Recommendations for Boston

 I like the Blue Room for eclectic grilled food at 1 Kendall
 Square in Cambridge.  A little pricey, but wonderful unusual
 lunches and dinners.  They often sell beer made next door
 by the Cambridge Brewing Company; last week I had Pumpkin
 Beer!

 For Korean food, I like the restaurant in Harvard Square
 (I forget it's name, but its right next to Grendel's).
 There's also a pretty good Korean restaurant across from the
 train station in Newton Center, and a very good one
 on the B line right off of Commonweath Ave
 half way between Washington St and Market St (the Bluestone
 Bistro is on the corner, which is a pretty good pizza place).

 Dali's in Cambridge is a Spanish restaurant with excellent
 tapas (Spanish appetizers) and main dishes.  Go there with a
 lot of people and order a variety.  Maybe my favorite
 mid-priced restaurant in town.

 Pampas in Cambridge on Mass Ave betwen Central Sq and
 Harvard Sq is a Brazillian-style Churasqueria (sp?).
 The waiters bring around spits of roasted meat and
 poultry (18 different kinds I think), and you can take
 what you like.  They also have a huge all-you-can-eat
 salad bar with a variety of really good and unusual salads
 (unlimited palm hearts, yum!).  My favorite place to take
 out-of-town visitors.

 My favorite midpriced Italian restaurant is Enzo Ristorante
 in Brookline on Harvard St nr. Coolidge Corner, though the
 quality is occasionally uneven.  The Groceria on Main St
 just off of Mass Ave can be good, and has the advantage of
 being nearby to Toscannini's, my favorite ice cream place
 in Boston.

 For Thai food, my favorite is Sawasdee in Brookline
 Village, but there's a bunch of good Thai and Vietnamese
 restaurants near BU along Commonwealth and Brighton Ave.

 For Persian Food, Rose's nr Watertown Square is very good
 and there's a wondeful Persian bakery across the street
 that sell the richest ice cream I've ever tasted.

   -- Ellis

 In article , [email removed] (Liz
 Veitch) writes:
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 > Hi,
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 > Does anyone over there have any favourite restaurants in Boston
 > they could recommend?  I will be going there for the first time
 > next week ....
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 >
 > Thanks!
 > Liz
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 >
 My two absolute favorites (in the entire country) are Cottonwood Cafe (2
 locations: Cambridge and Back Bay) and Cornucopia (Downtown).  Both are
 moderate to expensive, Cottonwood being cheaper than Cornucopia.

 Cottonwood is a bit trendy; it's a southwestern restaurant with unfailingly
 interesting and wonderful food.  Cornucopia is more eclectic, with an
 emphasis on fruit and vegetables, but it's by no means vegetarian.

 For cheaper food, try:
 Indian: India Quality Restaurant (Kenmore Square)
 Thai:   Sawasdee (Brookline Village)
 MidEast: Skewers (Harvard Square) or The Middle East (Central Square)

 Have Fun.

 --Andy
 Perrin