Neighborhood Eateries 1

South End

Sage
In the space formerly occupied by the recently closed Umbra, this popular North End eatery has taken up residence in the eatery-laden South End. Chef Owner Anthony Susi is working the same magic he displayed on Prince Street with the same imaginative flair that should appeal to a broad range of tastes. The high ceilinged, not too large, square dining area has an intimate, almost old-fashioned appeal with its sheer white curtains covering walls of exposed brick. Comfortable banquettes line the sides, and an attractive selection of Italian themed photos decorate the walls. For appetizers we enjoyed the buffalo mozzarella crostini and the crab tempura. There are lots of pasta choices, and main courses of varied turf and surf. Full bar and valet parking is available. Reservations are highly recommended as the place fills up quickly, not only from its North End fans, but for its new South End gourmet clientele.
Sage
1395 Washington St., Boston
(617) 248-8814

Gaslight Brasserie du Coin
This is another of the successful restaurants under the umbrella of the Aquitaine group of restaurants, and a high-profile brasserie in the burgeoning South End enclave of restaurants. In an old world setting, it's big, bustling and boasts casual elegance. It's open seven days a week for lunch, dinner and weekend brunches. And it's big plus: plenty of free parking.
Gaslight Brasserie du Coin
560 Harrison Ave, Boston
(617) 422-0224

Beehive
A joint partnership of Bob the Chef's Darryl Settles and Pho Republique's Jack Bardy, this exciting new restaurant/nightclub in the Boston Center of the Arts on Tremont Street is fun and funky.The large space (6500 square feet) takes its cue from an early Parisian arts club, where the likes of Matisse and Chagall spent many hours. There's a bar and limited seating on the upper level, and a much larger space down the wide staircase that has another bar and a stage for the nightly sounds of jazz (courtesy of Berklee College of Music) that will be featured along with the Mediterranean-style menu supervised by chef Adam Halberg.
Beehive, 541 Tremont St., Boston
(617) 423-0069

Rocca Kitchen and Bar
There doesn't seem to be any end to the plethora of new eateries in the South End. So many choices. Becoming one of the places "to be seen" is Michela Larson's new venture, Rocca. Inspired by the Ligurian region of Italy, the menu boasts such culinary creations as pesto Genovese, slate-cooked fish, veal medallions wild mushroom toasts and pansotti with walnut sauce.
What gives them the edge in the area is the free parking behind the restaurant on Harrison avenue that leads right into the modern, curved glass cocktail lounge and bar. In nice weather, there are tables outdoors on the patio, and you can enjoy service there as well as inside in the air conditioned bar. The main dining room is upstairs, and serves some elegant Italian style cuisine. You'll have more fun getting your Italian food fix downstairs.
Rocca
500 Harrison Ave, Boston
(617) 451-5151

Pops
It looks like 'Pops" has finally broken the jinx. This tiny South End space didn't make it with former bistros Truc, and Perdix, but seems to have finally found the right formula for success with chef Felino Samson, who has come up with a combination of elegantly prepared foods at affordable prices -- entrees are $20 and under. The narrow space has been transformed into a handsome art deco dining area, cozy yet swank with its black and white motif. Hand-carved etched glass divides the bar eating area from the busy staff working in the kitchen. Choices range from true comfort foods (giant Rhode Island "stuffies" flavorful burgers, chicken fricassee), to elegantly prepared crispy skate wings with caper sauce and sauteed spinach, and also include tasty short ribs over creamy garlic mashed potatoes and jalapeno breaded chicken wings with cucumber yogurt sauce wrapped in a banana leaf. Open for lunch and dinner, and right now, just wine and beer are available, but a full liquor license is expected shortly. Pops is certainly a welcome addition to the South End restaurant scene.
Pops
365 Tremont St, Boston
(617) 695-1250

Picco
Atelier 505, the South End's newest luxury condo, can boast a new eatery now that talented pastry chef Rick Katz (of Biba, Bentenwood Cafe and Legal Seafoods fame) has decided to go it on his own with a unique concept of pizza and ice cream. Ordinarily you don't think of the two together, but apparently Rick felt there was a need for something a little different in the restaurant-choked South End, and his small, casual establishment will offer sandwiches, salads, and of course all sorts of gourmet pizza and ice cream treats. A fairly extensive wine bar will also add to the chummy atmosphere It's bound to find an audience not only with the tenants in the posh condo, but also from the newly-expanded Boston Center for the Arts and its two theatres right next door. Go Get 'em Rick!
Picco
513 Tremont st, Boston
(617) 927-0066

