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2010 OA Guide By Region & Rating From the Publisher Historically there have been two types of dining guides—those written by professionals, and those based on a survey of diners. Both methods can produce reliable results, but they are also capable of producing results that appear to be out of sync with the way that the most avid dining hobbyists feel about a restaurant. In the past, there was no way to access the knowledge possessed by this group of people. But hopefully that has changed because OA has developed a new type of survey—one that asks participants to describe how strongly they recommend the restaurants they are evaluating, while at the same time weighting each participant’s input based on the number and quality of the restaurants he or she has rated. It is my hope that this method will prove useful to all categories of diners, and that the narrative provided by this group of people will take its rightful place among the various forms of restaurant criticism that are currently available. If you would like to participate in our 2011 Survey, simply go to the url below and enter the word olive as the pre-approval code. Enjoy, and I hope your dining endeavors in 2010 are fruitful! Steve Plotnicki www.opinionatedaboutdining.com Key to Ratings Fine, Moderate & Casual Dining Inexpensive Dining 98-100 – Worth Planning a Trip Around 8.0-10 – Unique in its Category 95-97.9 – Worthy of Special Attention 7.0-7.9 – Recommended 92-94.9 – Highly Recommended 6.0-6.9 – Acceptable 90-91.9 – Recommended 1.0-5.9 – Can’t Recommend 88-89.9 – Top Local Choice 85-87.9 – Acceptable 75-84.9 – Not Recommended ©2008-2010 SJP MEDIA, LLC • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 1 2010 OA Guide By Region & Rating New England Boston Fine Dining O Ya Boston 95.2 Uni Boston 94.3 No. 9 Park Boston 93.4 Clio Boston 92.2 Craigie on Main Cambridge 92.3 Ten Tables Cambridge 92.0 Rialto Cambridge 91.7 Hamersley's Bistro Boston 91.5 Locke-Ober Boston 91.5 Chez Henri Boston 91.2 dante Cambridge 91.1 Oga Natick 91.1 Taranta Boston 91.1 Troquet Boston 90.5 Oishii Newton 90.4 Radius Boston 90.2 L'Espalier Boston 89.9 Sensing Boston 88.9 Scampo Boston 88.8 Aquitaine Boston 88.6 EVOO Somerville 88.5 Lumière Newton 88.5 Pigalle Boston 88.3 FuGaKyu Brookline 88.2 Harvest Cambridge 88.2 Via Matta Boston 87.5 Blue Ginger Wellseley 87.0 Mistral Boston 86.5 Mama Maria Boston 86.4 Salts Cambridge 86.3 Meritage Boston 85.6 Sibling Rivalry Boston 85.0 UpStairs on the Square Cambridge 84.1 Olives Charlestown 83.9 Anthony's Pier 4 Boston 81.2 Top of the Hub Boston 80.3 ©2008-2010 SJP MEDIA, LLC • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2 2010 OA Guide By Region & Rating Boston Casual Dining Neptune Oyster Boston 92.4 B&G Oysters Boston 91.9 Oleana Cambridge 91.9 East Coast Grill & Raw Bar Cambridge 91.8 Toro Boston 91.6 Butcher Shop, The Boston 91.0 Grill 23 & Bar Boston 90.3 Blue Room, The Cambridge 89.6 Abe & Louie's Boston 89.5 No Name Boston 89.5 Hungry Mothers Cambridge 89.4 Franklin Café Boston 89.3 Tamarind Bay Cambridge 89.2 Eastern Standard Boston 89.1 Dali Restaurant & Tapas Bar Brookline 88.6 Jasper White's Summer Shack Cambridge 88.4 Davio's Boston 87.9 Durgin Park Boston 87.9 Helmand Cambridge 87.9 Daily Catch Boston 