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  1. Address
    111 Chelsea St, East Boston, MA · East Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–10 PM

    Online
    Website


  2. Address
    2 Pleasant St, Charlestown, MA · Charlestown
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–1 AM

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  3. Address
    3710 Washington St, Jamaica Plain, MA · Jamaica Plain
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–9:30 PM

    Reserve
    OpenTable
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  4. Address
    2 Winter Pl, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–1 AM

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    SevenRooms
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  5. Rank 107. Vida Cantina

    Modern Mexican


    Address
    2456 Lafayette Rd, Portsmouth, NH · Portsmouth
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–9 PM

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  6. Rank 109. Grace by Nia

    Soul Food

    The broad blue doors open onto a jazz-age fantasia: gold-accented walls, live music, and soul food in a Seaport dining room that feels like a speakeasy that upgraded its permits. Restaurateur Nia Grace runs this dinner-and-show spot, where oxtail and grits share the menu with easy cocktails and the band is not background noise. Boston Magazine named it one of the city's top fifty restaurants, and gave it Best Dinner and a Show.


  7. Rank 109. MIDA

    Italian


    Address
    261 Walnut St, Newton, MA · Newtonville
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM

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  8. Address
    163 Water St, Exeter, NH · Exeter
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–9 PM

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    Resy
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  9. Address
    468 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 2 PM

    Wednesday 2 PM–10 PM

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  10. Address
    110 Dorchester St, South Boston, MA · South Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–4 PM, 4 PM–10 PM, 10 PM–1 AM

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  11. Address
    793 Boylston St, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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    OpenTable
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  12. Address
    62 Water St, Framingham, MA · Framingham
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–5 PM, 5 PM–8:30 PM

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  13. Rank 117. Mistral

    Mediterranean

    Duck on white tablecloths, no apology. Mistral is a full-service French-Mediterranean restaurant in the South End that has been around forever and still packs the room with business-casual regulars alongside tourist groups, both of whom tend to end up with the signature grilled thin-crust pizza in front of them regardless of what they planned to order. The bread is warm and crusty, the service is attentive, and the portions are substantial enough to quiet anyone who finds elegance unsatisfying.



  14. Rank 117. Puritan & Company

    New American

    Parker House rolls with cultured butter arrive at the table early, which tells you something about where this New American restaurant's priorities lie. Will Gilson's Inman Square spot reworks New England staples with local ingredients and the occasional global detour, the kind of cooking that makes baked scrod feel like it had a bad publicist. Comfortable and neighborhood-rooted, it draws regulars who treat the bread course with appropriate seriousness.


    Address
    1166 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–9 PM

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  15. Address
    498 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–10 PM

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  16. Address
    5 Portwalk Pl, Portsmouth, NH · Portsmouth
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–9 PM

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  17. Address
    314 Main St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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  18. Rank 117. Saigon Babylon

    Modern Vietnamese

    Five floors above Central Square, this modern Vietnamese restaurant rewards the climb with vintage furniture the team refurbished themselves and a room that feels like someone's very stylish living room went rogue. The cooking runs to turmeric rice with squab and lemongrass carpaccio, and the cocktail list has a gin drink with salted lime and tingly pepper that earns its place on the bill.


  19. Rank 117. Table

    Italian

    A server once warned a full room of strangers, "It's a marathon, not a sprint," and they were not wrong. This tiny North End prix-fixe seats guests at two long communal tables for six courses of Italian comfort, the kind that leans into abundance rather than elegance. Staff T-shirts reading "Come hungry, be friendly" set the tone before the focaccia even lands.


