Boston Restaurant List, part 3 of 3
Ellis S. Cohen
Allston
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Armadillo Cafe -- Tex/Mex
Barbeque's International -- Indian Bbq
Cafe Brazil -- Brazillian
Cafe Lampara -- Italian
Chung Wah -- Chinese
Ichiban -- Japanese
Pho Pasteur -- Vietnamese
Quan's Kitchen -- Chinese
Rama Thai -- Thai
Saigon -- Vietnamese
San Francisco Noodle House -- Chinese Noodle
Siam Cuisine -- Thai
Thai House -- Thai
Uva -- Italian
V Majestic -- Vietnamese
Viet Hong -- Vietnamese
Arlington
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Cafe Barada -- Middle Eastern
Seagrape Tree Restaurant -- Caribbean
Shanghai Village (Arlington Center) -- Chinese
Tandoor -- Indian
Back Bay
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29 Newbury St -- Eclectic
Atlantic Fish Company -- Seafood
Blue Wave -- Eclectic
Boodle's of Boston -- Steakhouse
Cactus Club -- Southwestern
Cafe Budapest ($$$$) -- Hungarian
Caffe Jaffa -- Middle Eastern / Israeli
Casa Romero -- Mexican
Capital Grille ($$$) -- Steakhouse
Ciao Bella -- Northern Italian
Cottonwood Cafe -- Southwestern
Davio's ($$$) -- Italian
Emporio Armani ($$$) -- Italian
Grill 23 ($$$) -- Steakhouse
Gyuhama of Japan -- Japanese
Harvard Bookstore Cafe -- Nouvelle Tunisian
House of Siam -- Thai
Hsin Hsin Chinese Noodle Restaurant -- Chinese
India Samraat -- Indian
Kashmir -- Indian
Kaya -- Korean
Kebab & Curry -- Indian
King & I -- Thai
La Famiglia Giorgio -- Italian
Legal Sea Foods -- Seafood
L'Espalier ($$$$$$) -- Nouvelle French
Mister Leung's ($$$) -- Chinese
Miyako -- Japanese
Morton's of Chicago ($$$$) -- Steakhouse
PapaRazzi -- Northern Italian
Plaza Dining Room ($$$$$) -- Continental
Rattlesnake Bar and Grill -- Tex/Mex
Ritz Dining Room ($$$$) -- Traditional
Skipjack -- Seafood
Small Planet -- Eclectic
Sonsie -- Eclectic
Spasso -- Italian
Steve's -- Greek / Middle Eastern
Turner Fisheries ($$$) -- Seafood
Beacon Hill / West End
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Anne's -- Middle East
Another Season ($$$) -- French-American
Bangkok & Tokyo Grille -- Thai
Black Goose -- Nouvelle Italian
Hungry I ($$$) -- Contemporary American
King & I -- Thai
La Trattoria -- Italian
Ristorante Toscano ($$$) -- Northern Italian
Siam Cafe -- Thai
Tangiers Cafe -- Moroccan
Brighton
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Bangkok Bistro (Cleveland Circle) -- Thai
Bluestone Bistro -- Italian Pizza
El Phoenix Room -- Tex/Mex
Han Mi Ok (Brighton Center) -- Korean
Jasmine Bistro (Brighton Center) -- Eclectic
Korea House -- Korean
Brookline
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Beijing III (Coolidge Corner) -- Chinese
Bombay Bistro (Coolidge Corner) -- Indian
Cafe Monagene (St Mary's) -- Eclectic
Chef Chang (St Mary's) -- Chinese
Chef Chow (Coolidge Corner & Cleveland Circle) -- Chinese
Daily Catch (Coolidge Corner) -- Seafood
Davio's ($$$) (Brookline Village) -- Nouvelle Italian
El Bandido (Coolidge Corner) -- Tex/Mex
Enzo Ristorante (Coolidge Corner) -- Italian
Golden Temple (Washington Sq) -- Chinese
Harvard St Grill ($$$) (Cooldige Corner) -- Eclectic
Indian Cafe (Washington Sq) -- Indian
MiVami (Coolidge Corner) -- Middle Eastern / Israeli
