Marco wrote: > Hi - > I was wondering if any of the gourmets in this formu > can reccomend a good restaurant in the city of Boston? > I know the north end part of the city has fantastic > Italian food. Does anyone know of any other > arears? (and if you know a microbrewery please > reccomend it!) > The website http://www.boston-online.com/links/html/gp8.html , or to save a click, http://www.bostondine.com , is a nicely organized and easily searched database of Boston area restaurants. You asked about areas other than the North End: Charlestown seems to be very hot right now. Last time I was there I had a great meal at Olives. No reservations, (except for large groups) and people line up to get in at the 5:30 opening, but superb (and expensive) "new Italian" food. > > -- > ------------------------------------------------ > Marco > http://www.mindspring.com/~marco_terry > Personal Finance Tutorial, Stocks & Bonds, Debt Reduction >
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Someone wrote: >>There's also another good one out on the >>pier/wharf who's name eludes me at the moment. > >There's actually such a place called "No-name's," so maybe that's >why you couldn't think of the name. Very good seafood, but hardly gourmet. It's hard to find bad seafood in Boston. Others in the pier/wharf area are: Anthony's Pier 4 -- not as good as it used to be. Good view though. Jimmy's Harborside -- Anthony's major competitor The Barking Crab -- Supposed to be pretty good There are many fine restaurants in Boston that would be gourmet, but the above are not "gourmet." You'll find a list of great restaurants in the Boston area here: Restaurant Report On-line - Best of the Best - Top 25 Restaurants http://www.restaurantreport.com/bestofbest/boston/index.html The list may not be current, but that's life. There are reviews there too, FWIW. Chuck Demas Needham, Mass.
I would highly reccomend the Back Bay Brewing Company...although not itself a microbrewery, they had quite a selection of great beers. My husband, a friend, and I dined there late one evening during a trip to Boston earlier this summer. We were extremely surprised with the great quality of our food, it was not what we were expecting due to the fact it was very reasonably priced and in a pub-style atmosphere. The wine list was less than to be desired (but I'm picky when it comes to my wine selections), but several of the beers we tried were great. Someone wrote: > Hi - > I was wondering if any of the gourmets in this formu > can reccomend a good restaurant in the city of Boston? > I know the north end part of the city has fantastic > Italian food. Does anyone know of any other > arears? (and if you know a microbrewery please > reccomend it!) > > -- > ------------------------------------------------ > Marco > http://www.mindspring.com/~marco_terry > Personal Finance Tutorial, Stocks & Bonds, Debt Reduction > >
In article , "Paul Ferrara" Someone wrote: > Seems strange to me to go to a city known for its seafood and look for an > Italian restaurant; good ones can be found anywhere. The Oyster House > downtown is a couple hundred years old and has excellent seafood and a raw > bar and reeks of atmosphere. There's also another good one out on the > pier/wharf who's name eludes me at the moment. Not so strange... Boston has a large Italian population, and has some excellent Italian restaurants, which are, in general, better than those you find in many other US cities. Just because Boston is known for seafood (and many of the straight "seafood" restaurants are kind of disappointing, IMHO), doesn't mean that there aren't other good restaurants around. For example, in Cambridge (as well as other small towns farther from the city), you can find good Portugese food. For a seafood meal, I actually prefer going to an ethnic restaurant (e.g. Italian or Chinese) to one of the straight seafood places in town. I think you can often do better for the money, and get more interesting preparations as well. The Daily Catch and Giacomo's (both in the North End) are decent examples of mid-priced Italian seafood restaurants. They aren't my favorites, but they are pretty reliable and reasonably priced. Many of the other Italian restaurants also do an exellent job with seafood, even if it isn't strictly their specialty (Marcuccio's, Ristorante Euno, and Maurizio's are just a few which come to mind). The best seafood deals (IMHO) are found in Chinatown, at places like Grand Chau Chow and East Ocean City (just to name a couple). Marcel
IMHO - for the adventurous type - in cambridge, there's the East Coast Grill, and the Green Street Grill - green street takes a caribbean slant on things, east coast does a more New American style.... in the North End, try Maurezios on hanover street - the chef's from sardinia and does a great job with seafood yes - Chinatown is a great place for seafood - try Chau Chow, East Ocean City, Ocean Wealth, Peach Farm and a bit north up in essex/ipswich is fried clam heaven - Clam Box, Woodmans,
Someone wrote: > IMHO - for the adventurous type - in cambridge, there's the East Coast > Grill, and the Green Street Grill - green street takes a caribbean > slant on things, east coast does a more New American style.... I'll second those suggestions. > > in the North End, try Maurezios on hanover street - the chef's from > sardinia and does a great job with seafood And I "firsted" that one. > > yes - Chinatown is a great place for seafood - try Chau Chow, East > Ocean City, Ocean Wealth, Peach Farm I like Grand Chau Chow better than the original Chau Chow, mostly because it's a bit cleaner and the staff isn't as rude, but the food is much the same. I used to recommend Ocean Wealth, but the last time I was there, it was awful (and the time before was just "ok"). I may give them another try in a few months. East Ocean City was much better when I was last there (a few weeks ago). I've not had a really good meal at Peach Farm. I don't even think it was as good as Asian Garden, which is also less expensive. Ho Yuen Ting is another reliable and quite cheap place. For a different style of Chinese food (non-Cantonese), I highly recommend Taiwan Cafe (also pretty cheap and no atmosphere). For dim sum, I recommend Chau Chow City (sit upstairs!). Marcel
Wife and I loved La Suma on the north end in little italy. We were walking the freddom Trail and passed by a bit after lunch. It had been recommneded by a friend and so I started to open the door. This little dog started yapping when I noticed that they were only open for dinner starting at 4. Wife and I started to walk away when this little old lady came out and asked what we wanted. I told her we had stopped by to eat, but didn't know they were closed. She said, 'well, we're open for YOU'. I demurred, but she insisted saying they were all ready for dinner anyway. We went in and she and her niece (the owners) fed us a wonderful italian meal. tell them the mid afternon tourists from michigan from a couple of falls ago said Hi and wished them well. rono
Someone wrote: > Thanks for the answer. I am open to the type of cuisine, in terms > of $ - Anything that will not cost more than $150 or so for a couple > would be nice :-) > > I am not necesarilly looking for expensive - just really good. I know > at least one 'hole in the wall' in Bostons north end that serves > a pasta that is to die for..(Pomadoro Restaurant - by the way) I'd say Terramia or Marcuccio's in the North End, Franklin Cafe or Aquitaine in the South End and Sonsie on Newbury Street for interesting food, Miracle of Science for a good cheap meal and I like Brew Moon's food best out of the brew pubs. Joanie