Some of the restaurants in New York are the best restaurants in the entire universe. People from all over the world come to this country being attracted by the superb restaurants. It is always known that the nightlife of New York City is famous all over the world and the restaurants are one of the main reasons that make the nightlife so happening. The amazing thing about all these restaurants is that they stay open late. The restaurants in NYC are the perfect place to celebrate any occasion be it any birthday party or a simple place to relax. These restaurants remain over loaded with people late at night as New Yorkers make reservations late at night.
Some of the most classy and stylish restaurants in New York City have always witnessed a huge range of big celebs. These restaurants are the coolest places to hang out amid the locals as well as the tourists. Some of the best and most stylish restaurants in New York are as follows:
Sapa: If having fun is all you desire, then Sapa is the best restaurant for you. The fresh flowers add a lot of beauty to the dining room of this restaurant. Steak frites is the most relishing food which is offered in this restaurant which will surely make your day very stylish and yummy!
Gramercy Tavern: It is amid the best restaurants in New York City. It is the most apt place to roan around with friends very late at night. The superb dishes, excellent ambiance and the slow soothing music in this restaurant makes it one the classic restaurants in NYC.
Tao, Buddha Bar and Lattanzi are also some more classic and stylish restaurants in New York City which are amid the favorite destinations of the people in NYC. The tourist who visit this place also love to visit these restaurants as visiting all these restaurants is actually a superb experience.
Thus, if you plan to visit New York City or thinking about any stylish place to celebrate then these restaurants should be the first thing to think. The decors and the service in these restaurants make your day really more exciting and memorable.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
For Tasty Italian in Issaquah, Look No Further
I grew up in Issaquah, and I thought I knew every restaurant Issaquah had to offer, but I had never heard of Amante until about a week ago. Issaquahs Amante is located in a cute European-style building on Locust Street, and is fairly well hidden from the heavy traffic cruising down Gilman Boulevard. The interior is small and cozy with only a dozen or so tables, but a courtyard also contains a couple more.
On a quiet evening, my two friends and I were shown a spot by the window by our friendly server. The first thing that struck each of us was the extensive menu. Amante offers 17 salads; 30 pizzas; six calzones; 10 hot oven grinders (such as turkey or roast beef entres); nine hot sandwiches; 28 pastas; and 12 desserts. The menu even features a low-carb section with six more entres. Amante also allows guests to create their own pizzas and calzones by picking and choosing their own ingredients. Sizes for pizzas range from 10 inches to 18 inches. Entres range from about $7 to close to $30 (mostly for the extra large pizzas).
However, most entres run between $9 and $15. . Everything on the menu looked quite delicious, and after coming to terms with the fact we could not possibly eat everything on the menu in one sitting, we made our selections. I order the chicken penne pasta. I received an entre of grilled chicken, artichoke hearts and garlic, all lathered in pesto sauce. The meal was beyond delicious and quite possibly some of the best Italian cuisine Ive ever eaten.
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On a quiet evening, my two friends and I were shown a spot by the window by our friendly server. The first thing that struck each of us was the extensive menu. Amante offers 17 salads; 30 pizzas; six calzones; 10 hot oven grinders (such as turkey or roast beef entres); nine hot sandwiches; 28 pastas; and 12 desserts. The menu even features a low-carb section with six more entres. Amante also allows guests to create their own pizzas and calzones by picking and choosing their own ingredients. Sizes for pizzas range from 10 inches to 18 inches. Entres range from about $7 to close to $30 (mostly for the extra large pizzas).
However, most entres run between $9 and $15. . Everything on the menu looked quite delicious, and after coming to terms with the fact we could not possibly eat everything on the menu in one sitting, we made our selections. I order the chicken penne pasta. I received an entre of grilled chicken, artichoke hearts and garlic, all lathered in pesto sauce. The meal was beyond delicious and quite possibly some of the best Italian cuisine Ive ever eaten.
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Red Lobster Menu Recommendations and Printable Coupons
Red Lobster is one of my favorite restaurants, although I haven't eaten there in a long time. However, a friend of mine recently gave me a coupon and told me that the restaurant has just added 3 new Mediterranean flavored dishes to their already mouthwatering menu.
My friend shared her experience trying the Mediterranean-Grilled Lobster and Shrimp. She found it both yummy and filling. Being very weight-conscious, she felt like a pregnant woman just halfway through her lobster, but she forced herself to chow down every last bit of food.
I, on the other hand, tried one of the new dishes for myself last weekend. I purchased the Garlic-Cream Shrimps and Scallops. I sat with my back facing the kitchen, but I could smell the rich aroma of the dish as the waiter was bringing it towards me.
My sense of sight agreed with my sense of smell as the dish arrangement was nothing but indicative of first-class cuisine. I couldn't wait to devour the whole thing-- and that's exactly what I did. Fork in hand, I methodically poked the shrimps and scallops and led them to my delighted taste buds one delicious piece at a time.
