Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Greater Boston

OpenTable

Updated September 05, 2024

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Greater Boston? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

BLEND

5.0

5 (76)

$30 and under

Gastro Pub

Dorchester

About the restaurant

Blend is a gastro pub that combines the aspects of great food, music, lights and entertainment all into one. Blend "blends" up that neighborhood gastro pub feel where everyone is welcome. Gay owned and Operated, come check us out!

DRAG BRUNCHES ARE 1ST AND 3RD SUNDAYS UNLESS OTHERWISE POSTED
instagram handle : blendboston

Please note when booking for a drag brunch to not choose outside. All drag brunches will be held inside.

Top review

Stephen

Dined on Aug 11, 2024

Harlow & Kori gave a great show! Already booked for next month!

Rossetti Restaurant of Lynn

5.0

5 (2527)

$30 and under

Italian

Lynn

About the restaurant

Rossetti Restaurant aims to serve well executed, traditional Italian cuisine, alongside the art of mixology and inspired craft cocktails. Our kitchen offers a variety of classic and new age dishes with nothing but the best ingredients. Our bar and resident mixologists offer fantastic service and cocktails, highlighted by details: hand-cut ice, house made bitters, barrel aged concoctions, and daily fresh squeezed juices. We aim to please all of our guests, and make sure we create a casually elegant, but most importantly, comfortable atmosphere. We hope to see you there!

Top review

Joseph

Dined 5 days ago

We arrived at the time of our reservation. We were greeted courteously and seated promptly. Our waitress was informed and gracious. Our food was served in a timely manner. Both of our plates were delicious. The price of each dish was pricey but not too much so. The look and feel of the room was comfortable, clean and attractive. The background music was a decibel too loud which the staff adjust when requested! We will return to Rossetti’s again and again!

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Popular dish

Chicken "Margherita"

Popular dish

Fresh Lobster Ravioli

Vuolo's

4.9

4.9 (151)

$30 and under

Italian

Winthrop

About the restaurant

Named after our beloved grandfather, we are a small family-owned establishment built on a commitment to making every patron that walks through our doors feel they are at home. Our approach, in addition to supplying friendly and attentive service, is to take the traditional Italian cuisine that our family grew up eating and elevate it to something new and fresh.

Mangia!

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Barbara

Dined 3 days ago

We had a reservation and we were promptly seated. We had the mussels as an appetizer. They were delicious. For dinner my husband loved his scallops, he was very happy that he could get the gluten free pasta. I had the special, ricotta gnocchi with eggplant and tomatoes. Our server Antonietta was wonderful as always! Love it here.

No Relation

4.9

4.9 (127)

$50 and over

Japanese

South End

About the restaurant

Tucked away down a narrow hallway, No Relation is a nine-seat, secret sushi restaurant nestled within Shore Leave, a tropical experience from the team at Bar Mezzana. Chef Colin Lynch leads the inventive omakase menu, where Japanese technique and his creative interpretation of a sushi-ya are presented each evening over approximately 14 courses. Join us in a shared intimate experience with a thoughtfully curated menu, served directly by our chefs. No Relation is ticketed dining experience. You must provide payment for the experience at the time you make the reservation. Tickets are non-refundable within seven days of your reservation.

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined 4 days ago

Outstanding little place. 100% recommend, if you can afford the cost and are willing to pay for this kind of experience.

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Experience

Omakase (Until Sept 11th)

Experience

Omakase

Mai Tai Lounge

4.9

4.9 (61)

$31 to $50

Fusion / Eclectic

Marblehead

About the restaurant

Here at the Mai Tai Lounge we offer high-quality cuisine and service. There is no limit to the type of dishes that are served. Using the freshest ingredients available we offer dishes like our Filet Mignon, Chilean Sea Bass, Lobster Pad Thai, Farfalle with Wild Mushroom, and many other dishes.
The Mai Tai Lounge offers the finest handcrafted cocktails hands-down, drinks like our Snapchat Worthy, Best Mistake Ever, and the Yacht Club. Not to mention our list of eight differently designed Mai Tais.
The restaurant has been designed to provide a high level of comfort and an overall relaxing ambience. The Mai Tai team is excited to welcome you to come sit down, relax and focus on family, friends, and the present moment.

Top review

Richardvip

Dined 2 days ago

Mai Thai continues to be a fabulous place to dine. The food is consistently excellent, and the varied sauces and salad additions are fabulous. The only criticism I have is that the lobster in the lobster pad thai is chewy and unappetizing. We have tried the dish twice, with the same opinion. The noodles are wonderful, so perhaps another protein choice or fresher lobster would work. Small detail in that every other dish was, predictably, great. You won't regret dining here!

Piccolo Nido

4.9

4.9 (302)

$31 to $50

Italian

North End

About the restaurant

Piccolo Nido in Boston is an Italian restaurant with a family atmosphere, owned and operated by chef Pino Irano from Napoli. Piccolo Nido’s dinner menu includes a daily soup option, as well as classic antipasto and pasta dishes. Enjoy an espresso or cappuccino with dessert, and enjoy getting to know Pino when he steps out of the kitchen to greet the patrons.

