Asian Restaurants
Restaurant sign, Chinatown
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East Ocean City
Select your fish from the tanks near the front and ask the chef to recommend a dish.
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27 Beach St
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617 542 2504
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No DA
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Chau Chow City
Contemporary
Hong Kong seafood reigns on the first two levels of this multi-story
dining emporium. Some of Boston’s best dim sum is served on the top
floor.
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83 Essex St
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617 338 8158
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No DA
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Ginza
This
slice of Tokyo in Boston comes alive after midnight, as bar-goers pile
in for the outstanding maki rolls and Japanese hot pots.
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16 Hudson St
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617 338 2261
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No DA
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Penang
Nominally
“pan-Asian,” Penang has a chiefly Malay menu, ranging from inexpensive
noodle staples to more contemporary concoctions.
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685 Washington St
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617 451 6372
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Hei La Moon
Huge,
rather formal pan-Chinese restaurant on the Leather District side of
Atlantic Avenue. Attracts a large crowd for weekend morning dim sum.
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Taiwan Cafe
The
typically Taiwanese over-bright cafeteria look should not deter
aficionados of authentic, adventurous dishes like spicy pig ears and
jellyfish.
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34 Oxford St
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617 426 8181
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No credit cards
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No DA
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King Fung Garden
Mongolian hot pots are the big draw in this modest restaurant with a decor straight out of 1960s Taipei.
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74 Kneeland St
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617 357 5262
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No credit cards
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No DA
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Pho Republique
Hipsters
come in droves for the French-Vietnamese food – duck crepes, braised
spareribs – the atmosphere, and the mango martinis.
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1415 Washington St
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617 262 0005
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Closed lunch
Pho Republique
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Buddha’s Delight
Vegan food in the tradition of Chinese and Vietnamese temple cuisine wins over even the most devoted of carnivores.
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3 Beach St
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617 451 2395
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No DA
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Shabu-Zen
Choose your meats and vegetables and your cooking liquid, then swish away to nirvana.
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16 Tyler St
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617 292 8828
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No DA
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Saturday and Sunday are the big days for dim sum in Chinatown
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Restaurants
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Hamersley’s Bistro
The French provincial dishes are both simple and sophisticated.
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553 Tremont St
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617 423 2700
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Closed lunch
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Myers + Chang
Clever
reinventions of classic Chinese dishes, such as lemon shrimp dumplings;
also vegetarian-friendly. Sake-based cocktails with guava and lychee
are a big hit.
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1145 Washington St
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617 542 5200
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Gaslight Brasserie
French
comfort food – from steamed mussels to grilled steak- frites to sautéed
skate – goes well with 25 wines by the glass or carafe.
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560 Harrison Ave
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617 422 0224
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Closed lunch Mon–Fri
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Tremont 647
Chef Andy Husbands’ New American cooking favors big portions, bold flavors, and lots of smoke with the meat.
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647 Tremont St
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617 266 4600
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Closed lunch Mon–Sat
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Les Zygomates
French bistro fare, 30 wines by the glass, and live jazz.
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129 South St
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617 541 5108
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Closed Sun
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Rocca
Ligurian cuisine, with an emphasis on fresh herbs and small whole fish, gives this classy South End room a light, upbeat feel.
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500 Harrison Ave
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617 451 5151
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Closed lunch
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Sibling Rivalry
Chefs Bob and David Kinkead offer individual interpretations of a main ingredient on dueling contemporary American menus.
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525 Tremont St
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617 338 5338
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Closed lunch
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Masa
Refined New American dishes with southwestern accents are complemented by killer margaritas, colorful decor, and good wines.
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439 Tremont St
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617 338 8884
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Closed lunch
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Icarus
South End’s most romantic restaurant serves sophisticated, inventive New American cuisine.
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3 Appleton St
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617 426 1790
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Closed lunch
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No DA
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Aquitaine
A
Parisian-style bistro popular for its snazzy wine bar and its French
market cooking. Black truffle vinaigrette makes Aquitaine’s steak-frites
Boston’s best.
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569 Tremont St
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617 424 8577
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Closed lunch Mon–Fri
Aquitaine