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Neptune Oyster, Just off the Freedom Trail

Chrissie — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:36:37 +0000

From the window you’ll catch a glimpse of groups noshing on chilled oysters and your belly will rumble for a cocktail and chaser.

Neptune Oyster is the perfect place to go for fresh, and well-prepared seafood. Charming (meaning small and cramped) with no room to spare, you’ll have to be tolerant of elbow-to-elbow dining. Daily specials are listed on chalkboard and mirrors, and you’re encouraged to try something unfamiliar to your well traveled palatte: cod cheeks, sea urchin, and more.

63 Salem St, Boston, MA
617/742-3474
www.neptuneoyster.com
Main courses $13-$34; lobster market price

Mantra

Chrissie — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:23:24 +0000

Nestled between the Theatre District and Downtown Crossing and serves French-Indian cuisine and boasts a stylish late-night bar scene. You’ll nibbled on appetizers like the tandoori stuffed quail at Mantra, a Downtown Crossing boîte. Most of the action revolves around the red-suede banquettes, chain-mail curtains, and twenty-foot, woven-wood cocktail den.

52 Temple Place, Boston MA 02111
617.542.8111
www.mantrarestaurant.com

Bin 26 Enoteca

Chrissie — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:18:00 +0000

Bin 26 Enoteca, oozes ambiance. Resting in Beacon Hill, this quintessential Italian wine bar, serves homemade cocoa tagliatelle with porcini ragout in a room festooned with decoupaged wine labels and wine-cork coat pegs.

A neighborhood favorite, locals stop in to sip wine and slurp pasta. But, when in Rome, you’ll be able to drink German rieslings, Spanish tempranillos, and South African chenin blancs.

26 Charles St.
Boston, MA 02114
617.723.5939
www.bin26.com