Grezzo = Raw (in Italian)
Located in Boston’s north end, chef-owned Grezzo serves up uncooked dishes of organic, locally sourced ingredients paired with biodynamic wines and sake.
Rustic-themed, the warm hues and copper tables cast the room with a romantic glow.
Grezzo
69 Prince Street
(857) 362-7288
grezzorestaurant.com
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Chef Guy Martin, multiple Michelin stars for his restaurant in France, is the purveyor of this hotel based bistro.
The menu is seasonal, mostly local, and small in a good way. There is a “Sensing snacking platter,” which contains six small bites; five starters; four fish and four meat entrees; some cheese and four sweets. The meal is pricey and flavored with a dash of whimsy and dinner theater with a few culinary tricks.
Expect to pay a pretty penny.
Sensing, at the Fairmont Battery Wharf
3 Battery Wharf
(617) 994-9001
sensingrestaurant.com.
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We recommend Sportello for the perfect lunch, it’s counter-style space (“Sportello” is Italian for “counter”) makes it ideal for mid-day often harried eating.
In spite of the bustle and hustle, there’s plenty of space for you to enjoy a slow glass of wine over the strozzapreti (“priest stranglers”), little twists of pasta served with bits of braised rabbit, green olives, and a sauce made with rabbit jus and rosemary or a dish of gnocchitini, baby dumplings graced in a light seafood-and-tomato sauce with mussels.
Bella pasta!
Sportello
348 Congress Street
(617) 737-1234
sportelloboston.com.
Locke-Ober Café
3 Winter Place, (617) 542-1340
Locke-Ober Café is just off Boston Common is classic Boston with a twist. The largely male clientele includes many politicos from Beacon Hill, who meet here to cajole and twist arms over lunch – keep an eye out for the likes of John Kerry and Mitt Romney.
Jackets are recommended. Think dark wood, gold chandeliers, worn mosaic tile floor, stained glass and the famous nude painting of “Yvonne,” much of it dating back to 1875 when the cafe was founded.
The menu, which changes weekly, includes a collection of old and new – grilled bluefish and salmon luncheon entrees swim between traditional poached eggs with roast beef hash and the calf’s liver with bacon and onions. Lunch appetizers are $13 and entrees range from $15 to $25. Dinner entrees start at $25.
Sage
North End, 69 Prince Street, (617) 248-8814
If you love authentic and hearty Italiam, Sage is hard to beat. The menu, which changes often, can include intimate savory dishes like rabbit, veal and lobster. Sage is tiny (28 seats maximum) and easy to miss from the street, while inside, it’s simply adorned, but comfortable. Reservations are recommended. Open for dinner only. Appetizers are $10, entrees $18 to $30.
Save room for torrone nougat ($4.75) at the Modern Pastry Shop around the corner at 257 Hanover Street.
28 Degrees
1 Appleton Street, 617-728-0728
www.28degrees-boston.com
28 Degrees is a bar that shimmers with flashy cocktails, a flashy circular bar and an even flashier party going on inside. There are Bellinis, pomegranate cosmos and Herradura tequila and Cointreau margaritas to be downed with a mixed crowd of Euro-students, chic-beyond-belief adults and neighborhood regulars. This bar alone fills Boston’s glamour quotient.