Niko's (Coolidge Corner) -- Greek
Noble House (Coolidge Corner) -- Chinese
Providence (Coolidge Corner) -- Eclectic
Rami's (Coolidge Corner) -- Middle Eastern / Israeli
Route of the Caravan (Washington Sq) -- Moroccan
Sawasdee (Brookline Village) -- Thai
Shalom Hunan (Brookline Village) -- Kosher Chinese
Shang Chai (Coolidge Corner) -- Kosher Veggie Chinese
Shawarma King (Coolidge Corner) -- Middle Eastern
Skipjack (Brookline Village) -- Seafood
Sol Azteca (St Mary's) -- Mexican
St Petersburg Cafe (Brookline Village) -- Russian
T.J's Taqueteria (Washington Sq) -- Brookline
Takeshima (Coolidge Corner) -- Japanese
Tam O'Shanter (Washington Sq) -- Eclectic
Veronique ($$$) (Longwood) -- Classic French
Village Fish (Brookline Village) -- Seafood
Village Smokehouse (Brookline Village) -- Bbq
Vinny Testa's (Washington Sq) -- Italian
Yu's (Coolidge Corner) -- Chinese
Cambridge (Central Sq / MIT)
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Anago Bistro ($$$) -- Mediterranean
Asmara -- Ethiopian
Brookline Diner -- Middle Eastern
Crystal Restaurant -- Chinese
Fishery -- Seafood
Green St. Grill -- Eclectic Caribbean
India Globe -- Indian
India Pavillion -- Indian
Korea Garden -- Korean
Koreana -- Korean
La Groceria -- Northern Italian
Larry's -- Chinese
Mandarin -- Chinese
Middle East -- Middle Eastern
Oh Calcutta -- Indian
Picante -- Tex/Mex
Pu-Pu Hot Pot -- Chinese
Royal East -- Chinese
Shalimar -- Indian
Taj India -- Indian
Tandoor House -- Indian
Viceroy -- Indian
Cambridge (Fresh Pond / West Cambridge)
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Black Forest Cafe -- Eclectic
Jose's -- Mexican
Joyce Chen -- Chinese
Peacock -- Country French
Pentimento -- Eclectic Natural
Tokyo Restaurant -- Japanese
Cambridge (Harvard Sq)
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Bangkok House -- Thai
Bennett St Cafe -- Eclectic
Border Cafe -- Cajun/Southwestern
Cafe of India -- Indian
Casa Mexico -- Mexican
Casablanca -- North African
Chef Chow -- Chinese
Delhi Darbar -- Indian
Dolphin Seafood -- Seafood
Harvest ($$$) -- Eclectic
House of Blues -- Eclectic
Il Panino -- Italian
Iruna -- Spanish
Mimi's Oriental Grill -- Asian Eclectic
Pampas -- Brazillian
Rarities ($$$$) -- Eclectic Nouvelle American
Roka -- Japanese
Shilla -- Korean
Siam Garden -- Thai
Skipjack -- Seafood
Troika -- Russian
Upstairs at the Pudding ($$$$) -- Eclectic Continental / N Italian
Cambridge (Inman Sqaure)
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Akbar -- Indian
Cafe China -- European-Style Chinese
Casa Portugal -- Portuguese
Chez Vous Creole -- Creole
Daddy-O's Bohemian Cafe -- Eclectic
East Coast Grill -- Eclectic
Jake & Earl's -- Barbeque
Magnolia's Southern Cuisine -- Southern / Cajun
Midwest Grill -- Brazillian/Portuguese
Portugalia -- Portuguese
Sunset Cafe -- Portugese
Cambridge (Kendall Sq / East Cambridge)
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Biggs Restaurant -- Jamaican
Blue Room ($$$) -- Eclectic
Boca Grande -- Mexican
Buoniconti's -- Nouvelle Italian
Cafe Bombay -- Indian
Chandra's -- Caribbean / Indian
Davio's ($$$) -- Nouvelle Italian
Florentina -- Italian
Goemon -- Japanese Noodle