87.7 Elephant Walk Cambridge 87.7 Les Zygomates Wine Bar & Bistro Boston 87.3 Pho République Boston 87.3 Henrietta's Table Cambridge 87.1 Rendezvous Boston 86.9 KingFish Hall Boston 86.3 Tapéo Somerville 85.9 Vinny's at Night Somerville 85.9 Legal Sea Foods Boston 85.5 blu Boston 85.0 Sel de la Terre Boston 83.4 Petit Robert Bistro Boston 83.0 Brasserie Jo Boston 82.3 Avila Boston 82.1 Union Oyster House Boston 81.5 OM Restaurant & Lounge Cambridge 81.2 Skipjack's Boston 77.8 ©2008-2010 SJP MEDIA, LLC • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 3 2010 OA Guide By Region & Rating Boston Inexpensive Dining Blue Ribbon BBQ Newton 8.2 Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage Cambridge 7.7 Emma's Pizza Cambridge 7.5 Uburger Boston 6.5 Finale Boston 5.3 Santarpio's East Boston 6.5 Other Places in Massachusetts Brewster Fish House Brewster 91.7 Lobster Pot Provincetown 85.9 BlackDog Vineyard Haven 83.1 Hilltop Steak House Saugus 75.6 Clam Box of Ipswich Ispwich 8.3 Woodman's of Essex Essex 7.9 Kelly's Roast Beef Revere 6.4 Maine Formal Dining Hugo's Portland 95.7 Primo Rockland 93.9 Fore Street Portland 93.7 Miyake Portland 93.5 Bresca Portland 93.1 Evangeline Portland 92.1 Back Bay Grill Portland 91.4 Five fifty-five Portland 91.4 98 Provence Ogunquit 91.3 Francine Bistro Camden 91.3 Havana Restaurant Bar Harbor 91.2 Street & Co. Portland 91.1 Suzuki's Sushi Bar Rockland 90.1 White Barn Inn Restaurant Kennebunkport 90.0 Cinque Terre Portland 87.6 Jordan Pond House Bar Harbor 86.6 Arrows Restaurant Ogunquit 84.0 Black Point Inn Scarborough 83.5 ©2008-2010 SJP MEDIA, LLC • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 4 2010 OA Guide By Region & Rating Maine Casual Dining Paciarino Portland 91.6 Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier Kittery Point 91.4 Caiola's Restaurant Portland 90.4 Bar Lola Portland 90.3 Local 188 Portland 90.3 Blue Spoon Portland 88.8 Cafe Miranda Rockland 88.2 Ogunquit Lobster Pound Ogunquit 87.8 Harraseeket Lunch & Lobster South Freeport 87.3 Cleonice Mediterranean Bistro Ellsworth 84.2 Barnacle Billy's Ogunquit 83.4 Maine Inexpensive Dining Duck Fat Portland 8.2 Red's Eats Wiscasset 7.1 Maine Diner Wells 6.1 Becky's Portland 6.2 Other Places in New England Hen of the Wood Waterbury 93.3 Al Forno Restaurant Providence 92.1 Pesce Blue Portsmouth 91.4 Union League Cafe New Haven 91.1 Oar House, The Portsmouth 88.0 Simon Pearce Quechee 87.9 Sally's Apizza New Haven 9.1 Frank Pepe Pizzeria New Haven 8.9 Modern Apizza New Haven 7.8 New York Metro New Jersey Elements Princeton 95.0 Pluckemin Inn, The Bedminster 93.8 Blu Montclair 90.3 Stage Left New Brunswick 88.8 ©2008-2010 SJP MEDIA, LLC • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5 2010 OA Guide By Region & Rating Amanda's Hoboken 87.6 CulinAriane Montclair 87.4 Cucharamama Hoboken 86.9 Fascino Montclair 84.9 Nicholas Middletown 83.3 Park & Orchard Rutherford 82.1 Long Island North Fork Table & Inn Southold 94.1 Della Femina Easthampton 87.7 Nick & Toni's Easthampton 87.7 Frisky Oyster Greenport 87.7 Rowdy Hall Easthampton 87.6 cittanuova Easthampton 86.1 Almond Bridgehampton 84.6 Lobster Roll Napeague 80.4 Panama Hatties Huntington 77.2 Hampton Chutney Co. Amagansett 7.2 New York City Fine Dining Per Se Columbus Circle 99.7 Masa Columbus