Boston for Dining - Delight Your Taste Buds With the Best in the Northeast

Which major east coast city is home to the 2007 BestFranklin Street, The Langham hotel) was voted one of
Northeast Chef? If you said New York City and that isBoston's best. The Sunday Jazz Brunch is just one of
your final answer, you just lost the game. If you saidits specialties. It offers a brasserie-style dining
Boston, you win the prize. And the 2007 James Beardexperience, with an open kitchen and complete brick
Award Best Northeast Chef is just the beginning ofoven that allows diners a glimpse of culinary creativity
what Boston has to delight your taste buds.firsthand. In addition to breakfast (voted "Best Power
In the heart of fashionable Back Bay, in an 1880Breakfast"), lunch, and dinner seven days a week,
townhouse, you will find sophisticated and modernCafé Fleuri also offers a famous Saturday
New England-French cuisine, with an emphasis onChocolate Bar. Harvest (44 Brattle Street, Cambridge)
artisanal and New England ingredients. At L'Espalier (30offers another award-winning Sunday Brunch, as well
Gloucester Street), you will also find Chef Frankas American cuisine showcasing the region's freshest
McClelland, the 2007 James Beard Award Bestingredients and seasonal product. Harvest was voted
Northeast Chef. Also in Back Bay, you'll find a specialistTop New England Restaurant by the Zagat Survey. If
in classic steak house cuisine and an award-winningyou're packing kids, Bostonians recommend Toro (1704
wine selection at Capital Grille (359 Newbury Street).Washington Street), voted Best of Boston 2007
And at Vox (755 Boylston Street), known for itsKid-Friendly Brunch.
martinis, Chef Eric Bogardus offers dishes like WovenFor a meal with a view, Top of the Hub (800 Boylston
Flounder or Ostrich Stroganoff on an AmericanStreet, Prudential Center, 52nd Floor) offers a
Bistro-style menu.360-degree view of the city, plus live jazz and original
Seafood is a New England classic and part ofAmerican dishes with unique flavors.
Boston's history is its noted seafood. The Union OysterNo major city is without its friendly arguments over the
House (41 Union Street), established in 1826, claims tobest pizza and Boston is no exception. At Pizzeria
be the oldest continuously operating restaurant in theRegina (11 Thacher Street), Bostonians have enjoyed
USA. They claim you can find the best clam chowdertasty brick oven pizza for over 70 years. For specialty
in New England, along with fresh seafood. Reserve thepizza, head to Croma (269 Newbury Street), where
booth John F. Kennedy favored while practicing law inthe special is in the combinations like Peking duck,
his early days. Overlooking Boston Harbor, Anthony'sscallions, and hoisin sauce, or bacon, sausage,
Pier 4 (140 Northern Avenue) offers an exceptionalmozzarella, and an egg, sunny-side up.
dining experience with the freshest seafood andFor casual dining, try Bukowski Tavern (50 Dalton
succulent Maine lobsters. At Atlantic Fish Co. (761Street), voted Best of Boston 2007 Pub Grub. The
Boylston Street) the kitchen serves up raw barburgers are big and messy, and the menu includes
classics like shrimp cocktail, iced Littleneck clams andclassic barbequed chicken tenders and the one and
Blue Point oysters. For a more upscale ambience,only White-Trash Cheese Dip. If you want your casual
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant (34with a healthy twist, try B. Good (131 Dartmouth Street),
Columbus Ave, Boston Park Plaza Hotel) is just thewhere two childhood friends offers guilt-free burgers,
ticket in the Theatre District.fries, along with vegetarian dishes and salads.
Boston's North End is famous for all things Italian, andTop off your Boston tastebud tour with a confection
the restaurants live up to the reputation. Cantina Italianafrom Choco Choco House (83 Pembroke Street),
(346 Hanover Street) is a long-time favorite of localsvoted Best of Boston 2007 Chocolate. Or indulge in
and visitors alike. Open since 1931, Cantina Italiana is theone of Boston's favorite dishes, ice cream. Bostonians
oldest restaurant in the North End, and offers a warmeat more ice cream per capita than anyone else in the
and charming atmosphere with a relaxed diningUSA, and when they want the best, it's Christina's
experience. Ristorante Fiore (250 Hanover Street)(1255 Cambridge Street) with 40 rotating offerings,
offers authentic Italian cuisine in an elegant setting andsome created with ingredients from the spice shop
the North End's only seasonal patio and rooftop dining.next door.
If Sunday Brunch is your dish, Café Fleuri (250