Restaurant Reviews Index

Special Eating Series

• Las Vegas Eating Guide
• China Eating Guide
• A Tribute to Japan (Japan Eating Guide)
• Eating in New York (Again) 2011
• A Taste of Napa Valley (2011)
• Eating Las Vegas (2011)
• China Series (2011)
• My Favorite Date Restaurants
• Non-Food Reflections on Washington DC
• The Big Apple
• Napa Valley Guide
• Reflections on Napa Valley (2010)
• A California Christmas (Southern California)
• A New York Birthday
• Favorite Eats in the Boston/Cambridge Area 
• Southern California Favorites

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* for favorites

 
Harvard Square

Asian 
Pinkberry
*Le's (Formerly Pho Pasteur)
Wagamama
Yenching
*Cafe Sushi
Shabu Square (Now closed)
Om Restaurant & Lounge
**Berryline

American / New American
Tory Row
**Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage
*Canteen
Russell House Tavern
*The Plough and Stars
Veggie Planet/Club Passim
Henrietta's Table
Ten Tables
**Hi Rise Bread Company
**Upstairs On the Square
      Soiree Room
      Monday Club - 2
      Monday Club - 1
Grafton Street Pub & Grill
**Garden at the Cellar 2009 and 2007

European
The Red House (Italian)
**Rialto (Italian)
The Upper Crust (Pizza)
*Cambridge 1 (Grilled Pizza)
Sandrine's Bistro - 2010 update (French)
Sandrine's Bistro (French)
1 Arrow Street Crepes (French)
*Il Panino Express (Italian - Now closed)

Inman Square

Bom Cafe
East By Northeast (Asian)
*Tupelo (Southern)
Benatti (now closed)
**Muqueca (Update!)
**Muqueca (Coastal Brazilian)
**Oleana Top Chef Masters (Mediterranean)
**Oleana (Mediterranean)
*All Star Sandwich Bar (Sandwiches)

Kendall Square

American
*Bondir
Lord Hobo (Craft beers)
The Blue Room
*The Friendly Toast (brunch)
*Cambridge Brewing Company
Legal Seafoods
EVOO


Other
Atasca (Portuguese)
*Leisure Station (Taiwanese/Boba Tea Shop)
Mulan (Taiwanese)
*Hungry Mother (Southern)
Izzy's (Latin / Puerto Rican)

Porter Square

Blue Fin (Sushi)
Stone Hearth Pizza (Italian)
Sapporo Ramen (Japanese)
Zing (Pizza)
*Cafe Mami (Japanese)
*Anna's Taqueria (Mexican)

Central Square

New American/American

Rendezvous
**Mariposa Bakery
**Salts
*Miracle of Science
**Craigie on Main (dinner)
**Craigie on Main (bar)
**Craigie Street Bistrot (2007) (now Craigie on Main)
*Pacific Cafe
**Toscanini's

Italian
Cafe Luna
*Basta Pasta

North Cambridge
Trattoria Pulcinella (Italian)
**Gran Gusto (2010)
**Gran Gusto (2008) (Italian)
Jose's Mexican Restaurant
*Qingdao Garden (Dumplings/Chinese)

East Cambridge

Unique Dumpling (Taiwanese/Northern Chinese)

Wisteria (Taiwanese) -  (Now closed - Allston location still open)

Pho 'N Rice (Vietnamese)

**Bergamot (New American)

Redbones (BBQ)

El Potro (Mexican/Salvadoran)

*Dave's Fresh Pasta (Sandwiches, pasta)

Zoe's Gourmet Chinese Cuisine (Chinese)

**Cantina La Mexicana (Mexican)

**Taqueria La Mexicana  (Mexican)

Pescatore (Italian)

 Aragosta
Trattoria Il Panino
**Neptune Oyster
**Trattoria di Monica's
*Mare
*Modern Pastry
**Mike's Pastry
**Mamma Maria
*Taranta
**Prezza 2007
**Prezza 2009 (updated with pictures)
**Monica's Ristorante (Vinoteca)

Dom's 

Victoria Seafood (Cantonese)

*Jo Jo Taipei (Taiwanese)

Fish Market (Japanese)

Dok Bua (Thai)

**Fugakyu (Japanese)

**May's Cafe (Taiwanese)

Back Bay

Asana (New American)
Lucca Back Bay (Italian)
Pinkberry (frozen yogurt)
Towne Stove & Spirits (Eclectic)
Clio (French/Japanese)

Sel de al Terre (French)

Piatini (Italian)

Bottega Fiorentina (Italian)

*Casa Romero (Mexican)

Parish Cafe (Sandwiches)

Uni (Sushi / pan-Asian)

P.F. Chang's (Pan-Asian)

**Grill 23 (Steak)

Sorellina (Italian)
Capital Grille (Steak)

