The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near MIDA

Updated June 17, 2026

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  1. Rank 1. MIDA

    Italian

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    261 Walnut St, Newton, MA · Newtonville
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  2. Rank 2. New City Microcreamery

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    19 Commonwealth Ave, Newton Center, MA · Newton Center
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  3. Rank 3. Thistle & Leek

    New American

    Wood paneling and a relaxed sprawl mask the exacting work happening in this Newton kitchen, where focaccia, pasta, and ice cream emerge from scratch. The seasonal menu pivots daily—sesame bread with chèvre and fava beans, lamb meatballs in tomato-ginger curry—with equal devotion to a properly roasted chicken and a pint.

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    105 Union St, Newton Center, MA · Newton Center
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  4. Rank 4. The Koji Club

    Sake Cocktail Bar

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    525 Western Ave, Brighton, MA · Brighton
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  5. Rank 5. Gustazo Cuban Kitchen & Bar

    Cuban

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    240 Moody St, Waltham, MA · Waltham
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  6. Rank 6. Salt patisserie

    Brazilian/French

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    792 Beacon St, Newton Center, MA · Newton Center
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  7. Rank 7. Rosenfeld’s Bagels

    Bakery

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    1280 Centre St, Newton Centre, MA · Newton Center
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  8. Rank 8. Talulla

    Italian

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    377 Walden St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  9. Rank 9. Merai

    Thai

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    14 Harvard St, Brookline, MA · Brookline
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  10. Rank 10. Wusong Tiki Bar

    New England/Chinese

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    112 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  11. Rank 11. Mahaniyom

    Thai

    Two childhood friends from north of Bangkok run this tight Brookline room where Thai small plates arrive with surprising ambition. A pomelo salad brightens with grilled tiger prawns and toasted coconut; a house-made red curry cradles crabmeat and rice vermicelli in coconut richness. The cocktails—try the Thai tea–infused Sazerac—match the kitchen's unafraid creativity.

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    236 Washington St, Brookline, MA · Brookline
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  12. Rank 12. Blossom Bar

    Chinese/Sichuan

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    295 Washington St, Brookline, MA · Brookline
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  13. Rank 13. Davio's

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    55 Boylston St Chestnut Hill, MA · Chestnut Hill
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  14. Rank 14. Bernard's

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    55 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, MA · Chestnut Hill
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  15. Rank 15. Legal Sea Foods

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    55 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, MA · Chestnut Hill
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  16. Rank 16. Mountain House

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    89 Brighton Ave Boston, MA · Allston
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  17. Rank 17. Bar Vlaha

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    1653 Beacon St, Brookline, MA · Brookline
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  18. Rank 18. Moëca

    Seafood

    The room hums with the ease of people who know they're in good hands—soft light, attentive servers, the kind of composure that signals a place confident in what it does. Seafood leads here, from tamarind-lacquered monkfish to lobster spaghetti, sourced with care and seasoned for the world.

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    1 Shepard St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  19. Rank 19. Urban Hearth

    New American

    A spare dining room with a four-seat bar frames Chef Erin Miller's seasonal cooking, which draws from New England farms and foraged finds—heirloom tomatoes with whipped goat cheese and black sesame crisps, fazzoletti pasta ribboned with saffron and ricotta. The kitchen's restraint and precision suggest a chef more interested in the integrity of her ingredients than in spectacle.

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    2263 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  20. Rank 20. Giulia

    Italian

    The room hums with the controlled chaos of a place that knows what it does well: pasta, nine varieties of it, rotating daily. Fusilli arrives bright with tomato and zucchini; pappardelle ribbons carry braised wild boar with the weight of patient cooking. An all-Italian wine list anchors the experience. Counter seats along the bar stay open for walk-ins brave enough to take their chances.

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    1682 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  21. Rank 21. Jahunger

    Uyghur Noodles

    Uyghur cooking from Xinjiang arrives in Cambridge with hand-pulled noodles that are chewy and substantial, their strands slick with chili oil and Sichuan pepper. Family-run and unadorned, the place offers dumplings and homemade yogurt alongside lamb dishes that carry both Chinese and Arabic spice.

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    272 Brookline St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  22. Rank 22. Rite Tea & Espresso Bar

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    525 Western Ave, Ste 5, Brighton, MA · Brighton
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  23. Rank 23. La Royal

    Peruvian

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    221 Concord Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  24. Rank 24. Gracenote Coffee

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    108 Lincoln St, Boston, MA · Brighton
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  25. Rank 25. Spoke

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    89 Holland St, Somerville, MA · Somerville
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  26. Rank 26. Pammy's

    Mediterranean

    Chris and Pam Willis's kitchen in a salvaged-wood dining room turns out Mediterranean cooking with real precision—bacalao enriched with mascarpone and studded with boquerones and sour cherries, squid ink gnocchi as light as air. A prix-fixe format built for flexibility and a neighborhood warmth that never feels forced.

