| # | Name | Rating | Price | Location | Comments |
| 2 | 9 Tastes of Thai | 8 | $$ | Harvard Sq. | Excellent Thai down below street level. Used to be "Bangkok." Similar menu and interior, and still great food. Lunch special boxes weekdays. |
| 3 | 99 Restaurant | 7 | $ | Woburn et al. | Surprisingly good these days. I remember this as a cheap steak house from thirty years ago. Today, the food is pretty good and reasonably priced. |
| 4 | Abbey, The | 7 | $$ | Porter | Trendy, well prepared, small portions. Good not great. Hyperactive air conditioning. |
| 5 | Alive & Kicking | 7 | $$ | Cambridge, Putnam Ave @ Western Ave | First-rate lobster salad sandwiches. Live lobster and good fresh fish market, too. Seating outside under roof or umbrella. Pray for good weather, or take it home. |
| 6 | All-Star Sandwiches | 8 | $ | Inman Sq. | Very good, large sandwiches. Great fries. What more can you ask for of a sandwich shop? Rumor says that the mac & cheese is killer. Reality: it's good but hardly killer. |
| 7 | Amelia's | 7 | $$$ | Kendall | Small Italian place; a few outside tables, too. Good salads, veal, and pastas. They lose a star for the boring dessert, though. |
| 8 | Antico Forno | 5 | $ | North End | Okay Italian. The brick-oven pizza is better, rates a 6; thin,yeasty crust. Caesar salad very weak. |
| 9 | Antonio's Cucina Italiana | 7 | $$ | Mass General - Beacon Hill | Good lunch Italian, sandwiches and pasta dishes. When they say the sauce is spicy, it is. |
| 10 | Assaggio | 5 | $$ | North End | Mediocre Italian. Right neighborhood, but bland dishes, and not cheap. Good bread and oil, though. |
| 11 | Audubon Circle | 7 | $$ | Kenmore Sq. | Looks like a neighborhood bar, but has great appetizers and light meals. The potstickers are particularly good. |
| 12 | B. Good | 5 | $ | Harvard | Rumored to be killer burgers and fries, but disappointing. Okay burger; gummy sweet potato fries. |
| 13 | Bahama Breeze | 6 | $$ | Tyngsboro | Pretty good burgers, shrimp, salads. But the fish tacos are made with these teeny little minnows; beware if you are actually hungry. |
| 14 | Bartley's Burger Cottage | 9 | $ | Harvard | Outstanding burgers and fries. Best in Boston, according to the Boston Globe and the Wall Street Journal and CitySearch. And me. Huge selection of burger accessories. Warning: no restrooms. |
| 15 | Beat Bistro | 8 | $$$ | Harvard | Subterranean restaurant and jazz club. Brasserie with a distinctly French and Italian flair. Seafood, steaks, burgers, pastas, rices. Good stuff, but pricy. |
| 16 | Beijing Tokyo | 6 | $ | Main St, Cambridge | Small neighborhood place. Sushi and Chinese. Pretty good sushi, rolls and nigiri. Chinese dishes are good but undistinguished. |
| 17 | BerryLine | 6 | $ | Harvard | Frozen yogurt, three flavors daily, and add your selection of evil toppings. Does not compare with Yogurt Planet in Austin. |
| 18 | Bertucci's | 8 | $ | Main St., many others | The Best brick oven pizza and pizza rolls. Started out small on Main St, became a chain. Still great. (Harvard Sq. closed, sob.) |
| 19 | Blue Ribbon BBQ | 8 | $$ | Arlington | Real down-home barbecue: brisket, pork, chicken, ribs (several kinds). Several sauces, from sweet to hot to vinegar. Extremely limited seating, so plan to take out. |
| 20 | Bob's Clam Hut | 8 | $$ | Kittery, ME | Great fried clams and other fried seafood in the middle of the Kittery discount mile. Extremely popular. (Ms T has a frequent diner's card.) |
| 21 | Bollywood Grill | 7 | $ | North Andover | Good Indian lunch buffet. Spicy tikka masalas, one chicken, one cheese. Very tasty saag paneer. Naan on the table is dry; wait for the fresh naan that they will bring. |
| 22 | Boloco (died) | 8 | $ | Harvard | Dandy and economical, student place. Bowl of rice with choices of veggies, sauces, proteins. The one I had (with buffalo chicken) was excellent. |
| 23 | Bon Me | 7 | $ | Kendall | Another tiny eat-in or take-out place in Kendall Square. Vietnamese pho, salads. |
| 24 | Bonchon | 8 | $$ | Harvard | Many things Korean, including great wings, salads, dumplings, etc. The garlic soy sauce is wonderful with a slightly sweet edge. And spicy really means spicy when the menu says so. |
| 25 | Bonefish | 7 | $$ | Burlington | Seafood chain. First went to one of these in NJ. Good soup, salad, sandwich, reasonably priced. Entrees more expensive. |
| 26 | Border Cafe (fire, reopened?) | 8 | $ | Harvard | Mexican and Cajun dishes both. The Cajun is outstanding. Haven't tried the Mex yet. Will go back. |
| 27 | Boston Burger | 8 | $ | Harvard, Davis | Great variety of burgers and a couple good salads. Best burgers in Harvard Square IMHO. |
