Upscale Restaurants in Boston

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Upscale Restaurants in Boston

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Abe & Louie's
Go ahead: live the fantasy of the robber baron feasting among...
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Steak
Back Bay/Beacon Hill
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B&G Oysters, Ltd.
Chef Barbara Lynch (of No. 9 Park fame) has made yet another... | Reserve Online
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Seafood
The South End
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Blue Ginger
Chef Ming Tsai's nimble maneuvers in the kitchen have caught... | Reserve Online
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$$-$$$
Asian
Jamaica Plain
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The Blue Room
Totally hip, funky, and Cambridge, The Blue Room blends a host... | Reserve Online
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$$-$$$
American
Cambridge
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Bouchée
With its sunken patio and two-story dining room, Bouchée...
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French
Back Bay/Beacon Hill
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Bricco
A sophisticated but unpretentious enclave of nouveau Italian... | Reserve Online
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Italian
The North End
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Carmen
Here's the kind of undeniably friendly, downright cute hole-in-the-wall...
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Italian
The North End
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Casablanca
Long before The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Harvard and Radcliffe... | Reserve Online
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Mediterranean
Cambridge
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Chau Chow City
Spread across three floors, this is the largest, glitziest, and...
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Chinese
Chinatown
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Chez Henri
French with a Cuban twist—odd bedfellows, but it works... | Reserve Online
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Eclectic
Cambridge
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Craigie on Main
Late in 2008 Chef Tony Maws shuttered the popular Craigie Street...
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French
Cambridge
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Dante
With one of the best patio views of the Charles River, Dante... | Reserve Online
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Mediterranean
Cambridge
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Davio's
Eating here is like sitting at the grown-ups' table for the first... | Reserve Online
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Italian
Back Bay/Beacon Hill
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East Coast Grill and Raw Bar
Owner-chef-author Chris Schlesinger built his national reputation...
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American
Cambridge
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Fugakyu
The name sounds vaguely offensive in English, but in Japanese...
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Japanese
Brookline
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Green Street
The tables are small and the service is casual, but the relatively...
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American
Cambridge
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Grill 23 & Bar
Pinstriped suits, dark paneling, Persian rugs, and waiters in... | Reserve Online
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Steak
Back Bay/Beacon Hill
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Hamersley's Bistro
Gordon Hamersley has earned a national reputation, thanks to... | Reserve Online
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French
The South End
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Harvest
The New England-inspired menu of up-to-date dishes is hedged... | Reserve Online
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American
Cambridge
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Legal Sea Foods
What began as a tiny restaurant upstairs over a Cambridge fish... | Reserve Online
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Seafood
Back Bay/Beacon Hill
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Legal Sea Foods
What better place than the waterfront to build one of the snazziest...
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Seafood
Waterfront
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Legal Sea Foods
All the regional seafood classics, from famed New England chowder... | Reserve Online
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Seafood
Cambridge
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Les Zygomates
Les zygomates is the French expression for the muscles on the...
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French
Downtown Boston
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Lineage
Downtown is saturated with decent seafood options but few hit...
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Seafood
Brookline
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Locke-Ober
Chef-owner Lydia Shire gave this old Boston spot a much-needed... | Reserve Online
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Continental
Downtown Boston
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Mamma Maria
Don't let the clichéd name fool you: Mamma Maria is far... | Reserve Online
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Italian
The North End
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Marco
The second-story dining room is meant to evoke a charming Italian... | Reserve Online
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Italian
The North End
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Mare
Anchoring a tucked-away corner on Richmond Street, this organic... | Reserve Online
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Italian
The North End
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Meritage
Set inside the stately Boston Harbor Hotel, Meritage stays focused... | Reserve Online
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Continental
Waterfront
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Mooo
Inside the swanky Fifteen Beacon hotel, Mooo opened in 2007 offering...
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Continental
Back Bay/Beacon Hill
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Neptune Oyster
This tiny oyster bar, the first of its kind in the neighborhood...
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Seafood
The North End
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Oleana
Chef-owner Ana Sortun is one of the city's culinary treasures—and... | Reserve Online
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Mediterranean
Cambridge
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Olives
You may not see chef Todd English tending the wood-fire brick... | Reserve Online
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Mediterranean
Charlestown
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Radius
Acclaimed chef Michael Schlow's notable contemporary French cooking... | Reserve Online
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French
Downtown Boston
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Rialto
The ultraposh dining room and its bar have drifted back to their... | Reserve Online
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Italian
Cambridge
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Rocca
Long-time local restaurateur Michela Larson and partner Gary...
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Italian
The South End
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Sage
Intensely fragrant Italian specialties and a pretty dining room...
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Italian
The South End
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Sel de la Terre
Sitting between the waterfront and what used to be the Central...
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French
Waterfront
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Sensing
Though it is a younger sister to Michelin Chef Guy Martin's Sensing...
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Contemporary French
The North End
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Sonsie
Café society blossoms along Newbury Street, particularly... | Reserve Online
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American
Back Bay/Beacon Hill
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Sorellina
A roar of approval went up when this cavernous Back Bay space... | Reserve Online
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Italian
Back Bay/Beacon Hill
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Tangierino
Chef Samad Naamad draws visitors into his enchanting—and...
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Moroccan
Charlestown
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Terramia
Nearly everything this little autumnal-color restaurant kicks... | Reserve Online
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$$-$$$
Italian
The North End
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Toro
The buzz from chef Ken Oringer's tapas joint still hasn't quieted...
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Spanish
The South End
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Turner Fisheries
On the first floor of the Westin hotel in Copley Square, Turner... | Reserve Online
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Seafood
Back Bay/Beacon Hill
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Union Bar and Grille
There's rarely a quiet night at Union, where the bar buzzes with... | Reserve Online
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$$-$$$
American
The South End
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Union Oyster House
Established in 1826, this is Boston's oldest continuing restaurant...
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Seafood
The North End
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Upstairs on the Square
In the middle of Harvard Square, this restaurant strikes just... | Reserve Online
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Continental
Cambridge
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Via Matta
Abuzz with well-heeled locals every night, the city's most stylish... | Reserve Online
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Italian
Back Bay/Beacon Hill
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