My friend and I are already planning to have dinner there next weekend. After all, we still have one more dish to try. But, why go back so soon? The new menu is only being offered for a short period of time, so we just have to try it before its gone forever.
The food is so good, but what if I told you that there's a way to buy these delicacies at a discounted price?
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My friend shared her experience trying the Mediterranean-Grilled Lobster and Shrimp. She found it both yummy and filling. Being very weight-conscious, she felt like a pregnant woman just halfway through her lobster, but she forced herself to chow down every last bit of food.
I, on the other hand, tried one of the new dishes for myself last weekend. I purchased the Garlic-Cream Shrimps and Scallops. I sat with my back facing the kitchen, but I could smell the rich aroma of the dish as the waiter was bringing it towards me.
My sense of sight agreed with my sense of smell as the dish arrangement was nothing but indicative of first-class cuisine. I couldn't wait to devour the whole thing-- and that's exactly what I did. Fork in hand, I methodically poked the shrimps and scallops and led them to my delighted taste buds one delicious piece at a time.
My friend and I are already planning to have dinner there next weekend. After all, we still have one more dish to try. But, why go back so soon? The new menu is only being offered for a short period of time, so we just have to try it before its gone forever.
The food is so good, but what if I told you that there's a way to buy these delicacies at a discounted price?
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
Incredible Shrinking Food - Where's the Burger?
Has anyone else noticed that food is shrinking? It adds a whole new meaning to cutting back or moving away from the table." Let's just say the economy is not just reducing what Americans eat on a daily basis, restaurants have joined in downsizing America too. The food, plates, cups and glasses are shrinking. You don't even get a glass of water from the waitress unless you ask for it. What's up with that?
Today just about every menu has "minis" those tiny burgers served with fries or onion strings. And it doesn't stop there; we have mini turkey burgers, mini fish sandwiches, is there anything that doesn't come as a mini? Menus are expanding offering a two for one entree loaded with tiny bites of food cut into cubes. What will they come up with next, dessert shooters? Oh, that's right; the neighborhood restaurant joint already has them. Is it just me or are the cups at Starbucks shrinking again? A recent survey by the National Restaurant Association reported that miniature desserts will be a new product in the future. The idea of large gaudy desserts is going to be a thing of the pass. What will Americans do?
The solution is to pull out your little black book and start jotting down the names and numbers of those famous home-based bakers. You know those ladies, at the church or at school, who are known for their Key Lime Pound cake, double Dutch fudge brownies and buttermilk pie. We are stepping back in time to the good old days when life was simple and good food had nothing to do with a television commercial. I think a lot of this good old fashioned nostalgia got buried in living a hurry-up lifestyle. It's going to be hard for many to understand and acknowledge but those days are over. We are being forced back to the good old days, when you paid cash for everything, your neighbor left a bag of tomatoes from his garden on the back porch and you poured fresh squeezed juice in Popsicle molds to make treats for the children.
Is that really such a bad thing? The idea of having a technology driven world that gives you information at the blink of an eye, but makes you wait for the cow to be milked appears a bit bizarre, but we may be heading that way. There was a time when you could only drink a 6.5 ounce contour bottle of Coke. A homemade pound cake served 12-16 folks and a heaping tablespoon of home-made ice cream was considered icing on the cake. Wow, have times changed.
The whole idea of food shrinking is not such a bad thing; the horror comes from the prices being attached to these bite sized morsels of sustenance. Personally I think it all started with Tapas, a brilliant way to charge disgustingly sinful amounts of money for bits of food, but that's for another time. Well, it's to late now and given the choice between "shrinking food" and doing it myself, I now choose "DIY." I will make homemade pizza dough and leave the soda alone substituting good ole time "fresh squeezed" lemonade. Enough is enough. When do we stand up and say, what was so eloquently chanted by Howard Beale (Peter Finch) in "Network;" "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this any more?" Unfortunately, not today!
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Today just about every menu has "minis" those tiny burgers served with fries or onion strings. And it doesn't stop there; we have mini turkey burgers, mini fish sandwiches, is there anything that doesn't come as a mini? Menus are expanding offering a two for one entree loaded with tiny bites of food cut into cubes. What will they come up with next, dessert shooters? Oh, that's right; the neighborhood restaurant joint already has them. Is it just me or are the cups at Starbucks shrinking again? A recent survey by the National Restaurant Association reported that miniature desserts will be a new product in the future. The idea of large gaudy desserts is going to be a thing of the pass. What will Americans do?
