The Top 12 Tasting Menus Near The Eaves
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Rank 2. UNI
Japanese
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Rank 3. Wa Shin
Sushi
Inside a Back Bay residential tower, Chef Sky Zheng works the hinoki counter at this polished omakase room, where Japanese imports are dressed with minimal seasoning and precise garnish—torched madai with citrus, needlefish adorned with shiso. The edomae approach is understated, letting high quality fish speak for itself across three nightly seatings.
- Boston Magazine 2025 · Best Classy Sushi · Best of Boston
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Boston Magazine 2025 · #26 · Top 50 Restaurants in Boston
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Rank 4. 311 Omakase
Japanese
Chef Wei Fa Chen's intimate counter in a South End rowhouse pairs pristine imported fish with a refined mise-en-scène of Kyoto ceramics and custom tatami. Cooked preparations of grouper or amadai precede the nigiri, each course deliberate and understated.
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Rank 5. 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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Rank 6. Table
Italian
- Boston Magazine 2025 · Best Sandwich · Best of Boston
- Boston Magazine 2025 · #49 · Top 50 Restaurants in Boston
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Rank 8. No Relation
Omakase Sushi
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Rank 10. Nightshade Noodle Bar
Noodles
A black box in Lynn where Chef Rachel Miller's kitchen operates without rules: uni custard meets torched cinnamon and red curry hollandaise; house-made noodles tangle with caramelized garlic, chili crisp, beef and peanuts. The playlist is loud, the staff unguarded, the cooking fearlessly restless.
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Outstanding Chef · Rachel Miller
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northeast · Rachel Miller
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northeast · Rachel Miller
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- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northeast · Lee Frank
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northeast · Lee Frank