Foodie vacation in Boston

 Christine wrote:

 >Someone wrote:

 >> Looking for suggestions of good places to eat. Interested in
 >> all price ranges --- will probably splurge once or twice,
 >> probably eat somewhere at like $25 per once or twice, and
 >> the occasional cheap meal wouldn't be bad either.

 >I highly recommend Helmund in Cambridge, next to the Cambridgeside
 >Galleria.

 [ . . . ]

 Seconded, and try their Turkish coffee, too.  It's pretty darned good.

 In the "cheaper" category, try right next door -- Sindibad.  Good place to
 go for a takeout lunch.  Zero atmosphere and service -- it's a takeout
 place with some tables so you can "take out" and eat there.  But the food
 is really good Middle Eastern.

       - Ian

 Someone wrote:
 : > Food that is difficult to come by in my native San Francisco
 : > especially appreciated.
 : >
 : Yikes. Hard thing to do - SF has so much diversity:

 : But here goes: MY favorites for:

 : Chinese : Mary Chungs - Central St cambridge

 --- for dim sum I like Golden Palace.

 : Vietnamese: Viet Hung on brighton st in allston, MA

 --- I prefer Pho Pasteur just down the street, though the crowds may have
 resulted in a small decline in the last year or so.  Still my choice though.

 : Indian : Next to my mom's cooking, I like Rangoli on brighton st in
 : allston

 --- current fave is Bombay Mahal up at the far end of Moody Street in
 Waltham.

 : Japanese: Porter Square - my fave one in there is tampopo

 --- Ginza on Beacon St. in Brookline is my current reccomendation.  For a
 treat, be sure to try their top shelf sake, Onikoroshi.

 David

 Vicki B. wrote:

 > Anyone know the name of the new place in the old Main
 > St. location that once housed Panache? A recent Globe review
 > made it sound very good. I think that they specialize in early
 > American influenced food.

 That would be Salts, and it did sound interesting.  The menu
 looked appealing when I walked past, but I haven't had the time
 to try it yet.

 Anago (the most recent resident of that location) is now open in
 the Lenox Hotel in Boston, but I've yet to visit.  Anyone with a
 first-hand report?--Rob