Frommer's Boston day by day by Leslie Brokaw

Author:Leslie Brokaw
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: FrommerMedia
Published: 2018-10-18T16:00:00+00:00

Good times at the Barking Crab.

★★★ Bondir CAMBRIDGE NEW AMERICAN Settling in for a dining experience at chef Jason Bond’s luxuriously inventive restaurant is like visiting the dining room of a friend who happens to be an artisan gourmand: There are barely a dozen tables, rock music sets a casual mood, and a single $68 five-course menu (no à la carte options) means that you give yourself over to whatever the chef has planned for that evening. Menu descriptions might include “Mangalitsa Pork Shoulder, Parsley Root, Hedgehog Mushrooms, Walnuts” or “Seared Mackerel with Foie Gras, Squash, Crosnes, Perigord Truffle Vinaigrette.” 279A Broadway. ☎ 617/661-0009. www.bondircambridge.com. 5-course dinner $68. Dinner Wed–Sun. T: Central Square & 10-min. walk. Map p 99.

★★ Brasserie JO BACK BAY FRENCH A classic brasserie—with long hours (6:30am–midnight weekdays, 7am–midnight weekends) and a wide-ranging menu. Tarte flambée (or flammekueche), the Alsatian-style pizza, is a specialty here, and served both in its classic form (with onion, bacon, and fromage blanc, or crème fraiche) and with a few nifty combinations including salmon, capers, and egg.120 Huntington Ave., in the Colonnade Hotel. ☎ 617/424-7000. www.colonnadehotel.com/brasserie-jo. Entrees $18–$39. Breakfast, lunch & dinner daily. T: Back Bay. Map p 100.

★★ Clover Food Lab CAMBRIDGE VEGETARIAN/VEGAN Clover is a graduate of the food-truck scene: It started in 2008 with extremely popular trucks serving vegetarian and vegan fare to MIT students and staff (its founder is an MIT alum), and now has 12 brick-and-mortar locations throughout the Boston, Cambridge, and nearby suburbs. Standouts include its egg and eggplant sandwich, French fries with rosemary, and mezze platter of vegetables. Most locations include an appealing selection of iced teas and local beers. 1326 Mass. Ave. www.cloverfoodlab.com. All items $9 or less. Breakfast, lunch & dinner daily. T: Harvard. Map p 99. Also at 27 School St. on the Freedom Trail, Park Street T. Check the website for additional locations.

★★★ Craigie On Main CAMBRIDGE NEW AMERICAN Both polished and rustic, Craigie is one of the city’s top restaurants for special meals. The five- and seven-course tasting menus ($85 and $108) provide a chance to sit back and try plate after innovate plate of seasonal fare. Chef Tony Maws also hosts inventive special events, including chef’s whim Sundays, burger and beer lunches with Somerville brewery Aeronaut, and a comfy Passover meal with matzoh ball soup and asparagus with chicken liver sauce. 853 Main St. ☎ 617/497-5511. www.craigieonmain.com. Tasting menus $85 & $108; 3-course prix fixe $65; entrees $35. Dinner Tues–Sun; brunch Sun. T: Central. Map p 99.

★ The Daily Catch NORTH END SEAFOOD/SOUTHERN ITALIAN Follow the aroma of garlic to this tiny storefront (just 20 seats). The lines are long, the specialty is calamari (squid), and everything is delicious. 323 Hanover St. ☎ 617/523-8567. www.thedailycatch.com. Entrees $16–$30. Cash only. Lunch & dinner daily. T: Haymarket. Map p 100.

★★ Davio’s BACK BAY NORTHERN ITALIAN/STEAK Steakhouse favorites and inventive starters like Philly cheesesteak spring rolls share the menu with Northern Italian classics, including a sumptuous lobster risotto. Somehow, it works beautifully. 75 Arlington St.

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