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Empire
WHY:Empires are built to last.Following on the heels of their splendidly designed Asian culture explosion outpost Red Lantern, as well as their more recent handsome downtown hideaway Gem, Big Night...
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Vejigantes
WHY:Eat like a Pueurto Rican clown.After wowing the Roxbury neighborhood with their Dominican-style cooking at Merengue Restaurant, Nivia and Hector Piña have set their sights a little further east, to...
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The First Printer Revamp
WHY:An overlooked bar gets a reprint.Brother Cleve is the A-Team of bartending -- if your bar needs a fixin', he's the one to hire. And that's exactly what The First Printer did. They've completely...
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BLT Battle At Sea
WHY:There can be only one.The BLT is the forgotten child of the sandwich family tree, which is surprising given the present casual-dining-gets-classy movement. You won't see BLTs at a lot of...
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Bon Me And West Bridge Pop-Up Picnic
WHY:Restaurant meals are so passe.These days, good eats are all about food trucks, pop-ups and flash meals. Bostonians can't get enough -- which is why they'll fall in love with Bon Me and West...
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The Tip Tap Room
WHY:Man can't live on beer and whisky alone.Or at least he shouldn't. Step outside your usual beer and whisky routine, and try a more refined cocktail. That's right -- the Tip Tap Room has finally...
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East Coast Grill
WHY:It's football season. Time to pig out.Everyone has that one friend that puts on a big show every Sunday for football games. You know, the guy with the state-of-the-art grill that looks like it...
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The Sinclair
WHY:Harvard Square rocks once again.While Harvard Square has seen no shortage of food and drink openings in recent years, the popular hood has been suspiciously lacking in live music. Sure, there's the...
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Que Padre
WHY:A unique taste of Bolivia.A night out in East Boston, as we often say here, already feels like a trip to South America. There are so many hidden gems and authentic little restaurants, you could...
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Ensemble
WHY:Get some culture.Not so sure about the whole art thing? What if we told you this art show, presented by RAW:Natural Artists, was at a nightclub and not some staid gallery -- would that help? Art,...
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Meritage
WHY:A perfect spot to pair up.Any restaurant worth its grapes will be able to pair its dishes with a glass of wine, but some go above and beyond. Meritage, the high-end Boston Harbor Hotel fine-dining...
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Belly
WHY:It's where the wine goes.Kendall Square's latest opening brings together the two focuses of the owners' other fine businesses. "The name Belly is associated with the creation of life, and this new...
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Urban Grape
WHY:Wine simplified.Your average drinker knows a thing or two about varietals and terroir, but typically not enough to make an expert choice. The system at Urban Grape, the highly regarded shop in...
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East Broadway Foodie Crawl
WHY:Around the world in 12 restaurants.While we wouldn't necessarily advise rolling around East Somerville alone at night, doing it in a big group, and a hungry one at that, sounds like a blast. This...
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Tasty Burger Southie
WHY:Best place to grab a bag of burgers.Burger aficionados have been flocking to the Tasty Burger in the Fenway since it's been open -- and for good reason: It's basically a takeout fast food joint...
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Eugene O'Neill's
WHY:The barman cometh.There's no shortage of pubs throughout Boston with a literary pedigree: Bukowski Tavern, Flan O'Brien's and The Brendan Behan, to name a few. When it comes to pints and great...
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Boston Cocktail Summit
WHY:You'll learn, drink, then drink some more, learnedly.Although it doesn't kick off until next week, the first edition of the Boston Cocktail summit, a weekend long festival dedicated to everything...
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Tupelo
WHY:It's famous!Boston's restaurants and chefs have gotten their fair share of exposure on the tube lately and for good reason -- there are a lot of great spots with tons of local character. The latest...
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Silvertone
WHY:Last call... for cheese.While we'll always defend our fair city, one criticism that does at times ring true is how hard it is to find a place to eat late at night. Silvertone, the iconic downtown...
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Chez Henri
WHY:A brunch ten years in the making.While the Cambridge favorite Chez Henri has been in business for ten years, they've never had a regular brunch schedule. Well, what's bad news for the staff, who...
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