Union Bar and Grill
And still they come -- more new restaurants cropping up along the renovated Washington Street boulevard in the South End. The latest, a venture of accomplished restaurateurs Jeff Gates, Seth Woods and Matt Burns (Aquitaine, Armani, Metropolis, Mistral) a team that has the experience and know-how to make it work. The Peter Neimitz room decor is ultra chic, catering to the hip crowd that seems to be comfortable in this very happening-now set. A busy bar scene greets you when you enter, and the dining area is welcoming with black leather banquettes and antique wood beams, and long horizontal mirrors to check out the room in between courses. For starters you're served a mini skillet of hot corn bread (gratis), and a wide array of appetizers from which to choose, smoked bluefish, clam chowder, mussels. Along with the entree items -- seared crusted tuna, halibut, rack of lamb, pork -- it's all prepared well. If you're not that hungry, you can opt for a burger ($12) or a Reuben ($14) with overflowing crisp french fries. Service is exceptional. They have a first-class, knowledgeable wait staff who make sure you're content. There's also an extensive wine list and valet parking. All combine to make this newest bistro a real contender in the burgeoning South End dining scene.
Union Bar and Grill
1357 Washington Street, Boston
617) 423-0555

Club Cafe
A long-time hang-out for Boston's hip gay crowd, this restaurant keeps pace with the competing onslaught of new bistros. But what they offer, aside from a fairly sophisticated menu, is entertainment as well. That menu ranges from rack of lamb with a tomato-sage bernaise to grilled halibut with pasta pockets of shrimp and chevril. It's a classy menu and is one of the few bistros in the city that not only offers live entertainment with your dining experience, but you can be served late. They 're open until 1 a.m. And if you're in the mood for just a snack, the burgers and steak tips are more than just fine.
Club Cafe
209 Columbus Ave, Boston
(617) 536-0966

B & G Oysters, LTD
Chalk up another entry into the South End restaurant sweepstakes. Is there room for yet another fine dining experience? I guess so. For in less than 2 months, this former French bistro has been transformed into a shiny modern space-- tiny, but with with its textured walls and marble bar, it is a most inviting space. Not surprisingly, they feature an impressive assortment of fresh oysters (I counted 11 varieties), and seafood selections include New England comfort foods, like clam chowder and lobster bisque. The fried Ipswich clams were light and tender, there's scrod and other fish delights as well. There's an extensive wine list, and some different choices for beer. Barbara Lynch and her chef/manager Garret Harker have come up with a nice niche to give variety to the bevy of eating options available in the city's South End neighborhood. They've even transformed the storefront across the street into another specialty restaurant called "The Butcher Shop." It's a charcuterie, where you can not only pick up fresh meats, but dine on a limited menu of panini, salads and other gourmet delicacies, including some luscious sweets. Congratulations to B & G for pushing the envelope when it comes to dining.
B & G Oysters
550 Tremont St., Boston
(617) 423-3533

Hamersley's Bistro
Now well-ensconced in a former piano factory at the corner of Clarendon and Tremont streets in the South End, Boston-born Gordon Hammersley and his English wife Fiona have created a stalwart dining establishment that has become a favorite of some of the city's most urbane diners. Gordon's grilled mushroom and garlic sandwich will have you craving just one more bite. The chicken with garlic, lemon, and parsley seems to have won the public's choice in the most popular category. His now-famous lemon custard souffle is usually gone unless you're an early diner, but his homemade ice cream desserts are not too tough to take either. (Try the upside-down vanilla cone with hot fudge and hazelnut praline. Wow!) Hammersley's is a "make you feel at home" kind of spot and, now into it's 11th year, it still remains on the upper echelon of the Hub's top dining destinations.
Hammersley's Bistro
(617) 423-2700

