If you've never scooped up a dollop of kitfo with a hunk of soft, spongy injera while seated around a multicoloured mesob, or if you don't even know what all that means, then...

The North End is notoriously ridden with sloppy, corner-cutting imitations of authentic trattorias. But Antico Forno is the genuine article, quietly eschewing red-checked...

For all the architectural drama befitting its Theatre District locale (soaring ceilings, sweeping lines, sun-baked hues), Avila is a surprisingly comfy and laid-back place to...

'Bivalves', reads a hand-shaped sign on the gate, pointing you towards Barbara Lynch's diminutive, understated oyster bar. Decor so coolly clean it's practically scrubbed sets...

Small wonder this vivid, richly colourful North African cafe remains unknown even to many Central Square locals - with only 25 seats, this is one little secret that devotees...

Following an indie flick at arthouse Kendall Square Cinema, Cambridge's culture vultures convene to refuel at this eclectic, welcoming hideaway. Best known for its frisky,...

New arrival Bouchée is a fairly decent replica of the model Parisian brasserie. The zinc, the tin, the marble, the leather, the tilework, the pièce de resistance of a sunken...

For years the city's only representative of genuine French cuisine, Brasserie Jo may still be its most authentic. If it's les plats classiques you crave - piquant yet succulent...

With name chefs blowing in and out of its kitchen, this dark, suave neighbourhood pioneer of alta cucina has hit its share of rough patches over the years. But its capacity for...

It's polished, it's chic, it's packed with designer-clad South Enders swirling wine goblets and nibbling on pâté, it's… a butcher's shop? Yes, indeed - as well as a cosy...

With a colorful history as a Harvard Square fixture run by a Spanish expat, this wee coffeehouse is where Cantabrigians go to get closer to Europe.

Just as miscellany marks the menu, diversity defines the diners who throng at this wood-panelled, homey café. Among the legion of cuisines that the kitchen borrows from (Asian,...

What little trace remains of Harvard Square's once-countercultural soul can be found in this greasy spoon-cum-dive bar, with a lobster tank in one corner, a jukebox bursting...

Perched on a windy stretch of Columbus Avenue, this greasy spoon (established in 1927) is pure bygone Americana. Chrome stools literally on their last legs line the counter,...