Legal Sea Foods -- Seafood
Michela's ($$$) -- Nouvelle Italian
PapaRazzi -- Italian
Poppa & Goose -- Asian Eclectic
Rayz -- Eclectic
Sindibad -- Middle Eastern
Thai's -- Thai
Cambridge (Porter Sq / North Cambridge)
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Boca Grande -- Mexican
Changsho -- Chinese
Chez Jean -- Classic French
Cottonwood Cafe -- Southwestern
Dali -- Spanish
Ittyo -- Japanese
Jade Flower -- Chinese
Kotobukiya -- Japanese
Maharajah -- Indian
Marino's -- Italian
Masao's Kitchen -- Macrobiotic Vegan
Matsuya -- Japanese
Mexican Cuisine [Forest Cafe] -- Mexican
Noelle -- Eclectic
Passage to India Cambridge -- Indian
Porter Exchange -- Japanese Food Mall
Porter House Cafe -- Barbeque
Sapporo Ramen -- Japanese Noodle House
Snakebites Canteen -- Southwestern
Tapas -- Spanish
Charlestown / Chelsea / East Boston
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Blossoms (Charlestown) -- Nouvelle Italian
Figs (Charlestown) -- Italian (Pizza)
Mama Julia (East Boston) -- Latin American
Nana Cora's (East Boston) -- Italian
New Bridge Cafe (Chelsea) -- Bbq
Olive's ($$$) (Charlestown) -- Creative Northern Italian
Spinelli's (East Boston) -- Italian
Chinatown
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Asian Garden -- Chinese
Ba Dat -- Vietnamese
Blue Diner -- Eclectic (Funky Diner)
Buddha's Delight -- Vegetarian Vietnamese
Carl's Pagoda -- Chinese
Chau Chow -- Chinese
China Gate -- Chinese
China Grove -- Chinese
China Pearl -- Chinese
Dynasty -- Chinese
East Ocean City -- Chinese
Eldo Tea House -- Chinese
Food Hall -- Chinese
Fortune House -- Chinese Seafood
Golden Gate -- Chinese
Golden Palace -- Chinese
Ho Yuen Ting -- Chinese
Imperial Seafood Restaurant -- Chinese
King Fung Garden -- Chinese
New House of Toy -- Chinese
New Shanghai -- Chinese
Ocean Wealth -- Chinese
Pho Bang -- Vietnamese
Pho Pasteur -- Vietnamese
Siam Square -- Thai
Vietnam Restaurant -- Vietnamese
Downtown
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Cecil's -- Latin
Dakota's ($$$) -- Eclectic
Julien ($$$$$) -- French Nouvelle
Locke-Ober Cafe ($$$$) -- New England / American
Maison Robert ($$$$) -- Classic French
Marais ($$$) -- Eclectic
Nara -- Japanese
Parker's ($$$$) -- Traditional American
Sakurabana -- Japanese
Schifino ($$$) -- Italian
Jamaica Plains
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Acapulco -- Mexican
Five Seasons -- Macrobiotic
International Restaurant -- Dominican
Pupuseria Quintanilla -- Salvadoran
Water Cafe -- Eclectic
Kenmore/Fenway
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Buteco (Fenway) -- Brazillian
India Quality (Kenmore Sq) -- Indian
Maluken (Kenmore Sq) -- Japanese
Sorrento's (Fenway) -- Italian
Stars Ocean Chinese Seafood Restaurant (West Fenway) -- Chinese
Lexington
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Cafe Bellecour -- Mediterranean
Lemon Grass -- Thai
New Asia -- Chinese
Peking Garden -- Chinese
Sweet Peppers -- Italian
Yangtse River -- Chinese
Newton
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Amarin (Newton Center) -- Thai
Appetito (Newton Center) -- Italian
Bernard's (Chestnut Hill) -- Chinese
Chengmai (Newton Center) -- Thai