| 28 | Boston Burger Company, The | 8 | $ | Harvard, Davis, Boylston St. | Great, giant burgers, large selection. Good sides, too: homemade chips very good, fries okay, salads dandy and huge. If this were closer to the Coop, it would put some others out of business; worth the walk. |
| 29 | Brasserie Jo | 8 | $$$ | Prudential - Copley | French, right out of Casablanca (movie). Uniformly excellent appetizers, onion soup to die for, entrees. |
| 30 | Bukowski (moved slightly) | 6 | $ | Inman | Okay steak sandwich, good fries that would be great if cooked just a little longer. Beware: cash only! Also, the dimmest, darkest rest room ever, like maybe two watts. |
| 31 | Burren, The | 7 | $ | Davis Sq. | Irish bar with good beer selection. Bar food, burgers. The Harvard SITN meets there some Tuesdays. |
| 32 | Burton's Grill | 7 | $$ | Burlington, Peabody, Nashua | Seafood, Italian, steaks, salads, sandwiches. Nice atmosphere, too. Dandy. |
| 33 | Cafe Sushi | 7 | $$$ | Harvard | Expensive. Reasonable selection. Unusual fish seasonally. Some rolls made strangely, e.g., Japanese cucumber in one chunk instead of shredded. Strange cane sugar soda products, too, to be eschewed. |
| 34 | Cafe of India (died) | 6 | $$ | Harvard | Good lunch buffet, but didn't agree with me later. Tandoori chicken very flavorful, and pakoras and carrot-green pepper veggies; naan and tikka masala only okay. |
| 35 | Cambridge Brewing Company | 6 | $ | Kendall Sq. | Good beer selection, which you expect from its name, but food mediocre. Fish and chips okay, but wrong fish (pollock vs haddock or cod). Burger popular but not great. |
| 36 | Cambridge Common | 7 | $ | Harvard | Good burgers, steaks, sandwiches. Big menu with many interesting choices. Have to go again to try some more. |
| 37 | Cancun Taqueria (died) | 5 | $ | Harvard | Disappointing Mexican. Indifferent chips, salsa, chili relleno. Okay enchilada, but bland sauce. |
| 38 | Canteen (died) | 7 | $ | Harvard, Central | Great breakfast dishes, eggs and such made in innovative ways. Sandwiches, too. Very small. Eat-in or take-out. Breakfast and lunch only. |
| 39 | Cantina la Mexicana | 6 | $ | Union Sq | Good but not great Mexican. Beans make the nachos wet and soggy. Tacos and burritos okay but need more salsa. |
| 40 | Capt's Waterfront Grill & Pub | 7 | $ | Salem waterfront | Excellent appetizers; have to go back to have a full meal. Very good lobster bisque. Little lobster pizzas got raves. |
| 41 | Casa Portugal | 7 | $$ | Inman | Authentic Portuguese, down to the Brazilian shows on the TV. Soups, breads, meats, fish. Must go back to try more dishes. |
| 42 | Casablanca (died) | 7 | $$ | Harvard | Restaurant under the Brattle Theater. Interesting and varied menu, good seafood, steak, fowl, with savory sauces. Terrific murals on the walls depicting characters and scenes from the movie. |
| 43 | Cellar, The | 7 | $$ | Harvard Sq., Central Sq. | Good trendy, upscale-from-pub food and drink. Popular bar downstairs, restaurant upstairs, wine shop next door. Brunches good. Portions sometimes really small. Love the tomato soup and grilled cheese. Between Harvard Square and Central Square. |
| 44 | Charlie's Kitchen | 7 | $ | Harvard | Good burger and sandwich joint about two blocks from the square. Pub atmosphere. Good burgers and fries, and other types of sandwich. Outside tables in season, too. |
| 45 | Cheese Boy (died) | 8 | $ | South Station | Grilled cheese sandwiches of every possible description. Your choices of breads, cheeses, meats, veggies. A hearty meal to take with you on the train. |
| 46 | Chili's | 7 | $$ | Burlington (died), Reading, other | Surprisingly decent for a chain. Good salads as well as burgers, Mex, ribs, etc. |
| 47 | Christina's | 7 | $ | Inman | Ice cream parlor in Inman Square. Large daily selection of flavors, and really good. Some frozen yogurts and sorbets, too. A couple doors down the street, they also have a spice shop with a large selection of common and exotic spices, and a great selection of sea salts. |
| 48 | Cilantro | 7 | $ | Harvard | Chinese, which you would not have guessed from the name. Pretty good, and some unusual dishes. Dim sum on weekends, too. |
| 49 | City Slicker Cafe | 7 | $ | Somerville | Unusual little sandwich lunch bar. Comfort food. |
| 50 | Cobblestones | 7 | $$$ | Lowell | Large, loud, white-tablecloth place for groups and functions. The lobster mac and cheese is wonderful. Steaks, fish, other things just okay to good. |
| 51 | Coddington Brewery | 7 | $$ | Newport, RI | Good place for beer and conversation. |
| 52 | Coolidge Corner Clubhouse | 7 | $ | Coolidge Corner | Sports bar with, surprisingly, more sandwiches than TVs. Pretty good, too. Will go back to try more. |