The solution is to pull out your little black book and start jotting down the names and numbers of those famous home-based bakers. You know those ladies, at the church or at school, who are known for their Key Lime Pound cake, double Dutch fudge brownies and buttermilk pie. We are stepping back in time to the good old days when life was simple and good food had nothing to do with a television commercial. I think a lot of this good old fashioned nostalgia got buried in living a hurry-up lifestyle. It's going to be hard for many to understand and acknowledge but those days are over. We are being forced back to the good old days, when you paid cash for everything, your neighbor left a bag of tomatoes from his garden on the back porch and you poured fresh squeezed juice in Popsicle molds to make treats for the children.
Is that really such a bad thing? The idea of having a technology driven world that gives you information at the blink of an eye, but makes you wait for the cow to be milked appears a bit bizarre, but we may be heading that way. There was a time when you could only drink a 6.5 ounce contour bottle of Coke. A homemade pound cake served 12-16 folks and a heaping tablespoon of home-made ice cream was considered icing on the cake. Wow, have times changed.
The whole idea of food shrinking is not such a bad thing; the horror comes from the prices being attached to these bite sized morsels of sustenance. Personally I think it all started with Tapas, a brilliant way to charge disgustingly sinful amounts of money for bits of food, but that's for another time. Well, it's to late now and given the choice between "shrinking food" and doing it myself, I now choose "DIY." I will make homemade pizza dough and leave the soda alone substituting good ole time "fresh squeezed" lemonade. Enough is enough. When do we stand up and say, what was so eloquently chanted by Howard Beale (Peter Finch) in "Network;" "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this any more?" Unfortunately, not today!
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Sitar Indian Cuisine - Traditional Yet Modern
"Traditional Indian cuisine with a modern touch," is an apt motto for Sitar Indian Cuisine on Colorado Boulevard in the Playhouse District.
"It's just simple, natural cooking, with traditional values," says owner/general manager Aman Kamboj. The modern touches come from the zen-like music played throughout the restaurant, the warm decor and their full bar complete with mango martinis, Indian wines and beers.
Their menu is derived from Punjab cuisine with influences from Southern India. Tandoori, lamb, chicken and seafood specialties share space on the menu with many vegetarian dishes.
I chose the Sitar Special with samosas, tandoori chicken, lamb boti kabab, chicken korma,vegetable aloo gobhi, basmati rice, garlic naan and rice pudding. My companion indulged in his favorite dish of lamb biryani.
A word about spice. It is a common misconception that all Indian food is hot-spicy. This is not so. The heat comes from a few ingredients that make up the whole and can be controlled in the final cooking of the dish. Since Sitar makes all their food when ordered they can control the amount of spiciness to your taste.
"So our food might take a little longer to come out, but at the end of the day it's fairly gourmet. And so we have the luxury, depending on the guest's palette, to make it mild, medium or spicy," adds Aman.
I opted for medium, my spice-impaired companion had it mild.
The tandoori chicken was tender with the smoky taste of the tandoori oven that mingled with the yogurt-spice marinade. Lamb morsels also cooked in the tandoori oven, were touched by a marinade of herbs and spices.
The chicken korma which is a creamy sauce garnished with almonds and cashews, was light and delicate.
Fresh vegetables studded the aloo gobhi which was sautéed with ginger, tomatoes and spices. I'll eat my vegetables anytime they are cooked like this.
The lamb biryani, which is a Mogul dish, had tender pieces of marinated lamb in bastmati rice that was flavored with saffron and studded with nuts, raisins, onions and bell peppers. A hint of heat added to the appeal of this dish.
Sitar also has banquet facilities for 250 people next door to the restaurant, conference rooms above the restaurant and their very own parking. Currently they provide conference support for many of the larger companies around town. And if it's a celebration you're after, Sitar can provide it at a lower cost than the hotels. That's because they have so many services available to them like the lighting, DJs, live music, and florists. "I want you to come happy and leave happier," says Aman.
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"It's just simple, natural cooking, with traditional values," says owner/general manager Aman Kamboj. The modern touches come from the zen-like music played throughout the restaurant, the warm decor and their full bar complete with mango martinis, Indian wines and beers.
Their menu is derived from Punjab cuisine with influences from Southern India. Tandoori, lamb, chicken and seafood specialties share space on the menu with many vegetarian dishes.
I chose the Sitar Special with samosas, tandoori chicken, lamb boti kabab, chicken korma,vegetable aloo gobhi, basmati rice, garlic naan and rice pudding. My companion indulged in his favorite dish of lamb biryani.
A word about spice. It is a common misconception that all Indian food is hot-spicy. This is not so. The heat comes from a few ingredients that make up the whole and can be controlled in the final cooking of the dish. Since Sitar makes all their food when ordered they can control the amount of spiciness to your taste.
"So our food might take a little longer to come out, but at the end of the day it's fairly gourmet. And so we have the luxury, depending on the guest's palette, to make it mild, medium or spicy," adds Aman.
I opted for medium, my spice-impaired companion had it mild.
