# Best restaurants in Boston

Oysters, North End Italian and modern Mediterranean: the Boston restaurants Boston Magazine, Eater and locals recommend.

- 305 votes · 12 items
- Oct 29, 2025 · Jasmine
- https://even.best/en/l/1078/best-restaurants-in-boston

## Top 10

1. **Neptune Oyster** (34 · ▲38 ▼4) — Tiny North End oyster bar famous for its hot lobster roll.
2. **Union Oyster House** (28 · ▲33 ▼5) — America's oldest continuously operating restaurant (1826).
3. **O Ya** (27 · ▲28 ▼1) — Acclaimed omakase in the Leather District.
4. **Sarma** (23 · ▲27 ▼4) — Turkish and Eastern Mediterranean meze in Somerville.
5. **Oleana** (20 · ▲22 ▼2) — Ana Sortun's Arabic-inspired cooking in Cambridge.
6. **Regina Pizzeria** (20 · ▲22 ▼2) — North End pizza since 1926.
7. **No. 9 Park** (16 · ▲20 ▼4) — Barbara Lynch's fine dining facing Boston Common.
8. **Island Creek Oyster Bar** (15 · ▲19 ▼4) — Oysters straight from Duxbury in Kenmore Square.
9. **Giacomo's** (13 · ▲16 ▼3) — Cash-only North End Italian with a queue out the door.
10. **Toro** (11 · ▲14 ▼3) — Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette's tapas bar in the South End.
11. **Uni** (1 · ▲9 ▼8) — Ken Oringer's sashimi and izakaya-style bar in Back Bay.
12. **Santarpio's Pizza** (-3 · ▲7 ▼10) — East Boston pizza and barbecue institution.

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