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Where to Eat in Greater Boston in August 2024

1. Café Pastel This European-style café by chef George Mendes (Amar at Raffles Boston) is the next best thing to a morning espresso in Lisbon. […]

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Boston’s First Cereal Dessert Bar Opens in Brighton

Once Louis “Bizzy Genius” Elveus pulled the “coming soon” signs off the windows for the soft opening of Day and Night Cereal Bar, customers started […]

Interior of a brewery taproom with black walls and blue lighting.
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A Neo-Goth Taproom Opens in Brighton

The Widowmaker Brewing team has been haunting a Brighton address for nearly a year, transforming 190 North Beacon St. into a second taproom for the […]

Overhead view of steak with bone marrow and a charred green onion on a white plate on a dark wooden table.
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The Top Steakhouses around Boston

The Capital Grille. Del Frisco’s. The Palm. Ruth’s Chris. Mastro’s. Ocean Prime. Plenty of nationally known steakhouses have set up shop in Boston, and they’re […]

Slices of raw scallop are garnished with big toasted corn kernels and sliced green chili peppers, all sitting in a bright yellow broth.
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Get Ready to Eat, Drink, and Celebrate at the 2023 Best of Boston Soirée

Our annual Best of Boston soirée is just one week away, and we can’t wait to see you at Roadrunner in Brighton on August 9 […]

A small bar features 8 translucent amber stools, ash wood, and a dark blue backbar.
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The Koji Club, Boston’s Fantastic Sake Bar, Gets National Acclaim

Spring is here, and you’re sitting on a translucent amber Charles Ghost stool at a curved ash wood bar, sipping a sake that tastes like […]

Steak tips, salad, and cherry peppers sit on a plate on a restaurant table, with a glass of soda and its bottle sitting to the site.
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The Ultimate Guide to Greater Boston’s Tastiest Steak Tips

Don’t tell our doctors how many pounds of red meat we consumed while reporting on the mysterious origins of steak tips, the iconic New England […]

A man and a woman wearing chef's aprons and baseball caps smile, standing in front of an outdoor food pop-up setup.
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A Sicilian Pizza Shop Is Opening at the Speedway in Brighton

A pandemic-born pizza pop-up is putting down roots in Brighton: Pizza Project debuts at the Charles River Speedway this month, slinging Sicilian pizza by the […]

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Braintree’s Popular Widowmaker Brewing Will Expand to Brighton in 2023

A new brewery headed to Brighton later this year hopes to help keep the historically grungy, but quickly developing, neighborhood “a little punk rock.” Widowmaker […]

Arts & Entertainment

Four New Venues Reinventing Boston Live Music

On March 11, 2020, burgeoning Dublin post-punk band the Murder Capital burst onto Once Somerville’s stage, riding the tailwinds of rave reviews from the U.K.’s famously fickle […]

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The Ultimate Guide to Brunch in Boston

Boozy Brunch The Bowery Bar For many brunch fans, an over-the-top booze menu is practically a requirement of the genre. Thankfully, Dorchester’s Bowery Bar has […]

A latte in a paper cup is served on a table with an intricate checkers board built in.
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10 New Boston Cafés and Bakeries We Loved in 2022

This year’s new cafés and bakeries are a stunning bunch, drawing influences from around the globe—from Haiti to Lebanon, from Korea to Italy. Whether you’re […]

A pink cocktail is topped with foam and golden glitter, and a lemon peel is tied around the glass stem. It sits on a golden table.
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13 New Boston Bars We Loved in 2022

Was 2022 the Year of the Cocktail? It really has been a strong year for dramatically presented, intricately constructed cocktails—and intimate, high-end cocktail bars with […]

Two pieces of fish with the tails on are garnished with crushed nuts and sit on greens in a red curry-style broth.
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15 New Full-Service Boston Restaurants We Loved in 2022

What a good year for eating. 2022 took us around the globe with new restaurants hyper-focused on regional cuisines previously underrepresented in Boston: We’ve now […]

A pinkish cocktail in a martini glass has an airplane-shaped silhouette on top of the drink.
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Birds of Paradise, the Latest Escape from Bartender Ran Duan, Arrives in Brighton

Some people make a scrapbook for vacation photos and mementos. For restaurateur Ran Duan, travel inspires more than just a staid visual keepsake: The award-winning […]