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Rossetti Restaurant of Lynn
Price: Moderate•Italian•4.9(2,612)Rossetti Restaurant aims to serve well executed, traditional Italian cuisine, alongside the art of mixology and inspired craft cocktails. Our kitchen offers a variety of classic and new age dishes with nothing but the best ingredients. Our bar and resident mixologists offer fantastic service and cocktails, highlighted by details: hand-cut ice, house made bitters, barrel aged concoctions, and daily fresh squeezed juices. We aim to please all of our guests, and make sure we create a casually elegant, but most importantly, comfortable atmosphere. We hope to see you there!Dotty's Kitchen & Raw Bar
Price: Expensive•Seafood•4.9(42)Dotty's is a cozy neighborhood restaurant featuring a bountiful raw bar with oysters from all along the Northeast, along with crispy snacks, chowder, handhelds, and exquisite entrees. The venue offers a diverse menu and a carefully curated wine list, alongside a premium cocktail program with hand-hewn ice. Join us tonight!
Moonshine 152
Price: Moderate•American•4.9(1,841)A modern -American, neighborhood bistro restaurant in Southie (South Boston) by Chef-owner Asia Mei (as seen on Chopped, Beat Bobby Flay & Phantom Gourmet). With a globally-inspired, comfort food meets street food menu, Chef Asia puts her unique spin on both East & West Coast style cooking, striving to match the beautiful restaurant’s aesthetic, contributing to numerous glowing re-reviews, accolades & praise. Her "Best of Boston" Buttermilk Fried Chicken Wings, her award-winning Burgers & Vegetarian Burgers, Street Tacos & weekly changing specials are only some of the reasons she was awarded the 2023 Best of Boston Neighborhood Restaurant in South Boston.
Moonshine 152 is located at 152 Dorchester Avenue, on the corner of Dorchester Avenue & West 4th Street in South Boston. We are one block from the Broadway Red Line train station, with bus connections local bus connections. We are a short walk from the South End & Ink Block neighborhoods as well as The Seaport & Downtown Boston.Molinari's
Price: Moderate•Italian•4.9(537)“I wanted to do a place with good Italian comfort food. The simplicity of it, the freshness of it, the quality of ingredients that you get to work with.” They specialize in that quintessential Italian comfort food – pizza. “I think it’s great that the city of Boston is turning around and starting to become known for pizza like the other big cities in the country,” he said. “It is such a simple food but it all comes down to the quality of ingredients.” It’s all done out of an open kitchen where the star of the show is Molinari’s wood burning oven.
No Relation
Price: Very Expensive•Japanese•4.9(164)Tucked away down a narrow hallway, No Relation is a nine-seat, secret sushi restaurant nestled within Shore Leave, a tropical experience from the team at Bar Mezzana and Black Lamb. Chef Colin Lynch leads the inventive omakase menu, where Japanese technique and his creative interpretation of a sushi-ya are presented each evening over approximately 14 courses. Join us in a shared intimate experience with a thoughtfully curated menu, served directly by our chefs. A magnetized world map will highlight the areas from which the menus fish is sourced. Luxurious extras, like Black Truffle and Ossetra Caviar, can be added on during your experience. Towards the end of the omakase, you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy extra bites.Devlin's Restaurant
Price: Moderate•American•4.8(202)Welcome to Devlin's Restaurant, where we've got a little bit of downtown uptown. We serve great cuisine that's both innovative and traditional in Brighton Center Mass.
Delicious seafood and meat dishes, pastas, salads, sandwiches, homemade desserts and an extensive wine and specialty drink list are why people keep coming back to Devlin's. All of this combined with a pleasant chic environment and friendly helpful wait staff makes Devlin's the perfect place for business, social, and family dining.