Genghis Khan -- Chinese / Mongolian
Karoun (Newtonville) -- Middle Eastern
Legal Sea Foods (Chestnut Hill) -- Seafood
Mill Falls ($$$) (Upper Falls) -- Contemporary American
PapaRazzi (Chestnut Hill) -- Italian
Ru Yee -- Chinese
Sally Ling's -- Chinese
Sabra (Newton Center) -- Middle Eastern / Israeli
Seoul House (Newton Center) -- Korean
Seven Stars Mandarin (Newton Center) -- Chinese
Sfuzzi (Chestnut Hill) -- Northern Italian
Shogun (West Newton) -- Japanese
Sol Azteca (Newton Center) -- Mexican
North End
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Al Dente -- Italian
Artu -- Italian
Daily Catch -- Italian
Da Natale -- Italian
Dom's -- Nortern Italian
Giacomo's -- Italian Seafood
Giuffre's -- Seafood
G'Vanni's ($$$$) -- Italian
Il Nido ($$$) -- Italian
Il Panino -- Italian
L'Osteria -- Italian
La Conte -- Italian
La Famiglia Giorgio -- Italian
Mama Maria ($$$) -- Nouvelle Italian
Massimino's -- Italian
Mother Anna's -- Italian
Nicole -- Italian
Piccola Venezia -- Southern Italian
Pomodoro -- Italian
Ristorante Lucia -- Northern Italian
Saraceno's -- Southern Italian
Terramia -- Nouvelle Italian
Somerville
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Black Forest Cafe (Davis Sq) -- Eclectic
Chang Feng -- Chinese
Chef Lee -- Chinese
Elephant Walk (Union Sq) -- French/Cambodian
Daily Catch (Davis Sq) -- Seafood
Hometown (Union Sq) -- Korean
India (Davis Sq) -- Indian
India Palace (Union Sq) -- Indian
Jimmy Mac's -- Bbq
Johnny D's (Davis Sq) -- Eclectic
Neighborhood Restaurant (Union Sq) -- Portuguese
New Asia (Union Sq) -- Chinese
Panda -- Chinese
Picante (Davis Sq) -- Tex/Mex
Redbones (Davis Sq) -- Barbeque
Rudy's (Teele Sq) -- Mexican
Union Square Bistro (Union Sq) -- Eclectic
Valdamares (Union Sq) -- Brazillian
WooChon (Union Sq) -- Korean
South End
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Addis Red Sea -- Ethiopian
Azita Ristorante -- Northern Italian / Nouvelle American
Bluestone Bistro -- Italian
Bob the Chef -- Soul Food
Botolph on Tremont -- Eclectic
Buteco -- Brazillian
Hammersley's Bistro ($$$) -- Eclectic
Icarus ($$$$) -- Eclectic
Jae's -- Asian Eclectic (Hip Pacific Rim)
Marcella's -- Italian-American
Nadia's Eastern Star -- Middle Eastern
On the Park -- Eclectic
St Botolph -- Eclectic
St Cloud ($$$) -- Eclectic Nouvelle American
Thai Village -- Thai
Symphony Area
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Bangkok City -- Thai
Bangkok Cuisine -- Thai
Bangkok Room -- Thai
Dixie Kitchen -- Cajun
Ethiopian Restaurant -- Ethiopian
Goemon -- Japanese Noodle
Shawarma King -- Middle Eastern
Theater District / Park Square
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Aujord 'Hui ($$$$$) -- Nouvelle French / Continental
Biba ($$$$) -- Eclectic
David's -- Mediterranean
Joyce Chen -- Chinese
Legal Sea Foods -- Seafood
Montien -- Thai
Rocco's ($$$) -- Neo Italian
Star of Siam -- Thai
Waltham
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Bangkok Flavors -- Thai
Bombay Mahal -- Italian
EJ's Barbeque -- Barbeque
Erawan of Siam -- Thai
Iguana Cantina -- Tex/Mex
Il Capriccio ($$$) -- Northern Italian
Little India -- Indian
New Mother India -- Indian
Saro's -- Northern Italian
