Boston and Cambridge City Guide BOSTON ALLSTON BEACON HILL COPLEY SQUARE FIND - MARKETS DRINK - WINE BARS FIND - MARKETS SUPER 88 MARKET BIN 26 SIENA FARMS STAND "It’s a Chinese market that’s been around for a Recommended by winemaker Mattheos Argyro Recommended by Chef Ana Sortun (Oleana, long time." (Estate Argyros) Sofra Bakery, Cambridge) - Chef Ming Tsai (Blue Ginger, Wellesley) Beacon Hill / Wine Bar Copley Square /Vegetables Allston / Asian Market 26 Charles Street Copley Square 1095 Commonwealth Avenue T: 617.723.5939 T: 617.787.2288 www.bin26.com DOWNTOWN EAT - RESTAURANTS BROOKLINE EAT - RESTAURANTS GARLIC N' LEMONS EAT - RESTAURANTS KO PRIME "Cool Lebanese place. Amazing falafel and "Josh Buehler is no bullshit. Straight-forward food shawarma. This place is really, really good." SHAWARMA KING inspires me." - Chef Ken Oringer (Clio, Uni, Toro, KO Prime, La "For chicken shawarma and hummus." - Chef Jamie Bissonnette (Coppa,Toro, Boston) Verdad, Boston) - Chef Ana Sortun (Oleana, Sofra Bakery, Downtown / American / Steakhouse Allston / Brighton / Middle Eastern Cambridge) 90 Tremont Street 133 Harvard Avenue Brookline / Middle Eastern T: 617.772.0202 T: 617.783.8100 1383 Beacon Street www.koprimeboston.com www.garliclemons.com T: 617.731.6035 www.thebestshawarmaking.com NEPTUNE OYSTER "Get the hot lobster roll." EAT - SWEETS BURLINGTON - Chef Mike Lata (FIG, Charleston) JAPONAISE BAKERY FIND - MARKETS Haymarket / Seafood "They have this great dessert, Azuki Cream Buns. 63 Salem Street It’s like a creamed-filled croissant donut." H MART T: 617.742.3474 - Chef Ming Tsai (Blue Ginger, Wellesley) "It’s like a Costco for Asians. It’s a gigantic www.neptuneoyster.com Allston / Brighton supermarket with everything from 70 different OYA 1032 Commonwealth Avenue types of kimchee to a whole row of ramen "A phenomenal dining experience. They use herbs T: 617.738.7200 noodles to diamond rings and mink coats. Huge and oils to create interesting flavor profiles. www.japonaisebakery.com display of meat, seafood and live fish that they Expensive." butcher right there." - Kristofor Lofgren (Bamboo Sushi, Portland) BACK BAY - Chef Ming Tsai (Blue Ginger, Wellesley) Waterfront / Japanese / Sushi Burlington / Asian Market 9 East Street EAT - RESTAURANTS 3 Old Concord Road T: 617.654.9900 T: 781.221.4570 www.oyarestaurantboston.com CLIO www.hmart.com "I love Ken Oringer’s casual concepts and his thinking outside of the box." CHINATOWN DRINK - COCKTAILS - Chef Ana Sortun (Oleana, Sofra Bakery, FIND - MARKETS DRINK Cambridge) Recommended by mixologist Jim Meehan (PDT, Back Bay / French C MART NY) The Eliot Hotel "For anything Asian." Waterfront / Lounge 370 Commonwealth Avenue - Chef Ken Oringer (Clio, Uni, Toro, KO Prime, La 348 Congress Street T: 617.536.7200 Verdad, Boston) T: 617.695.1806 www.cliorestaurant.com Chinatown / Asian Supermarket www.drinkfortpoint.com TICO 692 Washington Street T: 617.338.1717 NO. 9 PARK "Michael Schlow’s restaurant is Spanish, but not as "Cat Silirie doesn't just put together a wine list, traditional as Toro. Big bar and really fun. More of AT ESTAURANTS she creates a wine culture in a restaurant." a scene." E - R - Sommelier Levi Dalton - Chef Ming Tsai ((Blue Ginger, Wellesley) Downtown Back Bay / Spanish GOURMET DUMPLING HOUSE "For the tripe tongue and tendon salad. The best Italian / French Influenced 222 Berkeley Street 9 Park Street T: 617.351.0400 choice for offal in Chinatown." - Chef Jamie Bissonnette (Coppa,Toro, Boston) T: 617.742.9991 www.ticorestaurant.com www.no9park.com "For their Sandong Pan Fried Dumplings, which EACON ILL are Taiwanese style. They are handmade to order, SILVERTONE BAR AND GRILL B H so it takes 15 minutes and they are just freaking "It’s a great dive. They do have the best mac n’ EAT - RESTAURANTS delicious." cheese in town, which is something you love at - Chef Ming Tsai (Blue Ginger, Wellesley) one am." SCAMPO AT THE LIBERTY HOTEL Chinatown /Chinese - Chef Ming Tsai (Blue