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1. Lucia's Tavola
4.7
Exceptional(1554)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Ayer
Booked 7 times today
Chef owned and operated Lucia's Tavola is a fine dining Italian restaurant. Lucia's features a menu comprised of Chefs family favorites, Chef originals, traditional Italian & local ingredients creating unique Italian inspired cuisine. Lucia's also offers an extensive cocktail menu and a complete, well balanced wine list.
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2. Markoh's On Main
new
4.0
Excellent(77)
Price: Moderate
• Contemporary American • Ayer
Step into Markoh's on Main, where creativity meets comfort. Our eclectic eatery serves up chef-inspired American cuisine in a vibrant, yet relaxing atmosphere that's as colorful as it is inviting. By day, our cozy coffee shop fuels your mornings and afternoons with specialty brews and delicious, hearty, and healthy breakfast & lunch options. As night falls, our dinner menu, weekly rotating specials, craft cocktails, and local draft beers take center stage. But that's not all - every Friday, our window stage comes alive with live music from talented local artists, spanning a multitude of genres. Explore our walls, where stunning works by local artisans await discovery - and maybe even take a piece home! Join us for craft nights, Silent Art auctions, and a dining experience that's fun for all ages. At Markoh's, we're proud to support local distributors, ensuring every ingredient is fresh, sustainable, and full of flavor. Come taste the difference for yourself!
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3. Forge and Vine
4.6
Exceptional(3162)
Price: Moderate
• Contemporary American • Groton
Booked 33 times today
Forge and Vine is a fun place to dine with its lively atmosphere, delicious food, and friendly service. Reviewers rave about the 'fun atmosphere' and 'beautiful environment'. The restaurant's creative cocktails and ever-changing dessert menu add to the fun vibe. The staff's warm and inviting demeanor also contributes to the overall enjoyable experience.
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4. The Venetian Restaurant
4.4
Awesome(1282)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Hingham
Booked 7 times today
Partners, Eric Papachristos and Chef Paul King have brought The Venetian back to its glory days. Chef Paul focuses on the classics of neighborhood Italian American cuisine, homemade pasta, steaks & chops straight from the butcher, Craft cocktails, and an impressive Italian & American wine list. A fresh renovation has brought 1950’s elegance of black tin-ceilings, red leather tufted booths, and chandeliers to the South Shore.The Venetian – A Weymouth Tradition, Reimagined.
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5. Krasi
4.9
Exceptional(1856)
Price: Expensive
• Greek • Back Bay
Booked 78 times today
Krasi is love. Krasi is life. Krasi is wine, literally.Krasi is about conversations and the people immersed in them. It’s about new friends, old friends, and turning strangers into friends.With a Greek wine list of over 180 all natural and biodynamic selections, every pour tells a story. Our menu of regional Greek meze set the stage to feast like the gods. Uncover and rediscover Greece with us. Krasi is Greek, differently.
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6. Prima
4.8
Exceptional(842)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Charlestown
Booked 66 times today
Located on the edge of City Square Park in Charlestown, Prima is an energetic Italian celebration of reimagined classics. Our beautifully restored grand bar and dining room – which overlooks the park as well as the city skyline – strives to honor our building’s past and its prestigious placement at the gate of this historic Boston neighborhood.
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7. The Red Fox
4.5
Awesome(195)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • North End
Booked 43 times today
The Red Fox is an Italian American restaurant and lounge brought to you by All Day Hospitality Group (Tony & Elaine's, Ciao Roma, Farmacia, Ward 8). The focus of the menu is on handmade pasta and a mix of throwback dishes and Italian classics, with a fantastic cocktail menu with nostalgic martinis and high quality seasonal cocktails, and an excellent wine list. Located in The North End, The Red Fox pays homage to the Italian American neighborhood and some of the great old school establishments in the city.
