"My best restaurant meal of 2022 was at Nightshade Noodle Bar in Lynn. The 14-course tasting menu featured plate after plate of exciting flavors, textures, and ingredients, influenced by the cooking of Vietnam and France but unique to chef-owner Rachel Miller. It was wonderful in and of itself, but also because at the end I felt invigorated and pleasantly full rather than ill and overstuffed, as often happens with tasting menus. It also feels semi-miraculous that Miller and her tiny staff manage to produce such a high level of food and experience." - Erika Adams