Taquieria -- Mexican
Tuscan Grill ($$$) -- Nouvelle Italian
VietFoods -- Vietnamese
Waterfront / Faneuil Hall
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Cornucopia ($$$) -- Eclectic
Daily Catch -- Italian
Eastern Pier Seafood -- Chinese Seafood
Gyosai -- Japanese
Jaspers ($$$$) -- Eclectic New England
Joseph's Aquarium -- Seafood
No Name -- Seafood
Old Spaghetti Factory -- Italian-American
Sally Ling's -- Chinese
Seasons ($$$$) -- Eclectic
Tatsukichi -- Japanese
Zuma -- Tex/Mex
Watertown
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Casa Elena -- Latin American
Demos -- Middle Eastern / Greek
Kareem's -- Middle Eastern
Le Bocage ($$$) -- Nouvelle French
On the Square ($$$) -- Eclectic / Nouvelle Italian
Porcini's -- Italian
Sepal -- Middle Eastern
Stellina -- Nouvelle Italian
Taste of India -- Indian
Verona -- Nouvelle Italian
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Boston Area Brew Pubs
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Boston Beer Works (near Fenway Park)
Commonwealth Brewery (near Boston Garden)
Jacob Wirth's (Theater District)
John Harvard's (Dunster St, Harvard Sq, Cambridge)
Cambridge Brewery (Kendell Sq, Cambridge)
Very Good Sunday Brunch Buffets (& really incomplete!)
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Bay Tower Room -- Downtown
60 State St, 723-1666
($32 Champagne Brunch, with jazz)
Blue Room -- Cambridge (Kendall Sq)
[see description under Eclectic]
Guest Quarter Suites -- Allston
400 Soldier Field Rd (at River St/Cambridge Ave), 783-0090
(wonderful buffet, great ambience, my favorite)
Rowes Wharf Restaurant -- Waterfront
Boston Harbor Hotel, Atlantic Ave, 439-3995
Sheraton Commander -- Cambridge (Harvard Sq)
($21 for very good buffet)
Spinnaker -- Cambridge
Top of the Cambridge Hyatt Regency Hotel
575 Memorial Drive (nr BU Bridge), 492-1234
($25/person, large variety, complimentary champagne,
the whole restaurant revolves)
Top of the Hub
Prudential Center (Boylston/Huntington), 536-1775
(Terrific views of Boston & good buffet)
Turner Fisheries (Seafood) -- Back Bay
(extensive excellent seafood-focused brunch, $22/head)
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Very Good Cape Cod Restaurants
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Abbicci ($$$$) (Yarmouthport MA) -- Italian
43 Main St (on Rt 6A), (508) 362-3501
Chillingsworth ($$$$$) (Brewster MA) -- Nouvelle french
2449 Main St (on Rt 6A), (508) 896-3640
(Very expensive, but worth it for a special occasion. They also
have a cafe, which is less expensive. The main restaurant serves
a 7 course prix fixe dinner. Excellent food, formal yet friendly
service)
Flume (Mashpee MA) -- Portuguese / Seafood
off Rt 130, nr the turnoff to Mashpee Commons
(A popular place with good seafood, though a bit overpriced.
Go for the Portuguese items on the menu, which are both
cheaper and more interesting)
High Brewster ($$$$) (Brewster MA) -- Eclectic New England
Satucket Rd (betw Airline & Stonybrook), (508) 896-3636
Regatta of Cotuit ($$$$) (Cotuit MA) -- Eclectic
4631 Falmouth Rd (nr Rt 130), (508) 428-5715
(Very elegant, somewhat traditional food. Very fresh, wonderfully
prepared seafood.)