The tandoori chicken was tender with the smoky taste of the tandoori oven that mingled with the yogurt-spice marinade. Lamb morsels also cooked in the tandoori oven, were touched by a marinade of herbs and spices.
The chicken korma which is a creamy sauce garnished with almonds and cashews, was light and delicate.
Fresh vegetables studded the aloo gobhi which was sautéed with ginger, tomatoes and spices. I'll eat my vegetables anytime they are cooked like this.
The lamb biryani, which is a Mogul dish, had tender pieces of marinated lamb in bastmati rice that was flavored with saffron and studded with nuts, raisins, onions and bell peppers. A hint of heat added to the appeal of this dish.
Sitar also has banquet facilities for 250 people next door to the restaurant, conference rooms above the restaurant and their very own parking. Currently they provide conference support for many of the larger companies around town. And if it's a celebration you're after, Sitar can provide it at a lower cost than the hotels. That's because they have so many services available to them like the lighting, DJs, live music, and florists. "I want you to come happy and leave happier," says Aman.
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Union Oyster House - Boston's Oldest Restaurant, and Still One of the Best
Do you love historic restaurants with lots of ambiance and great food? If so, you'll want to try Union Oyster House in Boston, located right around the corner from the historic Freedom Trail in one of the oldest parts of the city. This beloved restaurant opened in 1826 and occupies a building that was built sometime in the 1740s, roughly 30 years before the American Revolution. Best of all, it's still one of Boston's top seafood restaurants.
Union Oyster House, originally named the "Atwood and Bacon Oyster House" after its founders, opened as part of an oyster obsession swept across the American Colonies. A New York restaurant had began serving oysters in 1763, and Colonists could not get enough of them. Oyster restaurants and bars became trendy, opening everywhere. Although most of the others closed long ago, Union Oyster House continues to satisfy Bostonians' love for oysters and other fresh seafood. In addition to now being Boston's oldest restaurant, it is also the oldest restaurant in continuous operation in the U.S.
What should you sample here? Well, the restaurant has so many things on its extensive menu that you'll have a hard time choosing, but a good place to begin is with its speciality: oysters and clams on the half shell. Try a half dozen of the native oysters, or the Cape Cod cherrystones or littlenecks. If that all sounds so good that you can't choose, order the cold seafood platter, which also includes shrimp - or even better, the hot oyster house sampler for 2 which includes grilled oysters, baked stuffed clams, oysters Rockefeller, clams casino, and shrimp scampi.
Other types of "samplers" are also available - clams casino, yummy grilled oysters (if you're not too sure about the raw form, try these), and best of all, a platter with a crab cake, fish cake, and lobster cake served over greens with an out-of-this-world roasted red pepper dressing. If you're thinking that sounds like a meal in itself, you're right - but put that thought aside because you don't want to miss out on the other great selections here.
If you ate too much from the raw bar and can't manage a full meal, you could compose a great dinner by ordering a bowl of the fabulous clam chowder or oyster stew and a fish sandwich. Add on steamers (clams) or mussels steamed in garlic and wine if you can still manage to eat another bite.
I must warn you, though - once you see the platters of main courses emerging from the kitchen, you will wish you'd skipped the starters. Union Oyster House is one of the best places in Boston to order whole live lobsters prepared by either boiling or broiling. The menu offers many other seafood options - shrimp, clams, sole, scallops, native swordfish, scrod, salmon, plus the catch of the day - fried, grilled, or broiled.
In additional, you'll find many other special lobster dishes such as Lobster Newburg, Lobster ravioli, and a Bouillabaise seafood medley. A particularly memorable offering is the spectacular Shore Dinner - lobster plus all the traditional sides. If you want to try a little of everything, go for one of the seafood platters.
After all of the seafood, you may not have room for dessert - but if you do, the Boston cream pie is very good at Union Oyster House. But if you can't manage even a bite, don't worry - just plan to come here again.
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Union Oyster House, originally named the "Atwood and Bacon Oyster House" after its founders, opened as part of an oyster obsession swept across the American Colonies. A New York restaurant had began serving oysters in 1763, and Colonists could not get enough of them. Oyster restaurants and bars became trendy, opening everywhere. Although most of the others closed long ago, Union Oyster House continues to satisfy Bostonians' love for oysters and other fresh seafood. In addition to now being Boston's oldest restaurant, it is also the oldest restaurant in continuous operation in the U.S.
What should you sample here? Well, the restaurant has so many things on its extensive menu that you'll have a hard time choosing, but a good place to begin is with its speciality: oysters and clams on the half shell. Try a half dozen of the native oysters, or the Cape Cod cherrystones or littlenecks. If that all sounds so good that you can't choose, order the cold seafood platter, which also includes shrimp - or even better, the hot oyster house sampler for 2 which includes grilled oysters, baked stuffed clams, oysters Rockefeller, clams casino, and shrimp scampi.