El Tacuba
Price: Expensive•Mexican•4.9(20)Offering Mexican small plates from recipes that we grew up with, and a full bar with a range of innovative cocktails and local craft beers in a welcoming ambiance.Wusong Road
Price: Expensive•Polynesian•4.7(683)Wusong Tiki Bar is Cambridge's local tropical Bar serving Chinese American bar bites and tropical Tiki inspired drinks by Chef Jason Doo. Famous for our hand-made baos, crab Rangoons and the best Mai Tai in Boston.
Please note if there are no tables available our ground floor bar and 2nd floor bar are available for guests without bookings--subject to availability and during peak hours there may be a queue.
All reservations are for a 90-minute experience, and we kindly ask that you respect the guests who follow.
Wusong Road is a minority and LGBTQ owned business.
BLEND
Price: Moderate•Gastro Pub•4.9(91)Blend is a gastro pub that combines the aspects of great food, music, lights and entertainment all into one. Blend "blends" up that neighborhood gastro pub feel where everyone is welcome. Gay owned and Operated, come check us out!
DRAG BRUNCHES ARE 1ST AND 3RD SUNDAYS UNLESS OTHERWISE POSTED
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Please note when booking for a drag brunch to not choose outside. All drag brunches will be held inside.
TUESDAYS ~ Our Normal Dinning Room is closed for our local cornhole league, hightop bar tables are available but please keep in mind those tables are in the bar area and it will be busy!!!Piccolo Nido
Price: Expensive•Italian•4.9(321)Piccolo Nido in Boston is an Italian restaurant with a family atmosphere, owned and operated by chef Pino Irano from Napoli. Piccolo Nido’s dinner menu includes a daily soup option, as well as classic antipasto and pasta dishes. Enjoy an espresso or cappuccino with dessert, and enjoy getting to know Pino when he steps out of the kitchen to greet the patrons.
Entrees at Piccolo Nido include favorites such as spaghetti and gnocchi, but also has options for lovers of true Italian flavors, such as veal and trout. The fresh catch of the day is also available for the freshest seafood around, and diners can also enjoy tiramisu or a dessert of the day.
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- JJenniferMemphis / West Tennessee •48 reviews5.0Dined 2 days agoHamachi was amazing! Grilled octopus was very good, although I have had some great octopus so it was hard to give it an amazing score. Great bartender! Easy in and out. Would visit again next time I am in town.More infoOstraPrice: Moderate• Seafood• Back Bay•4.9
- PPhilipGreater Boston •4 reviews5.0Dined 2 days agoThis is the best steakhouse in Boston. Get the dry aged ribeye and coconut cake.More infoGrill 23 & BarPrice: Very Expensive• Steak• Back Bay•4.7
- IIsabellaVIPGreater Boston •2 reviews5.0Dined 2 days agoFood was amazing and wait staff did such a great job!More infoKrasiPrice: Expensive• Greek• Back Bay•4.9
- RRonniePhiladelphia County •1 review5.0Dined 7 days agoFood was so . Service was excellent . Value was what you’d expect. Will go againMore infoTerra - Eataly BostonPrice: Expensive• Contemporary Italian• Back Bay•4.5
- LLesOrlando / Central Florida East •2 reviews5.0Dined on Apr 21, 2025The service was great, as was the food quality. The menu is limited but everything was well prepared and extremely delicious. Out table ordered the burger, fish tacos, shrimp pasta, and lobster roll, everything was great. I recommend this restaurant.More infoRow 34 - CambridgePrice: Expensive• Seafood• Cambridge•4.6
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Boston offers a patchwork of cultures and boasts one of the best and most eclectic restaurant scenes in the country. From the South End’s ethnic mom-and-pops to The Theater District’s fine-dining, delicious possibilities abound. Seafood restaurants populate every corner of the city, and each offers their own spin on Boston’s iconic clam chowder. Crumble in some oyster crackers and scrape the bottom of your bowl because it’s almost time for the lobster. Be sure not to skimp on the warm butter. How about some Italian? Explore the narrow streets of Boston’s North End. This vibrant neighborhood is home to dozens of family-owned eateries serving authentic Italian-American food. Regardless of your budget, you’ll find something in Boston to satisfy any culinary whim.
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