| 53 | Cruiseport | 7 | $$ | Gloucester | Bayside restaurant with nice deck. Lobster rolls cheap specials some days of the week. And really good. |
| 54 | Cucina Toscana | 7 | $$$ | Nashua | Wonderful, but bring your wallet. (Reported by Ms T.) |
| 55 | D'Angelo | 7 | $ | all over (200 of them) | If you can't get to Philadelphia, or even to Jersey Mike's, for a cheesesteak sandwich, go here. |
| 56 | Dado Tea | 7 | $ | Harvard | Not just a tea shop. Good salads, surprisingly generous, and wrap sandwiches. My default lunch salad place in the square. |
| 57 | Daedalus | 8 | $$ | Harvard | Good selection of trendy dishes, sandwiches, fish, salads, and drinks. Great roof terrace for outside dining when weather permits. |
| 58 | Daikanyama | 7 | $$$ | Lexington | Sushi and Japanese dishes. Yummy, artfully presented. Good variety of sushi, including many special rolls. Pricy. |
| 59 | Demos Restaurant | 4 | $ | Watertown | Very indifferent Greek. Order then sit. Bland and not well presented. |
| 60 | Diva | 7 | $ | Davis | Decent Indian buffet. A couple weak dishes, but the chicken tikka masala, saag paneer, naan, and rice in milk were all very good. A basket of freshly made naan for each table. |
| 61 | Dolphin Seafood (moved) | 8 | $$ | Natick | Very good fin-fish and shellfish dishes, lunch and dinner. Much more upscale than it used to be. After forty years in our neighborhood, moved to Natick, sob. |
| 62 | Dumpling House | 7 | $$ | Central/Harvard | Another really good Chinese restaurant. All the traditional and some unusual dishes. Many Chinese diners, which is a good sign. |
| 63 | Durgin Park | 4 | $ | Logan Airport | Very disappointing. Maybe the one downtown still has decent food and surly servers, but the airport one is a dud. |
| 64 | Earl's Kitchen & Bar | 7 | $$ | Assembly Row | Good burgers, salads, fish tacos. Great fries. Have to go back to try more goodies. |
| 65 | East Coast Grill | 6 | $$$ | Inman | Famous place, big variety of unusual dishes and sauces. Often wonderful flavors and combinations, but a recent visit was very disappointing: some bland, some way too spicy. Warning: the Inner Beauty hot sauce is seriously incendiary, mainly habanero. |
| 66 | El Potro | 6 | $ | Union Square Somerville | Acceptable Mexican. The chili relleno was a little odd, but reasonable. Burrito okay. Sauces good. Chips and salsa only okay. |
| 67 | Emack and Bolio's | 8 | $ | Downtown, Aquarium | Ice cream, probably the best in town. Fabulous texture, and great flavors to boot. My vote for best in Boston (so far). |
| 68 | Emma's Pizza (died) | 6 | $ | Kendall | Competent thin-crust pizza. Sauce and cheese a little bland. |
| 69 | Ernesto's Pizza | 7 | $ | Assembly Row | Pizza by the very large pair of slices, a quarter of a pie. Red and white pizzas in a dozen or more flavors, some expected, some surprising. Excellent crust. Sauces need more zing. |
| 70 | Felipe's Taqueria | 7 | $ | Harvard | Roll-your-own burritos, soft tacos, quesadillas. You decide what goes in, they cook, you add sauces. Pretty good, and very cost-effective. Sounds like Chipotle but isn't: it's better. Moved into new digs where Bertucci's used to be on Brattle St. |
| 71 | Figs | 7 | $ | Charles St. | Excellent lunch place. Salads and Sandwiches. Everything tasty. Haven't tried the pizza yet, but will be back. |
| 72 | Fin's Sushi + Grill | 7 | $$ | Mass General - Beacon Hill | Very good sushi, reasonably priced. Good rolls, especially spicy ones, good nigiri. Tamago a little dry. |
| 73 | Fire & Ice (died) | 8 | $ | Harvard | Mongolian-grill style buffet with multiple trips. Oriental and fish and Italian and salads, even burgers. Great fun, manic. Noisy: don't plan on having an intimate conversation. Go hungry. |
| 74 | Fireplace, The | 6 | $$ | Brookline | Good soup, burger, pasta. Off-street parking in rear. But slow service and limp french fries. |
| 75 | First Printer (died) | 7 | $$$ | Harvard | Good Sunday brunch entrees, sandwiches and pastas, with very good fries. Salads weak. (The name? The first printer in British American Colonies lived there in the 1600s.) Lobster dishes good but pricy. Recently changed hands, though. |
| 76 | Fish Shack, The | 8 | $$ | Rockport | Very good shellfish and fin fish. Want a fried-fried lunch? This is the place. Right on the water, dead center in Rockport. |
| 77 | Fishbones | 7 | $$ | Chelmsford | Upscale but informal seafood. The fish was wonderful, perfectly cooked. Also salads and sandwiches. Go back again. |
| 78 | Five Horses Tavern | 8 | $ | Davis | Great atmosphere, bar and table area. Innovative dishes, and all dandy. And many craft beers, for which they are known. |