Other types of "samplers" are also available - clams casino, yummy grilled oysters (if you're not too sure about the raw form, try these), and best of all, a platter with a crab cake, fish cake, and lobster cake served over greens with an out-of-this-world roasted red pepper dressing. If you're thinking that sounds like a meal in itself, you're right - but put that thought aside because you don't want to miss out on the other great selections here.
If you ate too much from the raw bar and can't manage a full meal, you could compose a great dinner by ordering a bowl of the fabulous clam chowder or oyster stew and a fish sandwich. Add on steamers (clams) or mussels steamed in garlic and wine if you can still manage to eat another bite.
I must warn you, though - once you see the platters of main courses emerging from the kitchen, you will wish you'd skipped the starters. Union Oyster House is one of the best places in Boston to order whole live lobsters prepared by either boiling or broiling. The menu offers many other seafood options - shrimp, clams, sole, scallops, native swordfish, scrod, salmon, plus the catch of the day - fried, grilled, or broiled.
In additional, you'll find many other special lobster dishes such as Lobster Newburg, Lobster ravioli, and a Bouillabaise seafood medley. A particularly memorable offering is the spectacular Shore Dinner - lobster plus all the traditional sides. If you want to try a little of everything, go for one of the seafood platters.
After all of the seafood, you may not have room for dessert - but if you do, the Boston cream pie is very good at Union Oyster House. But if you can't manage even a bite, don't worry - just plan to come here again.
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
French Restaurants in Boston - 3 Top Recommendations That You'll Love
Do you love delicious French food and seek out French restaurants, even when you're not in France? If so, you'll be thrilled by the number of excellent French restaurants in Boston ranging from haute cuisine to rustic bistros. Here are 3 of the top must-try places where you'll want to make reservations whenever you're in the city.
Aquitaine (569 Tremont Street) is a stylish and rather sophisticated French bistro in Boston's South End. Talented chef/owner Seth Woods uses the freshest local and New England ingredients in his flawless preparations of traditional French favorites such as duck with pommes anna, coc au vin, and steak frites. The fallen chocolate souffle cake with cognac creme anglaise is so sublime that some regulars consider skipping a main course and going straight to the dessert menu. And the wide-ranging wine list is as wonderful as the food. You'll find excellent selections from all the major regions of France, with prices ranging from affordable to splurge.
L'Espalier (774 Boylston Street, Back Bay), unabashedly pricey and always out-of-this-world wonderful, is not only one of the very best French restaurants in Boston, but also perhaps the most beautiful and romantic. This is where you'll want to come for important proposals, anniversaries, and celebrations. Menus change daily, and Chef Frank McClelland emphasizes the freshest New England and artisanal ingredients. Cheeses come from all over the world, and the wines are top-notch. The check, when it arrives, is not for the faint-hearted, but the memory of a dinner at L'Espalier is one that you'll cherish for a long, long time.
For a more down to earth experience, Sel de la Terre (255 State Street, Downtown Waterfront) features wonderful dishes inspired by Provence and Southern France. For example, you might feast on grilled lamb with licorice-scented faro, grilled tomatoes, and Vidalia onions. Or you may want to try roasted fish with tomato-avocado fondue, cannellini beans, and cucumber salad. You're sure to love the rustic homemade breads and the hearty wines. Chef Goeff Gardner spent 8 years as sous chef at L'Espalier, and the same meticulous attention to quality has made Sel de la Terre a local favorite.
Whatever French restaurant in Boston that you choose - and these 3 are just a few of the city's wonderful selections - you'll enjoy classic French cooking techniques along with the best local and regional ingredients for a fabulous meal. Bon appetit!
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Aquitaine (569 Tremont Street) is a stylish and rather sophisticated French bistro in Boston's South End. Talented chef/owner Seth Woods uses the freshest local and New England ingredients in his flawless preparations of traditional French favorites such as duck with pommes anna, coc au vin, and steak frites. The fallen chocolate souffle cake with cognac creme anglaise is so sublime that some regulars consider skipping a main course and going straight to the dessert menu. And the wide-ranging wine list is as wonderful as the food. You'll find excellent selections from all the major regions of France, with prices ranging from affordable to splurge.
L'Espalier (774 Boylston Street, Back Bay), unabashedly pricey and always out-of-this-world wonderful, is not only one of the very best French restaurants in Boston, but also perhaps the most beautiful and romantic. This is where you'll want to come for important proposals, anniversaries, and celebrations. Menus change daily, and Chef Frank McClelland emphasizes the freshest New England and artisanal ingredients. Cheeses come from all over the world, and the wines are top-notch. The check, when it arrives, is not for the faint-hearted, but the memory of a dinner at L'Espalier is one that you'll cherish for a long, long time.
