New restaurant ideas?

[bex77]

Two restaurant questions for you:

Check out my list of ten places I want to try and where I've been recently.

A. any opinion on the new places?

B. any of your favorites not on my lists?

The best food was the two pound boiled lobster at Yankee Lobster Eatery. But there were a lot of close seconds!

NEW PLACES I WANT TO TRY

1) Ariana (Afghan) - See how it compares with Helmand
http://www.arianarestaurantboston.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/ariana-boston
129 Brighton Ave, Allston

2) Swanton St. Diner - Lobster pizza, mushroom ravioli
http://www.swantonstreetdiner.com/contactus.html
http://www.yelp.com/biz/swanton-street-diner-winchester
http://www.hiddenboston.com/SwantonStreetDiner.html
72 Swanton Street, Winchester

3) Bergamot Bar - lobster melts in the bar?
http://bergamotrestaurant.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/bergamot-somerville
118 Beacon St, Cambridge

4) East by Northeast- asian fusion tapas
http://www.exnecambridge.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/east-by-northeast-cambridge
Inman Square, 1128 Cambridge Street, Cambridge

5) The Haven (Scottish) - for brunch - scottish eggs, haggis
http://thehavenjp.com/brunch/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-haven-jamaica-plain
2 Perkins Street, JP

6) Istanbul'lu (Turkish)
http://www.istanbul-lu.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/istanbullu-somerville
237 Holland Ave, Somerville

7) Parsons Table
http://catchrestaurant.com/parsonstable/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/parsons-table-winchester
34 Church St, Winchester

8) Pizzeria Posto
http://www.pizzeriaposto.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/posto-somerville
Davis Square, 187 Elm Street

9) Russell House Tavern
http://www.russellhousecambridge.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/russell-house-tavern-cambridge
Harvard Square, 14 JKK Street, Cambridge

10) Sichuan Gourmet- (took over Chef Chang's spot)
http://www.laosichuan.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/sichuan-gourmet-brookline
St. Mary's, 1004 Beacon Street, Brookline

RESTAURANTS since mid-October:

OCTOBER (17)
The 99, Woburn
Deluxe Town Diner, Watertown
The Barking Crab, Boston
Lemon Thai, Somerville
Border Cafe, Harvard Square, Cambridge
Picadilly Pub, N. Reading
Oggi, Harvard Square, Cambridge
Newtown Grill (Socrates), Porter Square, Cambridge
Curry Thai, East Cambridge
Margarita's, Wellington Circle, Medford
McDonald's, East Cambridge
Cosi, Kendall Square, Cambridge
Toraya, Arlington
Casablanca, Harvard Square, Cambridge
Yang's Chinese Truck, Cambridge
Taipei Tokyo, Davis Square, Somerville
S&S Deli, Inman Square, Cambridge

NOVEMBER (11)
KFC/Taco Bell, Inman Square, Cambridge
Yankee Lobster Eatery, Seaport District, Boston
Rein's Deli, Vernon, CT
Texas Roadhouse, Everett
Three Gorges, Lexington
The Independent Pub, Union Square, Somerville
Ginger Exchange, Inman Square, Cambridge
La Famiglia Giorgio, North End, Boston

DECEMBER (10)
The Kebab Factory, Cambridge
Subway, Somerville Ave., Cambridge
Legal Seafood, Harvard Square, Cambridge
Sichuan Garden II, Woburn
JP Seafood, Jamaica Plain, Boston
Abbondanza, Everett
Courthouse Seafood Restaurant, Cambridge
Pu Pu Hot Pot, Central Square, Cambridge
Bluefin Japanese, Porter Square, Cambridge
Mary Chung, Central Square, Cambridge

Comments

[eclecticavatar.livejournal.com]

I also suggest the place on Mass Ave by Porter called annapurna, if you're looking for Helmand alternatives.

You should also try Scups for dinner, though they won't be open again until "the spring." http://www.scupsintheharbour.com/about.html

[thismightbejess.livejournal.com]

I can't believe I *still* haven't been to The Haven. I would love to do brunch there, sometime.

[smacaski.livejournal.com]

Ditto. I'm a bad wee Scottish lass.

[gilana]

Me too! Do you think they do the fried Mars bars for brunch?

[aphrabehn.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I'm actually keeping your list! Great ideas!

There's a fantastic Himalayan fusion place in Arlington, a few blocks down from the Capital Theater, heading towards Cambridge. It's called Kathmandu Spice and I've been several times. Each time was great.

[srakkt.livejournal.com]

I really love Bergamot - I've been three times now since the changeover from EVOO, and have loved it every time. I can't talk about that place enough.

[swiftangel.livejournal.com]

I highly recommend Al Dente at 109 Salem Street in the North End - it was one of my favourites and I hope it's still as awesome as it was then - followed by a trip to Mike's Pastry on Hanover Street. :)

[bex77]

Thanks for the tip! I've never heard of it. The menu looks amazing! And the prices reasonable, unlike most of the North End these days.

[swiftangel.livejournal.com]

That was precisely what I liked about them. They were wonderfully reasonably priced, and the service was always good (pretty quick, but if for some reason it was a bit slow they were at least very friendly and apologetic about it). It had a wonderful "mom and pop" restaurant feel.

[hermitgeecko.livejournal.com]

derspatchel and I went to Posto in Davis Square in the autumn. The food was stellar! Two of my housemates went and said they had trouble with the service, but they also loved the food.

[bex77]

Thanks for the info. It's been so crowded, we've been waiting. The menu looks fabulous! Great to know that the food is as good as it looks.