Regatta of Falmouth ($$$$) (Falmouth MA) -- Eclectic
217 Clinton Ave (nr Scranton), (508) 548-5400
Very Good South Shore Restaurants
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Vin & Eddie's ($$$) (Abington MA) -- Northern Italian
1400 Bedford St (Rt 18 betw Rts 58 & 139), 871-1469
La Rivage ($$$) (Dartmouth MA) -- Classic French
7 Water St, (508) 999-4505
Navona ($$$) (Hingham MA) -- Italian-French-American
415 Whiting St (nr Rt 3), 337-0757
Saporito ($$$) (Hull MA) -- Northern Italian
11 Rockland Circle (nr Nantucket Ave), 925-3023
(Inventive delicious food. A homey trattoria atmosphere.)
Caffe Bella (Randolph MA) -- Italian
19 Warren St (Rt 139 E), 961-7729
Very Good West of Boston Restaurants
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Aigo Bistro ($$$) (Concord MA) -- Mediterranean
84 Thoreau St, Concord, 371-1333
(Try the brandade, the seafood entrees, any North African food,
and the honey-lavender-thyme flan)
Cafe Luigi (Bedford MA)
up 4/225 in the Purity shopping ctr
(Good, though not very adventurous, Italian food, fairly cheap.
Nice selection of black pasta dishes)
Grappa (Maynard MA) -- Italian
on Rt 62
(An unassuming place that serves unique inspired Italian dishes at
moderate prices -- a very enjoyable place to eat. Try Eggplant
Napolean, Spit-roasted chicken, and Veal scallopine in vanilla
infused lobster sauce. Reservations recommended, especially on
weekends)
Great Wall (Bedford MA) -- Chinese
in the shopping center on the west side of 4/225 before Bedford Ctr
(Not stupendous, but extremely good standard suburban Chinese food)
Harrington Fram ($$$) (Princeton MA) -- American
178 Westminster Rd, (508) 464-5600
Hartwell House (Bedford MA) -- American
Hartwell Ave (first left with a light N or 128 on 4/225)
(Excellent food, nice atmosphere, but pricy.
Good steaks, burgers, and simple seafood dishes)
Le Lyonnaise ($$$$$) (Acton MA)
on 2A, west of 2/2A rotary, past 27
(Intimate atmosphere, w excellent food. Wonderful duck w plum
sauce)
Quarterdeck (Maynard MA) -- Seafood
on Rt 62
(Excellent fresh seafood, reasonably priced. Reservations
recommended, especially on weekends)
Sherborn Inn ($$$) (Sherborn MA) -- Traditional
33 Main St (Rts 16 & 27), (508) 655-9521
Very Good North Shore Restaurants
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Asahi (Salem MA) -- Japanese
21 Congress St, (508) 744-5376
Bistro ($$$) (Gloucestor MA) -- Eclectic
(Very good, with lots of Mediterranean food, including fine seafood
and grilled foods of all sorts)
Flash In The Pan (Danvers MA) -- Contemporary American
181 Newbury St (betw Rts 114 & 62), (508) 774-9367
Glen's Galley (Newburyport MA) -- Nouvelle American Grill Eclectic
44 Merrimac St, (508) 465-3811
(Artfully prepared. Menu varies weekly - some standards. Great
seafood. Occasional oddities such as wild boar, antelope,
venison, etc. Get reservations on weekends.)
Grog (Newburyport MA) -- Southwestern/Traditional
13 Middle St (first left off of State St), (508) 465-8008
(1760 meets 1960. Relaxed atmosphere days -- loud R&B/Blues at
night - local artists on display. Try the Black Bean Soup or the
White Ash Blackened Steak - ouch.)
Hilltop Steak House (Saugus MA) -- Steakhouse
Rt 1 [look for the cow!], 233-7700
(A family place w long lines and very good reasonably priced steak)
Joseph's Winter St. Cafe (Newburyport MA) -- Italian/Continental
Winter St.