Rouge
New Orleans meets New England in the newest boite masterminded by Tremont 647's Andy and Gretchen Husbands, who along with Peter White have come up with the newest eatery in the South End. Chef Sal Fristensky trained in New Orleans and he and Husbands have come up with distinctly Southern-inspired American cuisine that won't put a crimp in your pocketbook (appetizers start at $6, and all entrees are under $21). Cajun-inspired sweet potato and smoke chile soup and succulent barbecued shrimp or oysters served in a mini skillet with an amazing aromatic herbal seafood broth will start you off in fine fettle. Entrees offer a varied selection, including braised veal cheeks with stone ground grits and pecan-crusted catfish. Fried chicken with buttermilk biscuits and collard greens, black eye pea and ham hock gravy will make you feel you're smack dab in the center of N'awlins. Where else does the full bar menu include mint juleps and more varieties of bourbon than you'll find in Kentucky! As you enter this small bistro, (the former South End Grill) there's an electricity in the air, the tiny bar is busy and hopping. In the small (60 seats) dining area, the color red gives off a warm comfortable glow. Rouge is a hit! A happy, happening place. There's valet parking, but they don't take reservations, so be prepared to mingle in the bar with some of the friendly neighborhood folks.
Rouge
480A Columbus Ave, Boston
(617) 867-0600

Laurel
Talented Russ and Sherry Berger saw a need and decided to fill it. "If you build it they will come" seems to be what is happening at the former "Blue Wave" restaurant on Berkeley at the corner of Columbus on the fringe of Boston's South End, which certainly has its fill of fine dining. But there is definitely a difference here. The high cost of gourmet dining has been discounted -- they call it "Frugal Nights" -- Monday-Thursday, the entrees go for ten dollars, no matter what the price reads on the menu. And a varied menu it is. The house-cured salmon pastrami served with buckwheat pancakes and creme fraiche started us off in fine faux "caviar" fashion. Golden trout served with garlic mashed potatoes was more than tasty, the tuna fillet with toasted couscous and pickled ginger was tender and flavorful, and grilled strip steak was cooked to perfection. Everyone loves a bargain, especially one that hits high marks on food, service and ambiance. This is a gourmet find. Three cheers for Laurel . . . frugal dining has never tasted so good!
Laurel
142 Berkeley Street, Boston
(617) 424-6711

The Delux Cafe has been a well-kept secret by South End residents, but I had occasion to give it a try this week, and it's not only fun and filled with kitsch, but the food was outstanding. Small, as a neighborhood joint should be, its long and narrow walls are filled with memorabilia (Elvis Presley mementos, Xmas tree, tinsel decorating the bar, a lighted Santa, old-fashioned posters, record album covers, pictures, and even a nude painting), plus a legit display of black and white photos by a local artist. How's that for a kitsch atmosphere! Within this framework, the dozen or so Formica tables are filled regularly by those who know they are going to get good food at good prices. (The highest priced entree was $9.95.) Chef Tanya Holland worked in New York and apprenticed at Hammersley's and creates culinary magic in the tiny kitchen. There are daily specials and a limited menu. We started with hummus, roasted garlic, and flatbread that set the stage for what turned out to be an exceptional dining experience. The herbed shrimp salad sandwich on lavash bread was scrumptious, and from the Daily Special list, the penne with spinach and roasted walnuts was ample and tasty. For dessert, we sampled authentic mango sherbet with chunks of mango topped with raspberries and two delicious sugar cookies. At that point, I didn't care that they served no coffee; I was in gustatory heaven. The menu changes every six weeks. The neighborhood crowd may not be happy that I'm spreading the word, but if you're looking for exceptionally prepared food and funky atmosphere, Delux is a culinary delight. And Tanya, you can cook for me any day. Open every day but Sunday from 5:30 -11 p.m,; the bar's open until one.
Delux Cafe
100 Chandler St. (Corner of Clarendon), Boston
(617) 338- 5258

Aquitaine is spreading its wings. It's now-well-established bistro in the South End on Tremont near Clarendon has branched out into the suburbs and has become quite popular with the Chestnut Hill crowd, in its bistro number two "Aquitaine Bis," smack dab in the shopping plaza on Route 9. The small space has the feel of an authentic French bistro. From traditional onion soup to Chacoute, the Parisian style delicacies -- different ones are featured daily -- are excellent, plus there's a fairly extensive wine menu. The decor is warm and welcoming. I've been to both places, and have had a pleasant dining experience at both. Depending on your preferred location, South End or Chestnut Hill, you'll definitely feel like you're in Paris, at least for an hour or two. Open for lunch and dinner.
Aquitaine, 569 Tremont St., Boston (617) 424-8577
Aquitaine, 11 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill, (617) 734-8400

647 Tremont, the newest restaurant to appear along Tremont Street's "restaurant row" in the South End, has the former chef of the popular East Coast Grill adding his special touch to this very atmospheric dining spot. Prices for dinner average $15 to $25 per entree.
647 Tremont
647 Tremont St., Boston
(617) 266-4600

Stella
Right across from Blackstone Park on Washington St., Stella is a happening place. With high ceilings, taupe walls and large picture windows, it's become a popular, trendy hangout for the hip crowd. Owners Evan and Candice Deluly honed their respective skills at the popular Bistro 5 in Medford and did well at Torch on Charles Street, at the foot of Beacon Hill. With executive chef Joseph Casssenelli (Mistral, Teatro) at the helm, the Italian-style items on the menu are presented attractively, they are very tasty, and there's enough variety to please the palate. The steamed mussels in white wine and olive oil is a great starter -- make sure you have enough of their garlic bread to sop up the broth. Pastas come in full and half sizes. You can't miss with either the tagliatellle, with its wonderful Bolognese sauce, or the orecchiette in lemony creme fraiche. Their thin-crusted "quattro funghi" pizza is a mushroom lover's delight. There's a wide choice of entrees -- fish, veal or pork -- and the wine list is pretty extensive. The bar right next to the corner entrance gets very busy and noisy. It's not your candlelit romantic spot, but rather more of a party atmosphere. Everyone's happy and having a good time, including the waitstaff, who are knowledgeable and seem to really want to please. One downside: you have to search out parking spots since there is no valet parking.
Stella
1525 Washington St., Boston
(617) 247-7747

Ladder District

blu is not that easy to find, but if you enter the building at 4 Avery and take the elevator to the fourth floor, you're there. It's adjacent to the posh L.A. Sports club, and the team of Jody Adams and Michela Larson have done it again. (Rialto and Red Clay were theirs as well). Once inside the wraparound window treatment offers a stunning view of the revitalized Washington St. area. A sleek modern bar and cafeteria take care of the gym folks who serve themselves in the casual cafe area but the formal dining area is "blu at its best." The elegant space and view offer a perfect for the new American cuisine that makes for a true dining experience. Adams and Larson know how to run a restaurant, and this their newest is off and running quite nicely, thank you.
blu
4 Avery Street, Boston
(617-375-8550)

Limbo offers Mediterranean-inspired cuisine in a supper club setting. The popular multi-level restaurant /lounge (music from jazz to Latin is featured nightly) seems to be one of the spots to see and be seen. Contemporary dishes include salmon tatar, sauteed Maine crab cakes, grilled lamb and beef short ribs with cotechnino sausage, as well as pastas, salads and soup. Open for lunch and dinner. Full bar. A hip spot for those seeking entertainment as well as fine dining.
Limbo
49 Temple Place, Boston
617-338-0280

Mantra
Guest Reviewer: Chef Argold, Brookline
Arriving at the front door to Mantra is not the highlight of the evening. The doorman could be warmer and more receptive and it's not clear how one enters this new and wonderful restaurant, but once inside, things become much better. Management has focused on every detail to make your visit enjoyable and they've done a remarkable job. What was Boston's historic Old Colony Trust Company has become a very comfortable, elegant dining room that is quite spacious. The staff is young, appropriately attentive and friendly. The menu just changed for spring dining and is very interesting. Mantra welcomes you with those little delicious creations of the Chef that were superb. The bread-basket that was passed had warm wheat rolls, pecan-fruit bread, potato bread and nan, an Indian flatbread that was warm and delicious with the whipped butter and pesto-cilantro spread they provide. Milady and I began with the Peekytoe Crab Salad and Littleneck Clams and the Seared Scallops w/Roasted Tomato & Young Leeks. Sound good? Unbelievably delicious. We followed with entrees of Grilled Spring Lamb Loin and Seafood Moily, a fine type of bouillabaisse. Both superbo! Dessert was Pineapple Mousse Shortcake and a Passion Fruit Tart w/Fenugreek Ice Cream. Marvelous! The wine choices are excellent and the prices are fair for the way you're treated. Very special. Clearly one of Boston's very best dining experiences. Oh, yes. One must visit the restrooms. You're in for a surprise!
Mantra
52 Temple Place, Boston
617 542 8111

