The best restaurants in Boston, according to critics
36 Boston, MA restaurants featured on published critics’ lists from 4 publications: Boston Magazine, Eater Boston, James Beard Foundation, The New York Times. Ordered by how many of those lists agree.
- Comfort Kitchen — Dorchester, Boston — on 3 critics’ lists
- Mooncusser — Back Bay, Boston — on 3 critics’ lists
- Bab Al-Yemen — Kenmore Square, Boston — on 2 critics’ lists
- Banh Mi Ba Le — Dorchester, Boston — on 2 critics’ lists
- Brassica Kitchen + Cafe — Jamaica Plain, Boston — on 2 critics’ lists
- La Padrona — Back Bay, Boston — on 2 critics’ lists
- McGonagle's — Dorchester, Boston — on 2 critics’ lists
- Neptune Oyster — North End, Boston — on 2 critics’ lists
- Tonino — Jamaica Plain, Boston — on 2 critics’ lists
- Via Cannuccia — Dorchester, Boston — on 2 critics’ lists
- Yume Ga Arukara — Seaport, Boston — on 2 critics’ lists
- Baleia — South End, Boston
- Blue Nile — Jamaica Plain, Boston
- Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe — South End, Boston
- Galleria Umberto — North End, Boston
- Grace by Nia — Seaport, Boston
- Gray's Hall — South Boston, Boston
- Grill 23 & Bar — Back Bay, Boston
- Himalayan Bistro — West Roxbury, Boston
- Kaia — South End, Boston
- Krasi — Back Bay, Boston
- Lenox Sophia — South Boston, Boston
- Merengue — Roxbury, Boston
- O Ya — Leather District, Boston
- Row 34 — Seaport, Boston
- Singh's Roti Shop — Dorchester, Boston
- Somaek — Downtown Crossing, Boston
- SRV — South End, Boston
- Sullivan's Castle Island — South Boston, Boston
- Suya Joint — Roxbury, Boston
- Taiwan Cafe — Chinatown, Boston
- Taquería Jalisco — East Boston, Boston
- Three 1 One — South End, Boston
- Toro — South End, Boston
- Uni — Back Bay, Boston
- Zurito — Beacon Hill, Boston
The Boston lists
The Critic List — the critics’ “best restaurants” lists, in one place. We don’t write the lists; the critics do, and every one links back to the original.