Circle 99.0 Jean Georges Columbus Circle 98.3 Corton Tribecca 97.5 Le Bernardin Midtown West 97.2 Sushi Yasuda Midtown East 97.1 Kuruma Zushi Midtown West 96.4 Eleven Madison Park Madison Square 96.3 Momofuku Ko East Village 96.3 Bouley Tribecca 95.4 L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon Midtown East 95.3 Blue Hill Greenwich Village 94.6 Craft Gramercy 94.4 Daniel Upper East Side 94.4 Sugiyama Midtown West 94.3 Soto Greenwich Village 93.8 wd-50 Lower East Side 93.8 Hatsuhana Midtown East 93.5 Nobu Tribecca 93.5 Sushi Seki Upper East Side 93.5 ©2008-2010 SJP MEDIA, LLC • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 6 2010 OA Guide By Region & Rating Café Boulud Upper East Side 93.2 Anthos Midtown West 92.9 Sushi of Gari/Gari/Sushi of Gari 46 Upper East Side 92.9 Marea Columbus Circle 92.7 Veritas Gramercy 92.7 Degustation East Village 92.6 Nobu, Next Door Tribecca 92.5 Aquavit Midtown East 92.4 Gramercy Tavern Gramercy 92.2 Wallse West Village 92.1 Cru Greenwich Village 92.0 Picholine Upper West Side 92.0 Mas Greenwich Village 91.8 Falai Lower East Side 91.5 Aldea Flatiron 91.4 Tabla Madison Square 91.4 Esca Midtown West 91.2 Dévi Flatiron 91.1 Jack's Luxury Oyster Bar East Village 91.1 Union Square café Flatiron 91.1 Annisa Greenwich Village 90.9 Jewel Bako East Village 90.8 Nobu 57 Midtown West 90.8 Gordon Ramsay Midtown West 90.7 Milos, Estiatorio Midtown West 90.7 La Grenouille Midtown East 90.5 Tocqueville Flatiron 90.5 Scalini Fedeli Tribecca 90.4 Convivio Midtown East 90.3 Park Avenue (Summer, Fall, etc.) Upper East Side 90.3 Sasabune Upper East Side 90.3 Allegretti Flatiron 90.2 Modern, The Midtown East 90.2 Morimoto Chelsea 90.2 Petrossian Midtown West 90.2 Maze Midtown West 90.1 Babbo Greenwich Village 89.9 Sushi Ann Midtown East 89.9 Sushiden Midtown East 89.9 Centrico Tribecca 89.7 Seasonal Midtown West 89.7 Eighty One Upper West Side 89.6 ©2008-2010 SJP MEDIA, LLC • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 7 2010 OA Guide By Region & Rating Felidia Upper East Side 89.5 A Voce Madison Square 89.3 BLT Steak Midtown East 89.1 db Bistro Moderne Midtown East 89.0 Dovetail Upper West Side 89.0 Bond Street Noho 88.9 Dressler Williamsburgh 88.9 L'Absinthe Upper East Side 88.9 Elio's Upper East Side 88.8 Pampano Midtown East 88.7 Shun Lee West Upper West Side 88.7 Tamarind Gramercy 88.7 Telepan Upper West Side 88.7 Savoy Tribecca 88.6 Hearth East Village 88.5 Blue Ribbon Soho 88.5 Spice Market West Village 88.4 Insieme Midtown West 88.2 Del Posto Chelsea 88.1 Kanoyama East Village 88.1 Aureole Midtown East 88.0 Adour Midtown East 87.8 Maya Upper East Side 87.8 Asiate Columbus Circle 87.7 EN Japanese Brasserie West Village 87.7 Oceana Midtown West 87.6 Harrison, The Tribecca 87.5 Gotham Bar & Grill Greenwich Village 87.4 Molyvos Midtown West 87.4 Perry Street Midtown West 87.4 Four Seasons Grill Room Midtown East 87.3 Four Seasons Pool Room Midtown East 87.2 Saul Cobble Hill 87.2 Tomoe Sushi Greenwich Village 87.2 Bar Americain Midtown West 87.1 'Cesca Upper West Side 86.8 Allen & Delancey Lower East Side 86.6 Megu Midtown Midtown East 86.5 Ouest Upper West Side 86.5 Piccola Venezia Astoria 86.4 Triomphe Midtown East 86.4 15 East Flatiron 86.3 ©2008-2010 SJP MEDIA, LLC • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.