28 Degrees
Walk into this trendy newest edition to the South End's eatery scene, (the name stems from a martini's perfect chilling temperature) -- and you'd think you're in a Manhattan boite. Dimly lit, with soft cool sounds provided by a live DJ, the sleek modern black and white decor is just plain sexy. The menu follows suit with titles like "raw", "cool" and "hot." Chef Jeremy Sewall, formerly of Great Bay, has come up with the culinary creations -- most designed for sharing, tapas style--to go along with the well stocked bar choices. The yellow fin tuna tartare served with crisp puffed crackers was delicious. The serving of vegetable tempura was ample and tasty dipped in the accompanying mustard sauce.. The braised short ribs served over a bed of garlicky mashed potatoes was outstanding. Other choices: Maine crab "parfait" with avocado and mango, brick-oven pizzas, steamed mussels, crispy calamari. Stay for the surprise entertainment, from fashion shows to solo performers. Looks like this corner of Appleton and Tremont has finally got the temperature right, stirred or shaken, it's a hit!.
28 Degrees
One Appleton St, Boston
(617) 728-0728

Back Bay

Sasso
The owners of Lucca, one of my favorite North End restaurants, have moved their kitchen magic to the Back Bay (the former Black Fin Chop House locale on Huntington Ave). Chef David Ross, while concentrating on northern Italian cuisine at Lucca, has spread his wings a bit in the new location and the menu reflects his varied choices.The high open space, its two story windows and marble staircase, serves as a welcome setting for those craving a variety of creative and tasty Italian fare." Buono fortuna" to the Williams brothers, the other Ted Kennedy, and of course master chef David Ross.
Sasso
116 Huntington Ave, Boston
617 247 2400

Bin 26 Enoteca
With their popular Persian restaurant, Lala Rokh (around the corner on Mt. Vernon Street) a big success, brother and sister Babbak Bina and Azita Bina-Seibel seem to have a deft magic touch when it comes to restaurants. Their current endeavor is Bin 26 Enoteca, a low-key contemporary wine bar and restaurant that's building a major neighborhood following in the Beacon Hill area in the space formerly occupied by Torch restaurant.
There are many "Enotekas" throughout Italy, where one is served simple food to accompany wine. "Bin", followed by a number, is the physical location where the bottle is located in the wine cellar. In this case it's 26 Charles St. With some 250 wines (50-75 by the glass alone) you tend to forget that the food, whether snacks at the popular bar in the front of the restaurant or full course meals, is what this brother and sister act excel at. The decor is clubby, comfortable, and highly original. They've cornered the cork market. They cover the walls and the ceiling. Wine bottles are everywhere -- even the bathrooms have wine bottles hanging from the ceiling.

Chef Azita certainly knows her way around the kitchen. Among the choice appetizer selections we loved the chicken pate, and mozzarella wrapped and roasted in crispy Speck. For main courses the linguine sauteed with sea scallops and shrimp garlic and white wine was tasty and delicious. Ditto for the hanger steak served with spinach and a peppercorn cream sauce. Leave room for desserts. We tried a superior molten chocolate cake, which was devoured, as was the strawberry Millefeuille with crackling lace cookies covering fresh strawberries and mascarpone cream. Bin 26 is open from lunch straight through dinner. The bar is always busy.
This is not your ordinary neighborhood hangout, and although it's taken me a while to get there, you can be sure, I'll be back on a regular basis.
Valet parking available..
Bin 26 Enoteca
26 Charles St., Boston
(617) 729-5511

Boston Public Meat
Restaurant L at the sleek clothing emporium Louis is no more. In its stead is this casual but elegant steak house. Boston Public Chef Pino Maffeo fans are in for a treat as they savor his fusion-forward style and his Asian influences mixed in with the steaks in this tiny but classy Back Bay dining spot.
Louis
234 Beacon Street, Boston
(617) 266-4680

Smith and Wollensky
Just what Boston needs -- another high-priced steak house! But if anyone is up to the challenge, this national chain has proven they've got the smarts to make it happen. For openers, they have transformed the former Park Plaza Castle (diagonally across the street from the Park Plaza Hotel) into a four-story eating emporium that has an old-world private club feel to it. Mega-bucks have gone into creating four distinct and attractive eating areas. The decor is definitely old-world Boston, with the prime spots on the first and second levels. Name your cut of steak and it's on the menu…prime rib, sirloin, New York cut. The sides are all a la carte and pricey, and if meat is not your bag, there's lobster, shrimp and oysters -- name your style and they've got it. The extensive menu is presented in glass frames and the wait staff is friendly and professional. It's worth a trip just to see what an amazing transformation has occurred in this cavernous1891 armory -- you'd never recognize it. The entrance is now on Arlington Street, and there is valet parking. Time will tell if another swanky steak house (with a Ruth's Chris eatery about to open in the former Maison Robert digs in Old City Hall on School Street) can keep up with the regulars, or make its mark by setting the bar even higher.
Smith & Wollensky
101 Arlington St, Boston
(617) 423-1112

