soon, locals won’t have to […]

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal
A hot dog is topped with a squiggle of a mustard-like sauce and has a side of crispy bacon strips.
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Brookline Gets a Thai-Inspired ‘Elevated Dive Bar’ from the Mahaniyom Team

Thai flavors meet global dishes and refreshing highballs at Merai, the soon-to-open second restaurant from the team behind Brookline Village’s award-winning Thai restaurant Mahaniyom. Set […]

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal
A whole lobster is cut in half and stuffed, accompanied by a side of fries.
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Where to Eat in Greater Boston in April 2024

April is here; spring is…maybe here? Lately, some days have us ready for rooftop dining season and others have us pulling the winter boots back […]

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal
A table is covered with dishes of Korean food, including a selection of small side dishes of kimchi and more.
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Soju, Sounds, and Sushi: A Restaurant Trio Opens in Downtown Crossing

Downtown Crossing is now home to a taste, or three, of contemporary Asian cuisine, culture, and cocktails with the debut of a trio of new […]

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal
A restaurant rendering features a blue and gold color motif and a white marble bar with light wood accents.
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Chef Sarah Wade Will Serve an Eclectic, Upscale Menu at Her Third Boston Restaurant

Chef and restaurateur Sarah Wade plans to bring “good food done well” to Boston’s Leather District in fall 2024 with the opening of SJ’s, her […]

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Rendering of an upscale restaurant with light wood, marble, and orange-brown seating.
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The InterContinental’s Dining Revamp Puts an Italian Steakhouse on the Waterfront

Italian steakhouse fare is landing on the Boston waterfront: The InterContinental Boston hotel is revamping its dining program after nearly two decades. Gone is Miel, […]

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal
A woman in a black chef's shirt and pink streaks in her hair poses for a headshot.
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Acclaimed Chef Karen Akunowicz Brings Northern Italian Food to Logan Airport

Now you can get a taste of northern Italy before boarding a plane at Logan Airport. This month chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has opened […]

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Overhead view of a white plate of sashimi, garnished with greens and sitting in a pinkish thin sauce.
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XOXO Sushi Bar Brings Japanese with a Twist to Chestnut Hill

Japanese food gets a modern twist with the March 8 opening of XOXO Sushi Bar in Chestnut Hill, featuring omakase and à la carte sushi […]

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Overhead view of a bento box with seasoned white rice, saucy meatball skewers, gyoza, noodles, butter cake, and more.
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Award-Winning Pop-Up Mimi’s Chūka Diner Finds a Somerville Home

Dumplings and Dr. Nandu, together at last: Best of Boston pop-up Mimi’s Chūka Diner puts down roots at Aeronaut’s Somerville brewery and taproom later this […]

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Grilled, spatchcocked chicken is accompanied by fries and a thick white sauce.
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Where to Eat in Greater Boston in March 2024

March is here, the weather is confusing, and we’ve got one foot in our comfort-food season and one foot in is-it-too-early-to-eat-on-a-patio? season. Either way, there’s […]

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal
A rendering of an elegant seafood restaurant has a very nautical feel, with light wooden beams, blue tiling, and ivory archways over rounded blue banquettes.
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Michael Schlow’s New Project Is a Soon-to-Open Seafood Restaurant

When Seamark Seafood & Cocktails debuts at Encore Boston Harbor this spring, it’ll bring “approachable” local seafood—albeit with a bit of decadence—to the glitzy lobby […]

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal
A spread of Portuguese-inspired dishes sit on a light wooden table next to a pale yellow banquette.
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Baleia Brings Seafood-Filled Portuguese Cuisine to the South End

New England’s abundant seafood makes the region particularly hospitable to certain fish-rich cuisines from other countries—like Portuguese, with its salt cod, seafood stews, and sardines. […]

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Overhead view of an herb-covered whole roasted fish with vermicelli next to a plate of seared scallops and a plate of crawfish and noodles.
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In Quincy, Lê Madeline Serves Destination-Worthy Modern Vietnamese

From a fried lobster roll with tart tamarind sauce to a tangle of garlic noodles topped with basil-buttered crawfish, a reinvented Quincy restaurant aims to […]

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal