The 38 Essential Boston Restaurants, Summer 2017

Presenting Boston’s updated Eater 38, your answer to any question that begins, “Can you recommend a restaurant?”

This elite group of 38 must-try restaurants is meant to cover the city of Boston and a little bit beyond while spanning multiple cuisines and price points, collectively satisfying all of your restaurant needs. Every quarter, we add a few pertinent restaurants that were omitted, have newly become eligible (restaurants must be open at least six months), or have stepped up their game. As such, we also must say goodbye — not necessarily forever — to a few restaurants each quarter to make room.

New this quarter: newish Jewish delicatessen Mamaleh’s in Cambridge’s Kendall Square and Barbara Lynch classic Sportello in Boston’s Fort Point. For information on this quarter’s retirees, consult the Eater 38 archive.

Notes:

  • Restaurants are listed geographically, north to south. The numbers are not rankings.
  • Eater Boston’s radius includes Cambridge, Somerville, and a little bit beyond, not just Boston proper.
  • To spread the love around, we never include more than one restaurant from the same restaurant group.

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