The Nantucket Bay scallops ($29) may be the best dish. The soft scallops are contrasted with delightfully crispy, chewy mochi ...

For a street food spin, try the fried idli chaat ($15). The idlis (steamed rice cakes) are fried, coated in hand-ground dried ...

The beef tongue taco ($5 each) serves Mexico City-style meat, where it’s braised tender and sliced thin, served with shaved cabbage on top for extra crunch. It’s a delectable bite for a low price tag.

For a restaurant inside the Boston Harbor Hotel, the food is surprisingly good, especially the seafood, which is always fresh and high quality. It books up fast for the holidays, when they offer a ...

Holdfast Specialty Seafood Co., the newly-minted Allston seafood shop from local chefs Nathan Gould and Tyler Paolini (formerly of O Ya omakase), blends refined flavors with casual ambiance. Order ...

Open since 2009, Bistro du Midi feels like a throwback to a time when lunches were lingered over, and dinner reservations were only for special occasions. The two-story Back Bay restaurant — directly ...

Encore Boston Harbor opened its doors in 2019, bringing the first casino ever to the Boston area, and with it, an assortment of dining options to Everett. Every good casino should be anchored by a ...

Contemporary Chinese restaurant and bar introducing authentic Hunan cuisine in Kendall Square, with lunch, dinner plus Baijiu and cocktails.

Nurse your hangover in and around Boston. Here’s what’s open for brunch or lunch on January 1, 2015.