| 79 | Flame | 8 | $ | Harvard Sq | Fusion Chinese, Japanese, sushi. Hot dishes are hot, beware. Hot pots, too, which we haven't tried yet. Downstairs where the Orson Welles used to be. |
| 80 | Flat Patties | 6 | $ | Harvard | Good burger, good grilled cheese, and inexpensive. Skinny fries looked greasy, didn't have them. |
| 81 | Flat Top Johnny's | 7 | $$ | Kendall | Appetizers, sandwiches, burgers, pretty good. |
| 82 | Florentine Cafe | 7 | $$ | North End | Good white and red Italian. |
| 83 | Foundry | 6 | $$ | Davis | Trendy bar for twenty-somethings. Burgers (good), fries (limp), pizza (which they call flat bread), salads. Some strange. Brand X soda, not Coke or Pepsi. |
| 84 | Fresh City | 7 | $ | Woburn | Salads, sandwiches, soups, stir-fry. Very good. Will go back to sample more. |
| 85 | Friendly Toast, The | 8 | $ | Kendall | Breakfast-y and sandwiches and burgers all day long. Very good and not very expensive, ergo popular. |
| 86 | Fuji | 8 | $$$ | Assembly Sq | Good sushi place in Assembly Square. Very nice interior and tables. Sushi is never cheap, though. |
| 87 | Ginger Exchange | 8 | $ | Inman | Very good lunch bento boxes and pad thai. They brag about their wings, too, but haven't had them yet. Good sushi rolls, too, and inexpensive at lunch. Beware brand-X (City) soda. |
| 88 | Giulia | 8 | $$$$ | Porter | Famous, fancy place. Everything they serve is wonderful. But consult your banker first. |
| 89 | Gloucester House | 6 | $$ | Gloucester | Okay fish and lobster pie. Avoid the watery and bland fish chowder. Good fries, though. |
| 90 | Grafton Street | 5 | $$ | Harvard | Okay brunch entrees and bar food. Very popular place due to great location, but ordinary fare. |
| 91 | Great Wall | 7 | $ | Bedford | Good Chinese lunch buffet. Larger than usual selection, all competently done. Just north off 128. |
| 92 | Grendel's Den | 7 | $ | Harvard | Traditional place a block from the square, underground and outside (in season). Burgers, sandwiches, salads, all surprisingly good. |
| 93 | Gustazo | 6 | $$ | Belmont | Cuban restaurant in Belmont, a few doors up from Sophia's great Greek deli. Good sandwich, very flavorful sauces, but the pork was not well-trimmed. |
| 94 | Halfway Cafe | 7 | $ | Watertown | Great burgers, many ways. Killer onion rings by the ton. They can be forgiven the limp french fries. Dark and crowded bar plus adjacent dining area. |
| 95 | Harvest | 6 | $$$ | Harvard | Trendy, well-located, for lunch or dinner. Overrated, IMHO. |
| 96 | Harvest of India | 7 | $ | Harvard | Decent lunch buffet at very modest price. |
| 97 | Haveli (died) | 6 | $ | Inman | Pretty good Indian. Typical lunch buffet. Samosas, chicken tikka masala, and naan very good. |
| 98 | Helmand, The | 6 | $$ | Kendall | Great recommendations from friends, and very crowded, but surprisingly unexciting. Specialties are many lamb dishes, Afghani in style. |
| 99 | Hi-Rise Bakery | 5 | $$ | Huron Ave | Wide variety of breads and other baked goods, wines. Good but pricy sandwiches. Very crowded and very little seating, max about 20-24 if they're all friends. Warning: no restrooms. |
| 100 | Hong Kong | 7 | $ | Harvard | Usual large Chinese menu, competently made. A neighborhood fixture, been there for thirty years or more, remodeled to be airy and open. The food is pretty ordinary, though. |
| 101 | Independent, The | 8 | $ | Union Square | Very good burgers, sandwiches, seafood, steaks, salads, brunch, and such. Even things like croque madame. And thirty beers on tap. |
| 102 | India Castle | 6 | $ | Central | Small Indian restaurant on Mass Ave. Good lunch buffet. Above average but undistinguished. |
| 103 | India Pavilion | 8 | $$ | Central | Excellent, probably the best in the area. This restaurant has been in the same place and run by the same family for forty years. |
| 104 | J. P. Licks | 7 | $$ | Harvard, Davis, Jamaica Plain | Ice cream parlor in Harvard Square. Great texture and flavors, good selection. Also cakes and such for parties. |
| 105 | Jake's Seafood | 9 | $$ | Hull | Outstanding seafood. Lobster bisque, haddock, and swordfish were exceptional. A reason to drive all the way to Hull. |
| 106 | Joe's American Bar & Grill | 8 | $$ | North End, Woburn, Nashua, Framingham, et al. | Really good burgers, sandwiches, salads. Also fish and steaks on the menu, but haven't tried those yet. |
| 107 | Jose's | 8 | $$ | Sherman St. | Good, inexpensive Mexican, the best we've had locally. The usual burritos, enchiladas, chili rellenos, plus grilled items we haven't tried yet. A bit out of the way, but parking is available in a lot right next door. |
| 108 | Just Crust Pizza | 7 | $ | Harvard | Same place as the old Upper Crust on Brattle St. Better pizza. Still thin crust, but more flavor. Still needs work, though. |