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8. Uni
4.6
Exceptional(2279)
Price: Very Expensive
• Contemporary Asian • Back Bay
Booked 27 times today
Serving inventive Japanese cuisine using the freshest seafood from Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji market and local New England fishermen, and borrowing influence from the streets of Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore, Bangkok and Bangladesh, Uni is the evolution of Ken Oringer’s intimate sashimi bar of the same name, which expanded into the former Clio space in 2016. UNI is currently helmed by Executive Chef David Bazirgan.
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9. Giulia Restaurant
4.8
Exceptional(1817)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Cambridge
Booked 1 time today
Giulia is a chef-owned regional Italian restaurant located between Harvard and Porter Squares in Cambridge. It is the first restaurant of award-winning Chef Michael Pagliarini. Its reputation has spread nationally with frequent out of town guests as well as Boston area locals.Giulia puts a particular emphasis on hand-crafted pastas, made each day on our custom-built chef’s table adjacent to the open kitchen.Best of Boston Italian Restaurant. All Italian wine list with unique Italian varietals. Local purveyors, dry aged local beef, burrata di andria, stone milled flours, vegetarian options.Giulia is currently open for indoor dining and limited outdoor dining. We accept reservations up to two weeks in advance. To reserve a patio table, please call us at 617-441-2800. All reservations made online are for indoors only. Kindly note that our patio is uncovered so reservations there are weather dependent and will be canceled in the event of inclement weather.
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10. Grill 23 & Bar
4.8
Exceptional(8841)
Price: Very Expensive
• Steak • Back Bay
Booked 144 times today
Brandt family beef, New England seafood, seasonal produce, decadent desserts, a world-class wine list, outstanding service and warm hospitality. A truly American experience. Boston’s top steak and seafood grill for more than 30 years. Consistently named Boston's Best Steakhouse by The Improper Bostonian Magazine and Boston Magazine. A 2000+ bottle wine list that encompasses wines from around the world and is the only Boston recipient of Wine Spectator’s Grand Award.
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  • DerekVIP
    Greater Boston •3 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 3 days ago
    The Venetian is our favorite spot to go to. It’s very warm and welcoming and the food continues to be creative and very good. We especially like the pasta dishes as they are homemade with organic flour and the pork chop and steaks never a disappointment.
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    The Venetian RestaurantPrice: Moderate• Italian• Hingham
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    4.4
  • Clint
    Greater Boston •2 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 3 days ago
    We always enjoy Markoh's for cocktails and dinner. The food never disappoints, and the atmosphere is cozy and comfortable. Depending on the size of the crowd, it can range from very quiet to boisterous.
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    Markoh's On MainPrice: Moderate• Contemporary American• Ayer
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    4
  • David
    Greater Boston •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 3 days ago
    Dined on Valentines Day with my wife and it was amazing. Food and service was top notch. I keep thinking about the grilled shrimp and polenta appetizer. It was incredible. Wish we had room for dessert because the German Chocolate Cake looked delicious. Will definitely be going back soon.
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    Forge and VinePrice: Moderate• Contemporary American• Groton
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    4.6
  • Shane
    Greater Boston •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 5 days ago
    My girlfriend and I both work in hospitality and came for an early Valentine's dinner since we have to work for it. Our waiter, Jimmy, was amazing, we ordered all of our food at once and asked Jimmy to pace it out using his judgement. We also asked for recommendations on a fruity/dry Wine pairing, which he did wonderfully and paired with multiple items we ordered. Everything was delicious and the oyster mushrooms were spectacular. To end our meal they brought us over a delicious digestivo and even got us a reservation downstairs at Hecate following our dinner. Amazing experiences thank you!
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    KrasiPrice: Expensive• Greek• Back Bay
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    4.9
  • Bigfinch
    Greater Boston •12 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 6 days ago
    Food was good; servers very seeet. Drinks grest. Good kids meals
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    Lucia's TavolaPrice: Expensive• Italian• Ayer
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    4.7

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