    Address
    445 Hanover St, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Wednesday 7 PM–11 PM

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    Resy
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  20. Address
    125 Washington St, Salem, MA · Salem
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–9 PM

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  21. Address
    416 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA · Jamaica Plain
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–9 PM

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  22. Address
    42 Beach St, Boston, MA · Dorchester
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–9:45 PM

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  23. Address
    55 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, MA · Chestnut Hill
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Wednesday Noon–10 PM

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  24. Address
    1301 Blue Hill Ave, Mattapan, MA · Mattapan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 9:30 AM

    Wednesday 9:30 AM–9 PM

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  25. Chef Jason Santos runs this Mexican-inspired brunch spot in the Seaport, where the mimosas arrive with a swirl of soft-serve sorbet and the street corn gets a dusting of Flamin' Hot Cheetos. The room is draped in pink flowers, which is either a design choice or an elaborate content strategy, and probably both. Come with a group, order widely from the tapas-style menu, and accept that your phone will not stay in your pocket.


    Address
    319 A St, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM

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    OpenTable
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  26. Address
    236 Patriot Pl, Foxborough, MA · Foxboro
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 3 PM–10 PM

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  27. Address
    1 Harborside Dr, Boston, MA · East Boston
    Hours

    Open now, until 1:30 AM

    Wednesday 5 AM–10:30 AM, 10:30 AM–1:30 AM

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  28. Address
    75 Arlington St, Boston, MA · Hyde Park
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 3 PM–10 PM

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  29. Address
    26 Fan Pier Blvd, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 3 PM–10 PM

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  30. Address
    1250 Market St, Lynnfield, MA · Lynnfield
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 3 PM–10 PM

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  31. Address
    647 Tremont St, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–Midnight

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    Resy
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  32. Address
    1220 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–9 PM

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  33. Address
    107 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Open now, until 9 PM

    Wednesday 8 AM–9 PM

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  34. Address
    180 Newbury St, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Open now, until 9 PM

    Wednesday 8 AM–9 PM

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  35. Address
    401 Park Dr, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–9 PM

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  36. Address
    246 W Broadway, South Boston, MA · South Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–9 PM

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  37. Address
    21 Hudson St Unit 101 Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Wednesday Noon–10 PM

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  38. Address
    2565 Washington St Roxbury, MA · Roxbury
    Hours

    Open now, until 8 PM

    Wednesday 8 AM–8 PM

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  39. Address
    1 Broadway, Everett, MA · Everett
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–2 AM

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  40. Address
    16 Birch St, Roslindale, MA · Roslindale
    Hours

    Open now, until 7 PM

    Wednesday 8 AM–7 PM

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  41. Address
    215 Charles St, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–10 PM

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  42. The biscuits at this Fenway barbecue joint are built to soak up the drippings from brined, smoked chicken, which tells you something about the kitchen's priorities. Tiffani Faison of Food Network fame runs the place, and the slow-smoked ribs and charred brisket have kept regulars coming back for years. Coleslaw and picnic sides fill out the heavy trays. Boston Magazine named it the city's top barbecue in 2025.


    Address
    1381 Boylston St, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–9 PM

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  43. Address
    17 Temple Pl, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–Midnight

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  44. Trina's is a pinup-flavored Somerville dive where the corners are dark, the beer runs from local IPAs to buckets of High Life Ponies, and the staff has been pouring so long they're basically load-bearing. Bartenders from other bars turn up for the Monday industry brunch, which is the closest thing to a seal of approval a bar can get. There's mac and cheese with a buttery Ritz crust and a mango margarita with a BBQ-spiced rim.


    Address
    3 Beacon St, Somerville, MA · Somerville
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–1 AM

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  45. Address
    24 Orleans St, Boston, MA · East Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–11 PM

    Reserve
    OpenTable
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    WebsiteInstagram


  46. Address
    352 Hanover St, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–10 PM

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    Resy
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    WebsiteInstagram

  47. Address
    771 Beacon St, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–9 PM

    Reserve
    OpenTable
    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

  48. Address
    605 Tremont St, Ste G, Boston, MA · Boston
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–11 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram

  49. Address
    195 Elm St, Somerville, MA · Somerville
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–11:30 PM

    Online
    Website


  50. Address
    1 Shepard St, Cambridge, MA · Cambridge
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Wednesday 5:30 PM–10 PM

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