| 109 | Kaya (died) | 8 | $$ | Porter | Asian fusion: Korean, Japanese, Chinese. Great lunch boxes, good sushi. |
| 110 | Kennedy's (died) | 6 | $$ | Harvard | Replaces First Printer on Dunster St. High tables. Decent burgers; the buffalo burger is leaner. |
| 111 | Knickerbocker | 8 | $$$ | New York, East Village | Wonderful old New York steak house. |
| 112 | Koreana | 7 | $$ | Central | Sushi, Japanese, and Korean. Nigiri sushi rather small, therefore expensive. Good bento box lunches. |
| 113 | La Galleria 33 | 8 | $$ | North End | Excellent North End Italian on Salem Street. Great mussels, veal in vodka sauce. Will go back here. |
| 114 | Lamole (died) | 6 | $ | Harvard | Large menu of Italian dishes and pizzas. Pizza to-go and deliveries. The prosciutto and parmesan pizza is killer. |
| 115 | Le | 7 | $ | Harvard | Vietnamese pho (and other) restaurant in The Garage. Great teriyaki chicken appetizer. Good pho, many choices. The caramelized salmon is killer. Dozens of other dishes, too, which I will go back to try. |
| 116 | Legal Seafood | 9 | $$$ | Harvard, Kendall, Burlington, Copley, downtown | Still my favorite seafood restaurant. Used to be cheap, but grew up, expanded, and got expensive. Large selection of fin-fish and shellfish cooked in a wide variety of ways. And one of the very few places to serve fish chowder as well as clam chowder. |
| 117 | Legal Test Kitchen | 8 | $$ | Seaport | A small, less formal version of Legal Seafood, down in the renovated Seaport district. Very different dishes from the fare at the parent Legal. Fish tacos only okay. Outstanding onion strings. Sadly, does not have Legal's wonderful fish chowder. |
| 118 | Limoncello | 8 | $$ | North End | Great Italian right next to Paul Revere's house. Veal, chicken, pasta, killer sauces. Highly recommended. |
| 119 | Lizzy's Ice Cream | 7 | $ | Harvard | Good but not great. Well, except for the Charles River Crunch, which is outstanding. Good texture, reasonable selection of flavors. Tiny place. |
| 120 | Lobster Pool | 9 | $$ | Rockport | Excellent lobster, fried seafood, bisque. One of those places right on the water, extremely informal, order then sit, inside and outside. Parking is very limited; be persistent. |
| 121 | Lobster Shanty | 8 | $ | Salem | Great rustic lobster place in the pedestrian mall area of Salem. Terrif fried fish, lobster, mac & cheese with add-ins. Outdoor, friendly. |
| 122 | Longhorn Steakhouse | 7 | $$ | Nashua | Exactly what it says. Steaks and salads and desserts. |
| 123 | Machu Picchu | 7 | $ | Union Square | Peruvian restaurant. Two venues, half a block apart. One has lunch-y meat menu, the other dinner-y seafood menu. Good meats, sauces, rice. Chicken and chorizo great. Empanadas boring. |
| 124 | Maharajah | 8 | $ | Harvard | Very good lunch buffet every day. The Chicken Tikka Masala, Paneer, and Curried Pakoras were great. Upstairs with a good view. |
| 125 | Mamaleh's Deli | 8 | $$ | Kendall | Serious Jewish deli, with the usual meats, sandwiches, other goodies. |
| 126 | Mamma Maria's | 8 | $$$$ | North End | Wonderful Italian seafood and goodies. Appetizers and desserts were served family-style (for our large group). Lobster ravioli and steak Rossini were particular favorites. |
| 127 | Margarita's | 6 | $$ | Medford/Revere | Okay Mexican. In an industrial park area, so probably jammed during the week. Good fish tacos; pork tacos only okay. Salsa quite spicy. Good chips. |
| 128 | Market in the Square (lunch buffet) (died) | 7 | $ | Harvard | Lunchtime salad bar, by the pound, dish your own into a plastic box. Good selection of cold salad items, hot dishes of several ethnicities. Take out or eat in. |
| 129 | Mary Chung's | 7 | $$ | Central Sq. | Good Chinese place. Dim Sum Saturday and Sunday; closed Tuesdays. A couple unique soups and dishes. Steamed buns not up to par. |
| 130 | Menotomy Grill | 7 | $$ | Arlington | Good burger and sandwich place for lunch. Haven't tried dinner. On Mass Ave in S. Arlington. Nice old building with a lot of new glass. |
| 131 | Michael's Harborside | 8 | $$ | Newburyport | Dandy place right on the water, popular gathering spot. Excellent salads, appetizers, seared tuna. Warning: the fish chowder uses clam broth, dangerous for shellfish allergies. |
| 132 | Midwest Grill | 8 | $$ | Inman | Brazilian BBQ, which you would not guess from the name. Buffets of salads and hot dishes plus the guys circulating with skewers of beef, pork, chicken, lamb. Very tasty. Lunch is cheap, dinner a little pricy. Arrive hungry. |
| 133 | Mike's Food and Spirits | 7 | $$ | Davis Square | Huge menu of Italian dishes, pizza, burgers, snacks. Good and not expensive. Order at the counter and then find a seat. Right in the square (which, of course, is not square), with indoor and outdoor seating. |