For a more down to earth experience, Sel de la Terre (255 State Street, Downtown Waterfront) features wonderful dishes inspired by Provence and Southern France. For example, you might feast on grilled lamb with licorice-scented faro, grilled tomatoes, and Vidalia onions. Or you may want to try roasted fish with tomato-avocado fondue, cannellini beans, and cucumber salad. You're sure to love the rustic homemade breads and the hearty wines. Chef Goeff Gardner spent 8 years as sous chef at L'Espalier, and the same meticulous attention to quality has made Sel de la Terre a local favorite.
Whatever French restaurant in Boston that you choose - and these 3 are just a few of the city's wonderful selections - you'll enjoy classic French cooking techniques along with the best local and regional ingredients for a fabulous meal. Bon appetit!
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Radius Restaurant - Excellent Modern French Cuisine in Boston
Although you can find many wonderful French restaurants in Boston, Radius Restaurant (8 High Street) stands out for its sophisticated treatment of traditional and modern French dishes. Radius opened in 1999 to rave reviews, and the applause continues today. Come for one meal - or many - and you'll understand why Radius is one of the most popular French restaurants in the city.
Part of what makes Radius interesting is how it manages to appeal to a diverse group of customers. Located in Boston's Downtown Financial District, Radius Restaurant is a favorite site of business lunches where financial types feast on the crisp-fried local oysters, red snapper, and skirt steak. Look more closely, and you'll see that clams and escargot accompany the snapper, and the steak is flanked by black bean and mango salad, pickled shallots, and a special hot sauce.
By dinner time, theater-goers and French food enthusiasts arrive, and the menu shifts from bistro to more classical techniques. Oils, emulsions, and reductions infuse the food with fabulous flavors. This is a lighter approach than classic French cuisine - you won't find heavy sauces or butter-drenched dishes. Delicious New England seafood, slow-roasting techniques, and the freshest local veggies star in dishes like East Coast halibut with fennel puree, almonds, celery, and sweet Meyer lemons.
Award-winning Chef Michael Schlow changes the menu seasonally and even daily, depending on what's best in the markets. A mouth-watering daily cheese platter contains selections provided by Formaggio, Boston's premier cheese shop. And the desserts . . . just to give you a flavor, imagine an ice cream cone concoction involving a bittersweet chocolate cone, fenugreek ice cream, salted peanuts, rum-soaked currants and apricots, all laced with caramel. Or a cranberry walnut cake with warm butterscotch sauce and maple ice cream.
Radius offers 4-course and 7-course tasting menus, including vegetarian options. Chef Schlow creates each menu specifically for your table, based on the season and the market's specialities of the day. You can also request wine pairings, with a special wine matched to each course.
Like most of Boston's French restaurants, Radius Restaurant is fairly pricey but the quality and deliciousness of the food more than matches the cost. If you love French food, appreciate a lighter and more modern touch, and want to experience the creations of a very talented chef, you will be very happy here.
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Part of what makes Radius interesting is how it manages to appeal to a diverse group of customers. Located in Boston's Downtown Financial District, Radius Restaurant is a favorite site of business lunches where financial types feast on the crisp-fried local oysters, red snapper, and skirt steak. Look more closely, and you'll see that clams and escargot accompany the snapper, and the steak is flanked by black bean and mango salad, pickled shallots, and a special hot sauce.
By dinner time, theater-goers and French food enthusiasts arrive, and the menu shifts from bistro to more classical techniques. Oils, emulsions, and reductions infuse the food with fabulous flavors. This is a lighter approach than classic French cuisine - you won't find heavy sauces or butter-drenched dishes. Delicious New England seafood, slow-roasting techniques, and the freshest local veggies star in dishes like East Coast halibut with fennel puree, almonds, celery, and sweet Meyer lemons.
Award-winning Chef Michael Schlow changes the menu seasonally and even daily, depending on what's best in the markets. A mouth-watering daily cheese platter contains selections provided by Formaggio, Boston's premier cheese shop. And the desserts . . . just to give you a flavor, imagine an ice cream cone concoction involving a bittersweet chocolate cone, fenugreek ice cream, salted peanuts, rum-soaked currants and apricots, all laced with caramel. Or a cranberry walnut cake with warm butterscotch sauce and maple ice cream.
Radius offers 4-course and 7-course tasting menus, including vegetarian options. Chef Schlow creates each menu specifically for your table, based on the season and the market's specialities of the day. You can also request wine pairings, with a special wine matched to each course.
Like most of Boston's French restaurants, Radius Restaurant is fairly pricey but the quality and deliciousness of the food more than matches the cost. If you love French food, appreciate a lighter and more modern touch, and want to experience the creations of a very talented chef, you will be very happy here.
