Serious Eats: The Chiang Mai Noodle Soup (kao soi) is a brilliant combination of a coconut milk-based Thai red curry, long-cooked chicken, and both steamed and crispy-fried wheat-based egg noodles.
Ron Stokes: My wife and I were very pleased and will return!
Lindsey Beikes: Pho, curries, pad thai. A bit pricy but worth it since it's close by
2. Pho Le
8.6
1356 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Dorchester · 26 tips and reviews
Boston.com: Dorchester’s Pho Le is filled with Vietnamese families, often three generations deep, dining on make-your-own fresh rolls and stunning bowls of pho. Read more.
A: Great Vietnamese place. Perfect food & service. Try noodles w/ seafood, delicious and filling. Oh and don't forget the avocado smoothie ;-)
Tammy: Very friendly staff, nice setting, delicious and very well-plated dishes. Lots of food for cheap! I highly recommend if you are looking for Vietnamese food.
Boston.com: You don't need to go to the North End for generous portions of well-prepared, gently priced Italian-American classics and originals. One of our critic's 10 under-the-radar gems: http://bo.st/Pb3zgP Read more.
BostonTweet: Carlo's Cucina Italiana is a great little Italian restaurant in the heart of Allston that tastes like it should be on Hanover Street in the North End.
Jake Smith: While the Fusilli with Sausage and Broccoli Rabe was exquisite, the service is what really makes this place shine. If you get Guy, you're in luck; he's a friendly server who won't steer you wrong.
4. Bouchee
7.6
159 Newbury St (btw Dartmouth & Exeter), Boston, MA
French Restaurant · Back Bay East · 13 tips and reviews
Valentina Monte: The most amazing mussels in Mass. (All of their seafood & the raw bar is delicious and fresh- mussels, oysters, lobster. yum)
Scott S: cassoulet is damn good and worth a try but not entirely authentic, where's the goose fat??
Marlena: I cant believe this place closed down - they had the best crab cakes in Boston!!
5. Phuket
7.6
1856 Centre St, West Roxbury, MA
Thai Restaurant · 10 tips and reviews
Roy Krantz: Their seafood pasta lunchbox is a great deal... and very delicious!
Paul Geffen: First rate Pad Thai.
ウィー さすけ: A Gem of Roxbury. Pad Thai here beats alllll other Pad Thai, I've tried many places in Boston and though I found some good places, this place is #1
7. Local 149
8.2
149 P St (at E 6th St.), South Boston, MA
American Restaurant · 60 tips and reviews
Rue La La: Equal parts retro-industrial décor and Southern-comfort flair. Dishes are modern twists on our favorite bar classics and are all locally-sourced. Mac 'n' cheese fritters? Addicting.
BDCwire: The folks at Local 149 serve up some serious brunch comfort food: chicken and waffles with warm maple syrup, nutmeg butter, and apricot jam. If that’s not exactly up your alley, try the French toast. Read more.
Boston.com: Southie has its own version of the British gastropub with the opening of Local 149. A massive bar anchors the room, while banquettes and cafe tables make it comfortable for families. Read more.
Andrea Carvalho: You must try this place. I never thought Burmese food was so good. Simple menu and comfortable place. If you like chinese food, this is even better.
Boston Phoenix: Don’t miss the meltingly delicious chick-pea tofu, the fascinating tea-leaf salad, and the bracing chick-pea soup. Inexpensive and fun. Read more.
Benjamin Greenberg: Ask for the separate vegetarian menu.