| 134 | Mr. Sushi | 8 | $ | Arlington | Very good, inexpensive, neighborhood sushi place. Japanese dishes, too. Many customers speaking Japanese, which is usually a good recommendation. |
| 135 | My Place by the Sea | 7 | $$$ | Rockport | The last place down Bearskin Neck. Pricey, but good and interesting food, and you go there for the view, anyway. |
| 136 | Newtowne Grill | 7 | $ | Porter | Take-out sandwiches. Good, fresh, tasty, generous. The bar side looks like kind of a dump these days. |
| 137 | Not Your Average Joe's | 8 | $$ | Watertown, many others | Great sandwiches, salads, breads. Killer for lunch. Dip the bread in the garlic oil, yum. |
| 138 | Ole | 7 | $ | Inman | Good if unusual Mexican. Lunch is mainly sandwiches, tacos, and salads. Hard to discover, off on a side street and with no advertising. |
| 139 | Olivio (died) | 7 | $$$ | Arlington | Old family-style Italian, white and red, on Mass Ave in Arlington. Good dishes, medium-giant portions. |
| 140 | Orinoco | 6 | $$ | Harvard | Venezuelan tapas and entrees. Pretty good but not wonderful. Some odd combinations, such as fish and mechadas (beef). Empanadas good; arepas bread very tough. Tasty insides, though. |
| 141 | Orleans | 7 | $$ | Davis | Good lunch/dinner place in Somerville. |
| 142 | Osushi (died) | 7 | $$$ | Harvard | New place off the Square. Good sushi, medium selection of rolls and nigiri. Many unusual appetizers. Pricy. |
| 143 | Otto's Pizza | 7 | $$ | Harvard, Arlington | Large thin-crust pizza by the slice or whole pie. Very good crust. A little short on the toppings and could use more parmesan for flavor. |
| 144 | Out of the Blue | 7 | $$ | Davis | Seafood Italian, fin fish and shellfish, red and white sauces. Loud. You'll need a reservation. |
| 145 | Papa Razzi | 8 | $$$ | Concord, et al. | Surprisingly good Italian fare for a chain. Salads, pasta, pizza, sandwiches. Great bread and oil munchies as starters, too. |
| 146 | Parish Cafe | 8 | $$ | Boston Common | Nice little cafe on Boylston St., good appetizers and salads. Have to go again to try more of the menu. Many "Best of" awards on the walls. |
| 147 | Pasha | 6 | $$ | Arlington | Pretty good Turkish food, if one likes Turkish food. Large menu with many meat and veggie dishes. |
| 148 | Passage to India | 6 | $$ | Porter | Perfectly passable Indian across from the mall. No lunch buffet, though. |
| 149 | Patou | 7 | $ | Belmont | Good Thai food. Lunch specials add salad and appetizers. The service is good but the kitchen can be very slow. |
| 150 | Paul | 7 | $$ | Assembly Square | Sandwiches, salads, pastries, soups. In the middle of the restaurant row in the new shopping area. Don't worry about falling asleep in the movie; you won't be overstuffed. |
| 151 | Peach Farm | 6 | $$ | Chinatown | Okay Chinese. Rumored to be great, but not. Little place in the basement, fairly authentic. |
| 152 | Pho & I | 7 | $ | Symphony | Very good Thai dishes. Large variety of Vietnamese soups, too, which we will have to go back and sample. |
| 153 | Pho Basil | 8 | $ | Symphony | Very good Vietnamese and Thai dishes. Also very crowded because it is so good. |
| 154 | Pho House | 7 | $$ | Porter | New, very nice Vietnamese and Thai place. Crispy rolls, pho, and Thai dishes all very good. |
| 155 | Pig Tale | 7 | $$ | Nashua, exit 8 | Sandwiches of several kinds of pork BBQ. Deviled eggs starter good but pricey. The pies looked fabulous but no one had room left. |
| 156 | Pizzico | 6 | $ | Nashua | Little neighborhood pizza and red Italian place. Formica kind of place. |
| 157 | Punjab | 7 | $$ | Arlington | Good upscale Indian, wide variety of dishes. Some hot, some not. Good breads. Quiet atmosphere. |
| 158 | Punjabi Dhaba | 5 | $ | Inman | Order-wait-sit. The Chicken Tikka Masala is pretty good; the rice, boring; the nan, dry and hard. All served on a lovely steel tray. Not going back. |
| 159 | Rabia | 7 | $$ | North End | Italian seafood. The shellfish Fra Diavolo was wonderful. The fried fish sandwich was good, not great. The lobster bisque was thin, watery, to be avoided. |
| 160 | Red House | 7 | $$$ | Harvard | Seafood, oysters in season. |
| 161 | Rendezvous (died) | 7 | $$$ | Central | Small, focused menu. Didn't recognize anything on the wine list. What things they have, food and wine, are good. Hope that you want something that is being served today. Very attentive waitstaff. Noisy. |
| 162 | Rockafella's | 7 | $$ | Salem | Nice warm, uncrowded place on the main street. Good burgers, soups, salads. |
| 163 | Russell House | 7 | $$ | Harvard | Good burger-sandwich-salad place. Super-sized portions, too big if you aren't going to doggy-bag. |
