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...
1 Charles Street SouthWith 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...
241 Hanover StreetIt looks like all the other beef barns: high ceilings, marble columns, white tablecloths and white-jacket clad waiters, lawyers and brokers whooping it up with trophy wives...
161 Berkeley StreetProvence, not Paris, is the inspiration for Miel's 24/7 hotel kitchen, which mostly does justice to a menu designed by Michelin-starred French chef Jacques Chibois: mussels in...
InterContinental BostonBite for bite, this self-styled Japanese tavern is arguably serving the most expensive food in the city. It's also, less arguably, some of the most thrilling - daring yet...
9 East StreetA husband and wife team runs this Theatre District fixture - which may account for the intimate glow emanated by its petite bar and plush, brown-toned dining room. But it's...
75 Charles Street SouthThe achievement of local boy-done-good Anthony Caturano, Prezza combines the urbane musculature of a downtown steakhouse with the intimacy of the trattorias that surround it -...
24 Fleet StreetFrom the semicircular dining room, aglow with silver and scarlet, to the piped-in trance soundtrack, Michael Schlow and Christopher Myers' subtly hedonistic flagship would make...
8 High StreetFor its tenth birthday in 2006, Jody Adams gave Harvard Square's premier celebration destination a head-to-toe makeover. The now breezy, spruce interior mirrors a menu stripped...
1 Bennett StreetEven more striking in its black-and-white stripes than older sibling Mistral, Sorellina looks as much like a modern design showroom as an Italian restaurant. The menu is...
1 Huntington AvenueFrom the design team of Barbie and Matisse - or so it would seem from the pink and gold decor of the Soirée Room and the Fauvist palette of the Monday Club Bar - this...
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