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Petit Robert Bistro - Boston's Favorite Affordable French Restaurant
You'll almost think you're in Paris when you dine in Boston's best French bistro, Petit Robert Bistro. Chef/co-owner Jacky Robert opened his neighborhood restaurant with a commitment to serving authentic French bistro classics prepared with the finest local New England ingredients at affordable prices. He has succeeded so well that he had to open two additional bistros to keep up with demand from enthusiastic diners.
You can find the three branches of this Boston favorite near Fenway Park (468 Commonwealth Ave), in Boston's South End neighborhood (480 Columbus Ave), and in suburban Needham, just a few miles southwest of Boston.
All three restaurants are small and intimate, with authentic round bistro tables and chairs. During the day, light pours in the windows, and at night, the bistros' signature replicas of the Eiffel Tower by the outside entrance sparkle with lights.
If you love French bistro food, you'll devour the homemade pates, pot au feu, steak with French fries, mussels, lobster bisque, and other wonderful specialties. The French onion soup - a hearty beef broth filled with caramelized onions and topped with French bread croutons and Swiss and Muenster cheeses broiled to golden perfection - is substantial enough to be your entire meal.
But you'll want to try as many things as possible. The duck comfit with homemade sausages and sauteed cabbage is too fabulous to miss. And who can pass up the pan-seared scallops served with braised spinach and delicate crab meat?
Although most of Boston's French restaurants are pricey, Petit Robert Bistro is quite affordable. Everything on the lunch menu is under $15, and everything on the dinner menu is less than $20.
A children's menu offers simple sandwiches such as smoked salmon on a croissant, and everyone's favorite homage to nearby Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox: a burgerdog served on a French baguette. Happily for grownups, all of the yummy items from the kids menu are also on the regular lunch menu, so that you can enjoy a burgerdog of your own. Yes, this is comfort food at its best!
The menu also includes plenty of vegan and vegetarian options.
And the desserts! Like all good French restaurants, Petit Robert Bistro has its own pastry chef, who makes all of the special French desserts such as ile flottante, creme caramel, and the fabulous Chocolate Eiffel Tower cake. If you have will-power, you can also end your meal with just cheese and fruit.
You'll also find a lot to make you happy in the full bar and the nicely chosen and mostly affordable wine list.
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You can find the three branches of this Boston favorite near Fenway Park (468 Commonwealth Ave), in Boston's South End neighborhood (480 Columbus Ave), and in suburban Needham, just a few miles southwest of Boston.
All three restaurants are small and intimate, with authentic round bistro tables and chairs. During the day, light pours in the windows, and at night, the bistros' signature replicas of the Eiffel Tower by the outside entrance sparkle with lights.
If you love French bistro food, you'll devour the homemade pates, pot au feu, steak with French fries, mussels, lobster bisque, and other wonderful specialties. The French onion soup - a hearty beef broth filled with caramelized onions and topped with French bread croutons and Swiss and Muenster cheeses broiled to golden perfection - is substantial enough to be your entire meal.
But you'll want to try as many things as possible. The duck comfit with homemade sausages and sauteed cabbage is too fabulous to miss. And who can pass up the pan-seared scallops served with braised spinach and delicate crab meat?
Although most of Boston's French restaurants are pricey, Petit Robert Bistro is quite affordable. Everything on the lunch menu is under $15, and everything on the dinner menu is less than $20.
A children's menu offers simple sandwiches such as smoked salmon on a croissant, and everyone's favorite homage to nearby Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox: a burgerdog served on a French baguette. Happily for grownups, all of the yummy items from the kids menu are also on the regular lunch menu, so that you can enjoy a burgerdog of your own. Yes, this is comfort food at its best!
The menu also includes plenty of vegan and vegetarian options.
And the desserts! Like all good French restaurants, Petit Robert Bistro has its own pastry chef, who makes all of the special French desserts such as ile flottante, creme caramel, and the fabulous Chocolate Eiffel Tower cake. If you have will-power, you can also end your meal with just cheese and fruit.
You'll also find a lot to make you happy in the full bar and the nicely chosen and mostly affordable wine list.
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Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse - Boston's Premier Italian Restaurant
Do you love Italian cuisine? If so, you'll want to try Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse in Boston. In contrast to southern Italian cooking, which emphasizes tomato sauce and olive oil, northern Italian cuisine embraces risottos, polentas, game, fresh seafood, and delicious veggies. You'll find all of this plus New England favorites at Davio's, one of Boston's most celebrated Italian restaurants.
The restaurant is located at the boundary between Boston's stylish Back Bay neighborhood and Park Square, next to charming Bay Village and close enough to the Theatre District to be a favorite for dinner before a show or after-theater drinks and dessert. The warm cream and silvery taupes in the large, high-ceilinged space provide the perfect stage for open kitchen as it produces plates of sumptuous food. Stop by the restaurant at different times during the week, and you'll find business people enjoying power lunches, groups of friends meeting after work for a drink and dinner, and families celebrating anniversaries and birthdays during the weekends, all feasting on the Northern Italian specialties.