| 164 | S&S Restaurant | 8 | $$ | Inman | Great brunch place, typically huge portions. French toast and sausage wonderful. Bagels and hash good. |
| 165 | Salty Pig, The | 7 | $$ | Copley Place | Everything porcine that's edible. And cheeses. Tapas style. And pizzas. Excellent pate and cambozola; porchetta weak. |
| 166 | Sandrine's (died) | 8 | $$$$ | Harvard | Alsatian restaurant. Small but terrific menu. Nice wine list, small but expensive. Killer pates, duck, steak. In good weather, windows open for almost-outdoor dining. |
| 167 | Santouka | 7 | $$ | Harvard | Noodle shop, all sorts of soups with noodles, and other dishes. Great broth with various add-ins. Beware the Japanese so-called bacon. |
| 168 | Seaport Grille | 7 | $$ | Gloucester | Harborside seafood dining. Thursday special lobster rolls half price, and good. |
| 169 | Seasons 52 | 7 | $$ | Burlington | Good salads and appetizers menu; sandwiches and entrees as yet untried. Trendy ingredients. They claim "every item less than 475 calories." |
| 170 | Sfizi | 7 | $$$ | North End | Small, fancy Italian place with unusual dishes and drinks. On a corner in the North End, with open windows in the summer. |
| 171 | ShabuYa | 6 | $ | Harvard | Lunch buffet weekdays. Most of the dishes undistinguished, even bland. Exceptions: the kim chi is appropriately incendiary; the pork bulkogi is very flavorful. |
| 172 | Shake Shack | 6 | $ | Harvard | Yet another burger place in Harvard Square. Not great. Okay burgers. Limp fries, greasy. |
| 173 | Shorty's | 8 | $$ | Nashua, exit 6 | Mexican, very good. The espinaca con queso appetizer is killer; best chips and salsa in the area. Good salads, too. |
| 174 | Sinclair, The | 8 | $$ | Harvard | Great and unusual Sunday brunch items, such as spicy Benedict and waffle burger. Upstairs deck in good weather. |
| 175 | Slates | 7 | $$$ | Hallowell, ME | Trendy dinner place near Augusta. Country charm, crowded, noisy. Interesting dishes. |
| 176 | SlowBones (died) | 7 | $$ | Burlington | Good BBQ beef, pork, ribs. Kind of a Formica palace, so plan to take out. Their little shopping center is extremely crowded at lunch; plan accordingly. |
| 177 | South Street Diner | 8 | $ | South Station area | Great breakfast place, all day and all night, 24/7. Sandwiches, salads, and some dinners, too. Great stuff, generous portions. Two blocks from South Station. Small, so choose your time wisely. |
| 178 | Spice & Rice (died) | 7 | $ | Inman | Excellent Thai lunch plates, cheap. They do a lot of catering, too. |
| 179 | Spice Thai | 8 | $$ | Harvard | Very nice place, down Holyoke Street. Wide variety of Thai dishes. A little crowded and noisy, but being popular is a good sign for a restaurant. |
| 180 | Spirit Bar | 7 | $$ | Porter | Irish bar with pretty good food. Fish and chips good. Smoked cod very strong flavor, not for the faint of heart. And french fries a little limp. Po' Boy shrimp sandwich overstuffed with shrimp, spicy, dandy. |
| 181 | Stone Soup (died, I hope) | 2 | $ | Ipswich | Unbelievably bad. The daily special, "Tuna Melt," was not actually melted. The fries were grossly undercooked, too. |
| 182 | Strip Ts | 7 | $ | Watertown | Good soups and sandwiches for the lunchtime crowd. Small and frenetic, crowded from nearby industrial park. Go early. |
| 183 | Sugar & Spice | 7 | $ | Porter | Small Thai place in Porter Square. Outdoor tables, too. Good variety, very tasty. |
| 184 | Summer Shack | 8 | $$$ | Fresh Pond | Fresh, varied seafood, fin-fish and shellfish. Gian lobster tank in the middle. Owned by famous chef Jasper White. |
| 185 | Super Fusion Cuisine | 7 | $$ | Porter, Watertown | Very nice tiny sushi place. Many special rolls in addition to the usual maki and nigiri sushi. Good lunch boxes. Several locations. |
| 186 | Sweet Tomatoes Pizza | 5 | $ | Newton | (By the slice) Very thin, floppy crust. Fairly indifferent sauce flavor. Ask for packets of Parmesan to add flavor. |
| 187 | Swiss Baker, The | 7 | $ | Allston | Sandwiches, soups, breads, quiche, Swiss pastries. Order-and-sit. Good. Have to go back to try some different items. Right on Western Avenue -- and it has a parking lot, which is important in that neighborhood. |
| 188 | T Bones | 7 | $ | Manchester, NH, et al. | Your basic family style burger, steak, sandwich, and chili fries kind of place. Good. And loud. Related to Cactus Jack's; seven places in NH. |
| 189 | Takemura | 7 | $$ | Harvard | Very good sushi, standard selection and special rolls. Underground where the Blue Parrot used to be years ago. Cozy, quiet. |
| 190 | Tamarind Bay (died) | 6 | $$$ | Harvard | Good Indian, tandoor and curries. Clientele mainly Indian, which is a good sign. Everything on the menu a la carte, even rice. Tasty sauces, but the Naan was flat and dry. Weekdays lunch buffet. |
