1. Da Vinci
7.4
162 Columbus Ave (at Stuart St.), Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · Bay Village · 18 tips and reviews
Tessa Kurman: Try the mozzarella rice balls for an app, and the pork tenderloin. So amazing. And then end with the dessert sampler. Created because you can't choose just one.
Joe Tagliente: Get the papardelle over anything.
Tanay Modi: Great appetizers, very mediocre entrees. Amazing wine list
2. Taranta
7.2
210 Hanover St (at Cross St.), Boston, MA
Peruvian Restaurant · North End · 18 tips and reviews
Foodspotting: Try the Ravioli of lobster and crab with a mascarpone cherry tomato sauce served with shrimp
Cynarah Alcantara: Try the Yuca Gnocchi W Lamb Ragu - OMG! This dish is so good! Must have!
IWalked Audio Tours: #9 - IWalked Boston's Top 10 Italian Restaurants. Describe their food as Southern Italian cuisine with Peruvian blend. Opened in 2000, Taranta is one of few certified green restaurants in world.<LINK> Read more.
4. Bar Lola
160 Commonwealth Ave (at Dartmouth), Boston, MA
Spanish Restaurant · Back Bay East · 37 tips and reviews
Ashim Jolly: Try the Crepes Rellenas ( ask for hot) and the duck ravioli as well. The white sangria goes without saying~ absolutely amazing !!
Christine Cardoso: Live Brazilian singer on thiraday
Catalina Lopez: Always get a pitcher of sangria as for food order the burgers, sausages, or the chicken or beef empanadas, yummy!
5. Hotel Chocolat
141A Newbury St (btwn Clarendon & Dartmouth), Boston, MA
Chocolate Store · Back Bay East · 17 tips and reviews
Lisa: Amazing gourmet chocolate shop. Chocolate for every occasion, also chocolate sauce, dip, hot chocolate, and every kind of chocolate gift you could need!
Sam Man: Try all the samples
Nicolas Ward: Often have free samples.
7. The Cheesecake Factory
8.4
115 Huntington Ave Ste 181 (at Belvidere St), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Prudential - St. Botolph · 174 tips and reviews
Tracy Chang: Lunch specials are super cheap, and in sizable portions. Definitely worth a visit during lunch hours.
Tarik Celik: Strawberry cheseecake
Anton Kotenko: If you'll ever be in Boston, Cheesecake Factory is a first place to go if you really want to eat. Any of them. Huge tasty portions. Any salad, pasta or burger. All great. But huge. No ads.
8. Hei La Moon
88 Beach St (at Lincoln St), Boston, MA
Dim Sum Restaurant · Downtown Boston · 84 tips and reviews
Erwin Chuk: Perfect place to bring my baby in a stroller as it's located on the ground floor, spacious, and has lots of tables.
Jeannie: Bring two or more friends at noon on a Sunday. Take a number, wait for a table, gorge yourself on dim sum, and pay no more than $10/person.
Amy Liu: Dear non-Chinese people - ask for xiao long bao, xia jiao, jiu cai jiao, and shao mai. And the waitstaff isn't rude - they're just Chinese. Nothing personal. :)