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    928 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  27. Rank 27. Sofra Bakery & Cafe

    Turkish Bakery

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    1 Belmont St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  28. Rank 28. Deuxave

    Modern French

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    371 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA · Boston
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  29. Rank 29. Imagine

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    358 Huron Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  30. Rank 30. Verveine

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    298 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  31. Rank 31. Tilde

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    2376 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  32. Rank 32. Bagelsaurus

    Bakery

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    1796 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  33. Rank 33. Tonino

    Italian

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    669A Centre St, Boston, MA · Jamaica Plain
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  34. Rank 34. Gustazo

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    2067 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  35. Rank 35. L.A. Burdick Chocolates

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    1330 Beacon St, Brookline, MA · Brookline
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  36. Rank 36. The Plough and Stars

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    912 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  37. Rank 37. Equal Measure

    Global

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    775 Beacon St, Boston, MA · Boston
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  38. Rank 38. Clear Flour Bread

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    178 Thorndike St, Brookline, MA · Brookline
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  39. Rank 39. Iggy's Bread

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    130 Fawcett St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  40. Rank 40. L.A. Burdick Chocolates

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    52 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  41. Rank 41. Si Cara

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    425 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  42. Rank 42. Tasty Burger

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    40 John F Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  43. Rank 43. Iru

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    238 Washington St, Brookline, MA · Brookline
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  44. Rank 44. Moona

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    243 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  45. Rank 45. Pagu

    Asian

    Tracy Chang's Spanish-Asian hybrid cooking pairs bold flavors with quality ingredients—patatas bravas with mojo verde alongside crab laksa with ramen. A Cambridge stalwart since 2017 that moves beyond dining with cooking classes and community dinners.

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    310 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  46. Rank 46. La Saison Bakery

    Iranian Bakery

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    221 Concord Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  47. Rank 47. Cutty's

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    284 Washington St, Brookline, MA · Brookline
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  48. Rank 48. Far Out

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    419 Harvard St, Brookline, MA · Brookline
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  49. Rank 49. Brothers & Sisters Co.

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    7 Station St, Brookline, MA · Brookline
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  50. Rank 50. Saigon Babylon

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    907 Main St, FL 5, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  51. Rank 51. Circus Cooperative Cafe

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    31 Putnam Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  52. Rank 52. Cicada Coffee Bar

    Vietnamese Coffee

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    106 Prospect St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  53. Rank 53. Ssaanjh Indian

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    1012 Beacon St, Brookline, MA · Brookline
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  54. Rank 54. Sarma

    Eastern Mediterranean

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    249 Pearl St, Somerville, MA · Somerville
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  55. Rank 55. UNI

    Japanese

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    370A Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA · Boston
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  56. Rank 56. Umami

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    2372 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  57. Rank 57. Row 34

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    498 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA · Boston
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  58. Rank 58. New City Microcreamery

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    311 Broadway, Arlington, MA · Arlington
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  59. Rank 59. Zuma

    Japanese

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    1 Dalton St, Boston, MA · Boston
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  60. Rank 60. Yume Ga Arukara

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    1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  61. Rank 61. Oleana

    Turkish Middle Eastern

    Wood-paneled rooms and hanging blue-glass amulets set a protective, chalet-like warmth at this Cambridge stalwart devoted to Turkish and Eastern Mediterranean cooking. The small-plates menu—vegetables, fish, meat—yields ricotta dumplings and quail kebab with pistachio that justify the perpetual crowds.

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    134 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  62. Rank 62. Bab-Al-Yemen

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    468 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA · Boston
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  63. Rank 63. Lulu Green

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    401 Park Dr, Boston, MA · Boston
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  64. Rank 64. Tasty Burger

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    23 Prospect St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  65. Rank 65. Abuela’s Table

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    416 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA · Jamaica Plain
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  66. Rank 66. Sugidama Soba & Izakaya

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    234 Elm St, Somerville, MA · Somerville
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  67. Rank 67. Sweet Cheeks Q

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    1381 Boylston St, Boston, MA · Boston
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  68. Rank 68. Black Cat at Vee Vee

    Seasonal American

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    763 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA · Jamaica Plain
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  69. Rank 69. Yego Coffee

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    1212 Broadway, Somerville, MA · Somerville
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  70. Rank 70. Blue Nile