| 191 | Tanjore | 6 | $ | Harvard | Okay lunch buffet. Tikka Masala slightly spicy, which is good. Chicken curry less so. Saag Paneer good. Naan thin and dry. |
| 192 | Tasty Burger | 8 | $ | Harvard | New burger joint in Harvard Square. Counters upstairs; tables and service downstairs. Good burgers and hot dogs. Very good fries and really exceptional onions strings. |
| 193 | Tatte | 6 | $ | Harvard, Kendall | Tiny eat-in or take-out bakery. Sandwiches, pastries, salads. Very popular. Two locations. |
| 194 | Tavern on the Square | 7 | $ | Porter, Central, Burlington, others | Salad menu recently downgraded. Burgers and munchies rumored to be great. Will have to go back to test some more. |
| 195 | Texas Roadhouse | 8 | $ | Everett | Steaks (good), burgers (very good), salads (good), ribs (outstanding). Partly Willie's. Peanuts on the table and the floor. Dinner daily; lunch weekends. |
| 196 | Thelonious Monkfish | 8 | $$ | Central | Huge variety of sushi, rolls, and sashimi, and many Japanese and Chinese dishes. Crowded, line out the door. Noisy. Very tasty food. Must go back. |
| 197 | Tides | 8 | $$ | Nahant | Excellent seafood place, right on the beach in Nahant. Inside and outside tables. |
| 198 | Tommy Doyle's | 7 | $ | Harvard (Kendall died) | Great burgers, fish and chips. They do steak fries, but if you get them extra crispy they're great. |
| 199 | Toscanini's Ice Cream | 8 | $$ | Main St, Cambridge | Super smooth and creamy ice cream. Yum. Large selection of flavors and combinations that you won't see elsewhere. |
| 200 | Toscano | 7 | $$$ | Harvard | Very nice, very upscale. Everything presented well. Wonderful entrees, best beef I've had in a long time. Pricey and some portions rather small. |
| 201 | Tryst | 6 | $$$ | Arlington | Trendy and varied menu. Should be better than I thought it was. Will try again. |
| 202 | Ugly Mug Diner | 8 | $$ | Salem | Great breakfast sort of place. Many traditional and elaborate brunch-y, comfort dishes. |
| 203 | Upper Crust Pizza (moved) | 7 | $ | Charles St. | Good thin-crust pizza. Tasty crust and sauce. Needs more cheese. |
| 204 | Upstairs on the Square (died) | 4 | $$$ | Harvard | Over-priced and under-wonderful. Lobster roll tiny, bland, way expensive. Cajun rings had no Cajun flavor at all. Salads okay. |
| 205 | Victor's Diner | 8 | $ | Watertown | Greek diner with typical big menu. Huge and dandy Greek salad. Good sandwiches and soup. |
| 206 | Victoria Station | 8 | $$ | Salem | One survivor from a large chain. Now a seafood place on Salem harbor. Dandy for lunch. |
| 207 | Victoria Station & Vic's Boathouse | 7 | $$ | Salem | The last survivor of the Victoria Station chain. Very good lunches. Sandwiches, burgers, salads. Salad bar (remember those?). Outdoor tables, too, with great view of the harbor. |
| 208 | Village Tavern | 5 | $ | Salem | Burgers, bbq, bar food of all kinds. A bar, complete with weekday barflies, that serves food. Menu looks great, but the results were not so. |
| 209 | Wagamama (moved) | 8 | $$ | Harvard (moved to somewhere) | Japanese, sushi, Korean fusion. Really good soups and noodle plates with meats or fish. Big menu. Long table fun place, student, noisy. |
| 210 | Wasabi | 8 | $$$ | Porter | Good, new sushi place. Standard fare. Very small, family sort of place. |
| 211 | Which Wich | 8 | $ | Assembly Sq | Choose your sandwich from large selection of components. Great chain that we first encountered in Austin. Tiny seating capacity. |
| 212 | Yenching (died) | 7 | $ | Harvard | Way better than average Chinese fare. Been in the same location for 35 years, which is a high recommendation in itself. Unlike many restaurants, the little peppers on the menu really mean spicy. |
| 213 | Yoki | 7 | $$ | Central | Very good sushi, and not overly expensive. Good nigiri and simple rolls. Have to go back to try the custom maki. |
| 214 | YouYou | 9 | $$ | Nashua, exit 6 | Our default restaurant in Nashua. Japanese, Korean, sushi, all terrific. Katsus, Korean rice bowls, noodle soups, seared tuna, scallops, steak, you name it. |
| 215 | Za | 6 | $ | Arlington | Personal pizzas with long list of standard toppings plus a few really unusual ones. Okay. |
| 216 | Zocalo | 5 | $ | South End | Mediocre Mexican, sad to say. The tortillas were rubbery, breakfast burrito bland, salsa different but still bland. The guacamole was very good, however. |
| 217 | Zoe's | 9 | $ | Harvard | Excellent diner. Big menu: breakfasts, sandwiches, Greek salads and entrees. Can't go wrong. Popular. Expanding to meet the demand. |
A total of 216 restaurants matched your criterion.