So what should you try?
Lunch tends to be more casual. The Caesar salads topped with homemade croutons and white anchovies are meals in themselves, especially when you add fried oysters, slices of beef tenderloin, or crispy chicken livers. You'll find lots of other mouth-watering antipasti, pasta, and pizza choices, plus a few main courses such as grilled shrimp with pancetta risotto. You'll also see fabulous panini choices, such as the popular prosciutto, bufala mozzarella, tomato, and pesto combo.
At dinner, Davio's puts on a spectacular show with its wide-ranging menu. Start with the homemade sausage or pasta with clam sauce. Or perhaps the hand-rolled potato gnocchi with wild mushrooms and truffle oil, or a half-portion of my personal favorite, the lobster risotto laced with asparagus and fresh herbs. Then, if you're not too hungry, add something like the roasted red beets and fennel salad, or everybody's favorite, the Philly cheese steak spring rolls with spicy catsup and mayo (ok, so maybe that's not exactly Northern Italian, but it sure is good!). But try to arrive with a big appetite, because the grilled prime steaks and chops, the grilled sushi-grade tuna and jumbo shrimp, and other fresh seafoods and meats are too wonderful to miss. Vegetarians and vegans will find plenty to love here too--at least a dozen tasty grilled, roasted, or baked veggies.
Portions tend to be huge...so saving enough room for dessert is definitely a challenge. Homemade desserts and ice creams vary daily but are always wonderful. Try the classic tiramisu.
The top-notch wine list includes many options at all price ranges, including some very nice but expensive big-celebration choices. You can enjoy several glasses from different bottles if you opt for the prix fixe menu with wine pairings (also available without wine).
One of the nice things about Davio's is that the menu gives you such a wide range of options. You can put together a fairly small, simple meal - or something much less grander. You'll want to come back again and again to try different things on different types of occasions. Whatever you choose, you'll leave very satisfied - and full!
Davio's also serves up its Italian specialties at two other locations: Patriot Place next to Gillette Stadium in nearby Foxborough, Massachusetts, and also Philadelphia.
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The restaurant is located at the boundary between Boston's stylish Back Bay neighborhood and Park Square, next to charming Bay Village and close enough to the Theatre District to be a favorite for dinner before a show or after-theater drinks and dessert. The warm cream and silvery taupes in the large, high-ceilinged space provide the perfect stage for open kitchen as it produces plates of sumptuous food. Stop by the restaurant at different times during the week, and you'll find business people enjoying power lunches, groups of friends meeting after work for a drink and dinner, and families celebrating anniversaries and birthdays during the weekends, all feasting on the Northern Italian specialties.
So what should you try?
Lunch tends to be more casual. The Caesar salads topped with homemade croutons and white anchovies are meals in themselves, especially when you add fried oysters, slices of beef tenderloin, or crispy chicken livers. You'll find lots of other mouth-watering antipasti, pasta, and pizza choices, plus a few main courses such as grilled shrimp with pancetta risotto. You'll also see fabulous panini choices, such as the popular prosciutto, bufala mozzarella, tomato, and pesto combo.
At dinner, Davio's puts on a spectacular show with its wide-ranging menu. Start with the homemade sausage or pasta with clam sauce. Or perhaps the hand-rolled potato gnocchi with wild mushrooms and truffle oil, or a half-portion of my personal favorite, the lobster risotto laced with asparagus and fresh herbs. Then, if you're not too hungry, add something like the roasted red beets and fennel salad, or everybody's favorite, the Philly cheese steak spring rolls with spicy catsup and mayo (ok, so maybe that's not exactly Northern Italian, but it sure is good!). But try to arrive with a big appetite, because the grilled prime steaks and chops, the grilled sushi-grade tuna and jumbo shrimp, and other fresh seafoods and meats are too wonderful to miss. Vegetarians and vegans will find plenty to love here too--at least a dozen tasty grilled, roasted, or baked veggies.
Portions tend to be huge...so saving enough room for dessert is definitely a challenge. Homemade desserts and ice creams vary daily but are always wonderful. Try the classic tiramisu.
The top-notch wine list includes many options at all price ranges, including some very nice but expensive big-celebration choices. You can enjoy several glasses from different bottles if you opt for the prix fixe menu with wine pairings (also available without wine).
One of the nice things about Davio's is that the menu gives you such a wide range of options. You can put together a fairly small, simple meal - or something much less grander. You'll want to come back again and again to try different things on different types of occasions. Whatever you choose, you'll leave very satisfied - and full!
Davio's also serves up its Italian specialties at two other locations: Patriot Place next to Gillette Stadium in nearby Foxborough, Massachusetts, and also Philadelphia.
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