Entrees at Piccolo Nido include favorites such as spaghetti and gnocchi, but also has options for lovers of true Italian flavors, such as veal and trout. The fresh catch of the day is also available for the freshest seafood around, and diners can also enjoy tiramisu or a dessert of the day.

Top review

Jennifer

Dined on Aug 31, 2024

We used to live in the North End and dine weekly at Piccolo Nido. It’s been 20 years since we’ve been back and it is still great. It’s a true gem.

Raso's Bar and Grille

4.8

4.8 (426)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Medford

About the restaurant

BAR SEATING CAN NOT BE RESERVED
Since Raso's Bar & Grille opened its doors in 2005, the Raso family has been providing their customers with excellent food and great service. Our Italian inspired dishes, mouthwatering BBQ, crispy pizza, and fresh seafood are all made with the highest quality ingredients. The hospitable staff at this neighborhood restaurant works together to satisfy each customers needs. Raso’s Bar & Grille is a great place for friends and family to share a great meal, so come and dine with us today!

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Diane

Dined 5 days ago

I ordered the fusilli Sophia which stated it came with and Crabmeat in a vodka sauce. When the dish arrived, it had three medium shrimp and no crabmeat….. when we were finally able to track down our waitress, she explained the the sauce is just cooked w crabmeat, then gets strained out!!???? I pointed out that it wasn’t what was written on the menu. She offered to get me another dish but my dinner mate was half way through her dinner…

Umami Omakase

4.9

4.9 (72)

$50 and over

Sushi

Cambridge

About the restaurant

Umami Omakase and Sake Bar
Best Sushi of 2021 & 2023 Awards
Top 50 restaurants in Boston
Cambridge MA
Seafood. Japanese food, Beer and Wine
Chef Tasting Menu:
Miso Soup
Sashimi Plates
Sushi Nigiri
Toro
Japanese Fish; Madai. Kinmedai. Shima-Aji. Kamasu. Akayagara. Hotate. Hokkaido Uni. Kanpachi. Salmon. Unagi. Tuna. Ikura. Tibiko.
Caviar
Japnaese A5 Wagyu Beef
Foie Gras
Truffle
Kitchen specials; Duck breast. Chawanmushi
Hand Roll / Chirashi bowl
Umami Dessert
Sake Tasting/ Pairings
Fine dinging
High end restaurant
Special day, Special dinner
Occasion celebration. Birthday. Anniversary. Graduation. Marriage dinner.
Influencer welcome
Catering. Group reservation. Family and kids. Work dinner. Company party.

Top review

Thomas Oboevip

Dined 3 days ago

We come here a lot ... a bit expensive but worth the experience! We will be back again and again.

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Experience

Experience 15 Courses (Tue. Wed. Thur. Sun.)

Eddie V's - Burlington

4.9

4.9 (2091)

$50 and over

Seafood

Burlington

About the restaurant

Eddie V's Prime Seafood is a luxury dining destination known for the seafood flown in from pristine waters around the world, as well as its premium hand-carved steaks. Dishes are artistically prepared and feature an ever-changing array of seasonal seafood, along with critically acclaimed prime center-cut steaks broiled to perfection. The restaurant's award-wining wine list, which has been recognized by Wine Spectator, has more than 300 wines curated by Eddie V's very own Advanced Sommelier. In the V Lounge, guests can sip classic and creative cocktails, and enjoy signature appetizers against a backdrop of live music trios.

Top review

Madelinevip

Dined 2 days ago

Love the staff,food,management. Never disappoints.

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Popular dish

10 oz Center Cut Filet Mignon

Popular dish

Jumbo Lump Crab Cake

Popular dish

Bananas Foster Butter Cake

Moonshine 152

4.9

4.9 (1712)

$30 and under

American

South Boston

About the restaurant

A modern -American, neighborhood bistro restaurant in Southie (South Boston) by Chef-owner Asia Mei (as seen on Chopped, Beat Bobby Flay & Phantom Gourmet). With a globally-inspired, comfort food meets street food menu, Chef Asia puts her unique spin on both East & West Coast style cooking, striving to match the beautiful restaurant’s aesthetic, contributing to numerous glowing re-reviews, accolades & praise. Her "Best of Boston" Buttermilk Fried Chicken Wings, her award-winning Burgers & Vegetarian Burgers, Street Tacos & weekly changing specials are only some of the reasons she was awarded the 2023 Best of Boston Neighborhood Restaurant in South Boston.

Moonshine 152 is located at 152 Dorchester Avenue, on the corner of Dorchester Avenue & West 4th Street in South Boston. We are one block from the Broadway Red Line train station, with bus connections local bus connections. We are a short walk from the South End & Ink Block neighborhoods as well as The Seaport & Downtown Boston.

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined 6 days ago

Best food in South Boston! Love chef Asia’s menu!

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Popular dish

Butterscotch Pudding