boston eats
Buttermilk & Bourbon
Southern restaurant (US) · Back Bay
southern food tapas - fried chicken, alligator fries, biscuits, etc. buttery and rich and delicious
Cafe Madeleine
Permanently Closed
pastry shop led by an asian pastry chef hana quon - their pastries have a lot of asian influence - my personal favorite is their little yuzu roll - menu changes daily
Phin Coffee House
Coffee shop · Downtown
pho burrito. periodt.
Shojo
Asian restaurant · Chinatown
asian fusion tapas - really good drinks and bites - personal favorite is their mapo tofu fries
Barcelona Wine Bar
Spanish restaurant · South End
great spanish tapas bar with a super long list of wines to go along with all of their tapas
Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea
Bubble Tea Shop · Back Bay
my favorite fruit tea/boba spot - their fruit tea with 0% sugar is my go to
Celeste
Peruvian Restaurant · Somerville
peruvian spot with a great ceviche mixto. also serves up pisco sours so you really can't go wrong
Gene's Chinese Flatbread Cafe
Chinese restaurant · Downtown
hand pulled chinese noodles - my favorite is their garlic noodles and I add pork to it. CASH ONLY
Blackbird Doughnuts
Donut shop · Fenway
they have an everything bagel donut that's so good - it's like an everything bagel but instead of a bagel it's a donut (not sweet)
Tatte Bakery & Cafe
Restaurant · Back Bay
not really a list of boston eats without tatte. their brunch options are solid and their pastry case is even better. personal favorite - pistachio croissant
Mamaleh’s
Deli · Downtown
great jewish deli with a very solid lox bagel. my personal favorite is their LEO it's scrambled egg, lox, and onion on a challah roll
Trillium Brewing Company
Brewery · South Boston Waterfront
great craft brewery - their on tap selection is phenomenal
Saltie Girl Seafood Bar
Seafood restaurant · Back Bay
boston loves seafood and saltie girl is very much so one of the classic seafood joints
Menton
Permanently Closed
upscale french restaurant with a great prix fixe menu - honestly their bread and butter is really fucking good
Pammy's
New American restaurant · Cambridge
has a gochujang bolognese that's SO GOOD
El Pelon Taqueria
Permanently Closed
best burritos in boston (which isn't saying much but kept my LA ass alive in the winters)
Mike's Pastry
Pastry shop · North End
best cannoli in boston - trust me i did a side by side taste test with mike's, modern, and bova's. mike's has the most ricotta-y filling and is the least sweet. modern's was too sweet and my least favorite, and bova's was in the middle - their filling was a bit too vanilla-y for me. my go to at mike's is the pistachio cannoli. CASH ONLY
Mamma Maria
Italian restaurant · North End
classic italian restaurant with a great selection of non-pasta entrees
The Daily Catch
Seafood restaurant · North End
seafood pasta restaurant. you choose the seafood & pasta sauce. my favorite is clams in white sauce - an amazing vongole pasta. CASH ONLY
James Hook & Company
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown
imo best cold lobster rolls in the city. juicy plump pieces of lobster coated in mayo in a hot buttered bun. perfection
Eventide
Oyster bar restaurant · Fenway
fresh amazing oysters & amazing lobster rolls. their clam chowder is LOADED with clams and a bit of nori oil so it's so savory and gosohae
Yume Ga Arukara
Udon noodle restaurant · Agassiz
best udon in boston - the noodles are hand made and their cold udon is phenomenal