West End/Chinatown/Theater District/

Downtown/Beacon Hill

Radius
*Dumpling Cafe (Taiwanese)
*Smith and Wollensky (Steak)

*Taiwan Cafe (Taiwanese)

*Hei La Moon (Chinese)

KO Prime (Steak)

*The Oceanaire (Seafood)

Bina Osteria (Italian)

*No. 9 Park (American)

Beacon Hill Bistro (American)

Phoenicia (Middle Eastern / Lebanese)

*Penang (Malaysian)

**Gourmet Dumpling House (Chinese)

South End

Teranga  (Senegalese/African)

Myers + Chang (Asian)

Market by Jean-Georges (French)

**Oishii Boston (Japanese)

Fort Point

**Menton (French)

Charlestown

Olives

Japanese

Dabin (Lexington)

New Ginza (Watertown)

Daikanyama (Lexington)

Chinese
Formosa Taipei (Lexington)

Golden Garden (Northern Chinese)

**Shangri La (Taiwanese/Sichuan)

*Fuloon (Malden)

**Little Q Hot Pot (Quincy)

American

Wild Willy's (Watertown)
**Five Guys Burgers and Fries (Dedham)

Texas Roadhouse (Everett)

Celebrity Pizza and Dairy (Watertown)

**Rancatore's (Lexington, Belmont)

European (Italian/French)

*The Upper Crust (Lexington)
**Basta Pasta Enoteca (Quincy)
*Stone Hearth Pizza (Needham)
Sel de la Terre (Natick)

Cupertino, California (Chinese food)

A&J's Restaurant

*Hong Fu

**Szechuan Era

Napa Valley

**The French Laundry

**Bouchon Bakery

**Redd

Los Angeles and Orange County

**Ten Ren Tea Station

**Din Tai Fung

**Sushi Gen

Mrs. Knott's Chicken Restaurant

**Melisse

Las Vegas

**Carnevino Riserva Steaks (Steak)

*Lotus of Siam (Thai)

Sushi Samba (Japanese Peruvian)

Bouchon Bistro (lunch) (Thomas Keller)

Aureole (Charlie Palmer)

Lee's Sandwiches (Vietnamese)

Picasso (Julian Serrano)

**Carnevino (Steak)

**Mesa Grill (Updated!) (Bobby Flay)

Spago Cafe (Wolfgang Puck)
Serendipity 3
RM Seafood (Rick Moonen)

Bouchon Bistro (Thomas Keller)

*Bouchon Bakery (Thomas Keller)

*China Poblano (Jose Andres)

**Jean-Philippe Pâtisserie

*Beijing Noodle No. 9

**Joel Robuchon (The Mansion)

**Mesa Grill (Bobby Flay)

  *Enoteca San Marco (Mario Batali)

**B&B Ristorante (Mario Batali)

**Raos

New York City
*Bouchon Bakery
*Momofuku Milk Bar
*Momofuku Ko
*Eleven Madison Park
Eataly
*Peter Luger Steak House
Marea (lunch)
Marea (dinner)
**Per Se
*Morimoto
Joe's Shanghai
Waldorf Astoria
Smorgas Chef
**Daniel
**Le Bernardin
**Sushi Yasuda 
**H&H Bagels (update)
Ess-a-Bagel
*Ma Peche (Momofuku Midtown)
**H&H Bagels
**Bouchon Macarons

Washington DC

Ceiba

**Granville Moore's

*Il Canale

Ben's Chili Bowl

Japan

**Sushi Kanesaka
**Kappabashi Dori
**Masamoto Tsukiji
**Maisen (tonkatsu)
Snacking in Japan
**Updated Kyubey Review (Project Food Blog Round 9 winning entry)

Tapas Molecular Bar (Molecular gastronomy)
**Seryna (Kobe beef)

**Kyubey/Kyubei (Sushi)

*Suzuran Updated 2011 post (Ramen)

Taiwan

**Ding Tai Fung (Dumplings)

**Celestial Restaurant (Peking Duck)

**Yong He Soybean Milk (Taiwanese breakfast)

Sheraton Taipei (Taiwanese breakfast)

*Formosa (Howard Plaza Hotel)

Aoba (Traditional Taiwanese food)

**Ice Monster (Shaved ice)

China (Beijing)

**The Art of Making Hand Pulled Noodles 
*Noodle Loft
*Jiu Men Xiao Chi (9 Gates Small Snacks)
**Din Tai Fung (Dumplings)
*Xian'r Lao Man (Dumplings)

**Made in China (Peking Duck)

*Noodle Bar

*Bao Yuan Dumpling

**Da Dong (Peking Duck)
Lost in Translation
An Ode to Noodles and Ducks

China (Shanghai)

**Jia Jia Tang Bao (Dumplings)
**Din Tai Fung (Dumplings)