Croma
Newbury Street's newest eatery is an upscale pizzeria and bar (the old Davio's) with a focus on great food in an exciting and stylish atmosphere. The European concept, launched in Manchester, England where Croma is the hottest restaurant in town, has now crossed the pond to Boston, and features thin-crusted specialty pizzas, oven-baked pasta dishes, and Mediterranean salads, along with one of Boston's most extensive wine-by-the-glass menus The newly-decorated spot seats 130, and has an outdoor patio for 36. Add another elegant eatery for the Newbury Street crowd.
Croma
269 Newbury St.
Boston, MA
617-247-3200

Legal Sea Foods
When visitors come to Boston, the first place that comes to mind for shopping is Filene's Basement, and when they are ready to dine at a traditionally Boston restaurant, Legal Sea Foods is where they want to go. It's become nationally famous for the wide choice of fresh seafood available at their many locations. Fish is their mainstay - over 30 varieties are served daily, your choice: boiled, baked, broiled, fried, steamed. There are four sites in the city, others north (Logan Airport), west and south of Boston. After 40 years in business, the Berkowitz family is spreading their wings -- New York, Washington, and Florida -- and their reputation precedes them. Their New England clam chowder is the choice of presidents. It has been served at four presidential inaugurations. Be prepared to wait, as they take no reservations, but the wait is worth it. When it comes to fresh fish in so many varieties, the tourists flock for the fish, as do the locals, who despite the bevy of new restaurants in the area, love Legal's.
Now through November: "The Oyster Experience" to highlight the benefits of eating oysters. At least six species will be available for sampling. For more information, visit legalseafoods.com.
Legal Sea Foods
26 Park Square, Boston, (617) 426-4444
Copley Place, Huntington Ave., (617) 266-7775
Prudential Center, Boylston St., (617) 266- 6800
255 State St, Boston, (617) 227-3115
Logan Airport, Terminals A, B & C, (617) 568-2800

Stephanie's on Newbury Street
Reviewed by Rene - "Boston's Gal About Town"
A sumptuous haven with a buzzing bar and bustling dining room sits in the heart of Newbury Street, and it's just what Boston has been crying for. Stephanie's is an uplifting New York-style, sophisticated bistro that mixes well with the young professionals and the over 50 crowd. Where else can you get such an eclectic assortment of appetizers as Dora's matzo ball chicken soup, shrimp risotto fritters, or smoked salmon with potato pancakes? Their wonderful salads and sandwiches include fresh tuna nicoise, grilled tenderloin salad and a most unusual Cobb salad. Other choices: cedar plank salmon, double-thick, char-grilled pork chop, old fashioned meat loaf, and southern fried chicken. Everything I have tried -- and I have eaten up and down this menu -- is truly mouth-watering. It's dynamite presentation very reasonably priced, with nice, congenial servers and most attentive managers -- Matt and John. And remember, spring is around the corner, and their sidewalk bistro is very popular. Make your reservations early.
Lunch is served starting at 11:30 a.m. and dinner from 5:30 -10:30 p.m. This one is hard to beat.
Stephanie's
190 Newbury Street, Boston
(617) 236-0990

Jasper White's Summer Shack
One of the Hub's master food gurus has latched on to a winner. His reputation with lobster (he's written a book on the subject) and other sea food items as well, has come up with a no-frills atmosphere where the emphasis is strictly on the food. And he knows food. Not as large as his first Shack at Fresh Pond in Cambridge, his newest entry in Boston (the former Cheri Movie House) next door to a bowling alley (King's) is a tad smaller and more rustic with patrons actually ordering and serving cafeteria-style. Still there's a chic air to the place and you can't go wrong with White's trademarked pan-roasted lobster. A wide variety of seafood is offered, along with some retro favorites like corn dogs and meatloaf. White's celebrity status has added a third restaurant with the White imprimatur, the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. In the Boston digs, you'll have a chance to chat with some Boston Brahmins who also seem to enjoy the unique delights of White's lobster and other marine creatures in a no-frills atmosphere.
Jasper White's Summer Shack
50 Dalton St., Boston
(617) 867-9955