    Ethiopian

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    389 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA · Jamaica Plain
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  71. Rank 71. Tasty Burger

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    86 Van Ness St, Boston, MA · Boston
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  72. Rank 72. Celeste

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    21 Bow St, Somerville, MA · Somerville
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  73. Rank 73. Broadsheet Coffee Roasters

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    100 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  74. Rank 74. New City Microcreamery

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    403 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  75. Rank 75. Brick & Mortar

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    567 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  76. Rank 76. Asta

    Contemporary

    Chef Alex Crabb's decade-long tenure in a spare Back Bay room—exposed brick, gold ceiling, counter seating—yields a tasting menu that shifts weekly, sometimes conceptually over coherently, but always delivered by an engaged kitchen. Herb-crusted fish, dry-aged duck, chawanmushi threaded with truffle: the ideas come fast and handwritten, a restless intelligence at work.

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    47 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA · Boston
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  77. Rank 77. Field & Vine

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    9 Sanborn Court, Somerville, MA · Somerville
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  78. Rank 78. Drawdown Brewing

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    3204 Washington St Boston, MA · Jamaica Plain
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  79. Rank 79. Trina's Starlite Lounge

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    3 Beacon St, Somerville, MA · Somerville
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  80. Rank 80. Jadu

    Southeast Asian

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    765 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA · Jamaica Plain
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  81. Rank 81. Brassica Kitchen + Cafe

    French New American

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    3710 Washington St, Jamaica Plain, MA · Jamaica Plain
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  82. Rank 82. Sumiao Hunan Kitchen

    Hunan Chinese

    Sumiao Chen abandoned science to open this bright Kendall Square kitchen devoted to Hunan's fiery, funky cooking, where even obligatory dishes like General Tso's chicken receive house-made sauce. The stir-fried rice noodles—egg, chives, pickled green beans—and Grandma's five-spice pork with firm tofu announce a chef thinking beyond the expected.

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    270 Third St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  83. Rank 83. MIDA

    Italian

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    1391 Boylston St, Boston, MA · Boston
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  84. Rank 84. Krasi

    Greek

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    48 Gloucester St, Boston, MA · Boston
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  85. Rank 85. Standard Italian

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    771 Beacon St, Boston, MA · Boston
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  86. Rank 86. La Padrona

    Italian

    Inside Raffles Boston, a two-story Italian restaurant gleams with gold accents and grand windows; the kitchen answers the opulence with housemade pastas and scallops finished in saffron butter, while an astute cocktail program and wine list ensure the glamour extends to the glass.

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    38 Trinity Pl, Boston, MA · Boston
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  87. Rank 87. Hecate

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    48 Gloucester St, Boston, MA · Boston
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  88. Rank 88. Select Oyster Bar

    Seafood

    In a Back Bay rowhouse, Chef Michael Sherpa's oyster bar centers on an L-shaped pewter counter where Maine uni toast and daily crudo speak to serious seafood sourcing. The Casco Bay halibut, dressed with pickled onion and almond, arrives as a small argument for why you came here instead of somewhere easier.

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    50 Gloucester St, Boston, MA · Boston
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  89. Rank 89. Hot Chix Boston

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    1220 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  90. Rank 90. Bitty & Beau’s Coffee

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    350 Water St, Charlestown, MA · Cambridge
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  91. Rank 91. Lehrhaus

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    425 Washington St, Somerville, MA · Somerville
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  92. Rank 92. Bay Sweets Market

    Middle Eastern

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    120 Spring St, West Roxbury, MA · West Roxbury
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  93. Rank 93. Toro

    Spanish

    A South End fixture that has thrived for two decades on the simple formula of spirited service and shareable Spanish fare. Crispy bacalao croquetas and roasted bone marrow with oxtail anchor a menu best approached with friends and a glass of manzanilla, while the all-Spanish wine list and capable cocktails keep pace with the convivial, unhurried mood.

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    1704 Washington St, Boston, MA · Boston
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  94. Rank 94. Puritan & Company

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    1166 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  95. Rank 95. Russ & Mimi's

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    16 Birch St, Roslindale, MA · Roslindale
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  96. Rank 96. The Haven

    Scottish British

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    284 Amory St, Jamaica Plain, MA · Jamaica Plain
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  97. Rank 97. Ostra

    Mediterranean Seafood

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    1 Charles St S, Boston, MA · Boston
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  98. Rank 98. Amba

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    57-59 First St Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
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  99. Rank 99. Zurito

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    26 Charles St, Boston, MA · Boston
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  100. Rank 100. Barra

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    23 Bow St, Somerville, MA · Somerville
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