(Cozy up-scale room. Piano bar on weekends. Terrace in summer.
Try the roasted peppers, veal. Get reservations on weekends.)
La Boniche ($$$?) (Lowell MA) -- French
110 Gorham St
(Intimate atmosphere, the courses are perfectly cooked & seasoned,
and the desserts are to die for)
O'Fado (Peabody MA) -- Portuguese
52 Walnut St (nr Central), (508) 531-7369
Palmer's ($$$) (Swampscott MA) -- Italian
408 Humphrey St (at Greenwood), 596-1820
Ponte Vecchio ($$$) (Danvers MA) -- Northern Italian
435 Newbury St (nr Topsfield Fairgrounds), (508) 777-9188
Tien's Thai (Marblehead MA) -- Thai
12 School St (at Mt Pleasant), 639-1334
Union Grill (Beverly MA) -- Nouvelle American Grill
208 Rantoul St, (508) 927-2028
White Rainbow ($$$) (Gloucester MA) -- Nouvelle American
65 Main St (at Rogers), (508) 281-0017
OK, but not the best choice in the area)
Very Good New Hampshire Restaurants
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Blue Strawberry ($$$$) (Portsmouth NH) -- Nouvelle American
39 Ceres St (off Bow St), (603) 431-6420
(Wonderful prix fixe dinners using unusual combinations of
ingredients)
D'Artagnan ($$$$) (Lyme NH) -- Nouvelle French
13 Dartmouth College Hwy (Rt 10), (603) 795-2137
Metastasis (Salem NH) -- Eclectic
(Cuisine is an unsual combination of Portuguese, Italian,
French, Californian. Double Diamond & Sam Adams on tap)
Strawberry Court: Restaurant Francais ($$$) (Portsmouth NH) -- French
20 Atkinson St (betw State & Court), (603) 431-7722
Very Good Southern Maine Restaurants
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Alberta's Cafe (Portland ME) -- Eclectic
21 Pleasant St (betw Danforth & Foke), (207) 774-0016
Arrows ($$$$) (Ogunquit ME) -- Nouvelle American
Berwick St, (207) 361-1100
Cape Neddick Inn ($$$) (Cape Neddick ME) -- Nouvelle American
At Rts 1 & 1A, (207) 363-2899
Maine Dining Room ($$$$) (Freeport ME) -- Nouvelle American
Harakeeset Inn, 162 Main St, (207) 865-9377
Very Good Rhode Island Restaurants
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Al Forno (Providence RI) -- Nouvelle Italian
577 S Main St (behind Corliss Landing), (401) 272-2980
(Like Olive's, but better & more refined. Large portions.
Attention to small details. Eat slowly to savor the taste.)
Blue Point Oyster Bar ($$$) (Providence RI) -- Seafood
99 Main St (at Elizabeth), (401) 272-6145
(Cozy well-worn blue-blood room. This serious fish restaurant is
not for the baked-stuffed-haddock crowd. There's a focus on
regional fishes such as trout, shad, pollock, flounder, salmon and
of course, shellfish. Try the shad with roe which was spiced in
earthly realism. The menu changes weekly with daily specials and
some house standards - such as oysters/mussels which are
recommended.)
Le Petit Auberge ($$$$) (Newport RI) -- Country French
19 Charles St (betw Washington Sq & Marlboro), (401) 849-6669
Newport Grill ($$$) (Newport MA) -- Italian
1 Broadway (Washington Sq), (401) 847-8353
Pot Au Feu ($$$) (Providence MA) -- French
44 Custom House St (at Weybosset), (401) 273-8953
Toscano's ($$$) (Providence MA) -- Italian
265 Atwells Ave (DePasquale Plaza), (401) 274--8820
White Horse Tavern ($$$$) (Newport MA) -- Eclectic New England
Marlborough & Farewell Sts, (401) 849-3600