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Where to Eat and Drink

Boston DK Choice Price Guide
Prices are based on a three-course meal
BACK BAY AND SOUTH END: per person, with a half-bottle of house
BACK BAY AND SOUTH END: L’Espalier $$$ wine, including tax and service.
Flour Bakery $ French $ up to $45
American 776 Boylston St, 02199 $$ $45 to $80
1595 Washington St, 02118 Tel (617) 262-3023 $$$ over $80
Tel (617) 267-4300 A romantic destination, L’Espalier
One of the neighborhood’s most offers some of New England’s BEACON HILL AND THE
popular meeting spots, where most acclaimed contemporary THEATER DISTRICT:
both locals and tourists stop by French cuisine, seved by an No. 9 Park $$$
for gourmet sandwiches, coffee, impeccable waitstaff. Chef-owner French/Italian Map 4D
and freshly baked goods. Frank McClelland’s vegetarian 9 Park St, 02108
entrées, featuring produce from Tel (617) 742-9991
BACK BAY AND SOUTH END: his own farm, are every bit as This bold bistro overlooking
Joe’s American Bar & Grill $ sophisticated as those with Boston Common serves inventive
American Map 5B meat. Inventive desserts, an gourmet dishes that pair well with
181 Newbury St, 02116 unrivaled cheese program, and the imaginative wine list.
Tel (617) 536-4200 a to-die-for wine list complete
Joe’s offers an extensive menu this gourmet experience. GREATER BOSTON:
of favorites, from giant salads Craigie on Main $$$
to prime burgers. The patio is French
great for people-watching. Kid- BACK BAY AND SOUTH END: 853 Main St, 02138
friendly staff. Grill 23 $$$ Tel (617) 497-5511 Closed Mon
Steak House Map 5B Run by one of Boston’s most
BACK BAY AND SOUTH END: 161 Berkeley St, 02117 lauded chefs Tony Maws, this
Mike’s City Diner $ Tel (617) 542-2255 bustling Cambridge gastropub
American This big-ticket steak house is offers a seasonal menu. The fried
1714 Washington St, 02118 reminiscent of the exclusive pigs’ tails are legendary.
Tel (617) 267-9393 supper clubs of the Prohibition
This classic breakfast-and-lunch era. Prime aged beef with an NORTH END AND THE
diner is often crowded, with a inventive spin is served in a WATERFRONT:
line of guests waiting outside to sumptuously classic interior. James Hook & Co. $
be seated. The menu features Seafood Map 4E
filling classics such as corned BEACON HILL AND THE 15 Northern Ave, 02110
beef hash and home fries. THEATER DISTRICT: Tel (617) 423-5501
Anna’s Taqueria $ Located on Fort Point Channel,
BACK BAY AND SOUTH END: Mexican Map 3C this seafood joint serves fresh
Parish Café $ 242 Cambridge St, 02114 lobster, clams, crab, and fish to go.
American Map 4B Tel (617) 227-8822
361 Boylston St, 02116 Popular cafeteria-style chain NORTH END AND THE
Tel (617) 247-4777 serving delectable no-frills WATERFRONT: Pizzeria Regina $
Parish Café is renowned for its Mexican bites such as burritos, Pizzeria Map 2E
innovative sandwiches created tacos, and quesadillas. It is 11 1/2 Thacher St, 02113
by some of Boston’s best chefs. favored by neighborhood Tel (617) 227-0765
In summer, the sidewalk patio students and the surrounding The city’s best-known pizza spot
offers terrific views of the street. medical community. since 1926 hasn’t changed much.
Expect good-value wine and
BACK BAY AND SOUTH END: amazing brick-oven pies.
Island Creek Oyster Bar $$
Seafood NORTH END AND
500 Commonwealth Ave, 02215 THE WATERFRONT:
Tel (617) 532-5300 Legal Sea Foods $$$
Far more than an oyster bar, Seafood Map 3E
this large restaurant serves a 255 State St, 02109
plethora of exceptionally fresh Tel (617) 742-5300
and delicious seafood in Legendary local chain serving
casual surroundings. very fresh fish in a fine-dining
setting. The clam chowder is
BACK BAY AND unrivaled, while the raw clams
SOUTH END: Toro $$ and oysters are impeccable.
Spanish
1704 Washington St, 02118 OLD BOSTON AND THE
Tel (617) 536-4300 FINANCIAL DISTRICT: O Ya $$
Book well in advance at Toro, Japanese
the city’s most popular spot for 9 East St, 02111
upscale tapas and Latin fare. The Tel (617) 654-9900 Closed Sun & Mon
menu is filled with traditional and One of the city’s most acclaimed
modern dishes made from locally The elegant interior of L’Espalier, a restaurants, the hard-to-find O Ya
sourced ingredients. fine-dining restaurant in Boston serves delicious Japanese fare.
For more information on types of restaurants see pages 28–9
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