Ginger, Wellesley) "Scampo isn't classic yet, but Lydia's food is. Flat 52 Beach Street Downtown / Bar breads, pasta with crackling and chili flake. It's crave- T: 617.338.6223 69 Bromfield Street able." www.gourmetdumpling.com T: 617.338.7887 - Chef Jamie Bissonnette (Coppa,Toro, Boston) www.silvertonedowntown.com Beacon Hill / Italian NEW JUMBO SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 215 Charles Street "Authentic, consistent, never lets us down." T: 617.536.2100 - Chef Tony Maws (Craigie on Main, Cambridge) www.scampoboston.com Chinatown / Chinese / Seafood 5 Hudson Street T: 617.542.2823
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Website: www.findeatdrink.com / Contact us at: [email protected] ©2012 Find. Eat. Drink. LLC Page 2 of 4 CAMBRIDGE FIND - MARKETS EAT - RESTAURANTS DRINK - COCKTAILS FORMAGGIO KITCHEN OLEANA HUNGRY MOTHER "One of the best cheese stores in the country." "Chef Ana Sortun really captures Middle Eastern "Great drinks. One of the few bars to play with - Cheesemonger Sergio Hernandez (Bklyn food at Oleana. It is an amazing journey through sorghum syrup." Larder, NY) every course." - Avery and Janet Glasser (Bittermens Bitters) Cambridge - Chef Lior Lev Sercarz (La Boite a Epice) Kendall Square / Southern Cheese / Specialty Foods Cambridge / Middle Eastern 233 Cardinal Medeiros Avenue 244 Huron Avenue 34 Hampshire Street T: 617.499.0090 T: 617.354.4750 T: 617.661.0505 www.hungrymothercambridge.com www.formaggiokitchen.com www.oleanarestaurant.com GREEN STREET GRILL EAT - RESTAURANTS RENDEZ- VOUS "It's a fun place for cocktails. "Chef Steve Johnson taught me everything about "- Chef Ken Oringer (Clio, Uni, Toro, KO Prime, CRAIGIE ON MAIN eating local." La Verdad, Boston) "They have a cool bar program. A little off the - Chef Ana Sortun (Oleana, Sofra Bakery, "To end the night." beaten track, but everyone knows about it." Cambridge) - Chef Tony Maws (Craigie on Main, Cambridge) - Chef Ken Oringer (Clio, Uni, Toro, KO Prime, La Cambridge / Mediterranean Central Square / Lounge Verdad, Boston) 502 Massachusetts Avenue 280 Green Street Cambridge / Contemporary French T: 617.576.1900 T: 617.876.1655 853 Main Street www.rendezvouscentralsquare.com www.greenstreetgrill.com T: 617.497.5511 www.craigieonmain.com RIALTO "The food is so well balanced and light. Feminine DRINK - BAR HUNGRY MOTHER and delicate with assertive flavors." "Superb Southern fare and really inventive - Chef Jamie Bissonnette (Coppa,Toro, Boston) CHARLIE'S KITCHEN cocktails as well." Harvard Square / Italian "A green and sustainable dive bar." - Avery and Janet Glasser (Bittermens Bitters) 1 Bennett Street - Chef Jamie Bissonnette (Coppa,Toro, Boston) Kendall Square/Southern T: 617.661.5050 Harvard Square / American 233 Cardinal Medeiros Avenue www.rialto-restaurant.com 10 Eliot Street T: 617.499.0090 T: 617.492.9646 www.hungrymothercambridge.com SAPPORO RAMEN www.charlieskitchen.com "Only noodle game in town. Dirt cheap, great CLOVER FOOD TRUCK portions, and seasoned right." "Breakfast of corn fritters, freshly baked banana - Chef Jamie Bissonnette (Coppa,Toro, Boston) & fig muffins, hearty breakfast sandwiches. Lunch "It’s just a little kiosk of a ramen shop with about of homemade Concord grape lemonade and 15 seats and only two things on the menu, gyoza spicy chickpea salad." and ramen. Really unbelievable, great street - Chef Matt Jennings (Farmstead, Providence) noodles." Harvard Square & Various Locations - Chef Ken Oringer (Clio, Uni, Toro, KO Prime, La Vegetarian Verdad, Boston) 7 Holyoke Street Porter Square / Japanese www.cloverfoodlab.com 1815 Massachusetts Avenue www.twitter.com/cloverfoodtruck T: 617.876.4805 EAT - SWEETS JAPONAISE BAKERY "They have this great dessert, Azuki Cream Buns. It’s like a creamed-filled croissant donut." - Chef Ming Tsai (Blue Ginger, Wellesley) Allston / Brighton 1032 Commonwealth Avenue T: 617.738.7200 www.japonaisebakery.com
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