Last year, we ran with some specific dishes and dining/drinking spots, and this year is no different, with an ambitious random sampling given below.
CHECKING OUT SANTARPIO’S PIZZA, PEABODY
A quick look at the “other” Santarp’s
ITALO, MEDFORD: BAKERY SLICES AND BREAD ON THE CHEAP
Inside Italo you’ll find a no-frills place that is strictly meant for takeout, with display cases of pastries and baked goods along with bread and pizza sitting behind the counter, while some Italian products such as olive oil, cookies, and pasta are displayed along the walls.
PLEASANT CAFE, ROSLINDALE: OLD SCHOOL BOSTON AT ITS BEST
The vintage feel continues inside with the almost obligatory wood paneling, hissing radiators, narrow diner-like restaurant section, and old-fashioned bar area complete with a wood-paneled partition that separates the actual bar from another narrow dining area.
STELLA’S, WATERTOWN
A decades-old pizzeria that few seem to know about
SANTARPIO’S
Old-School Pizzeria with Lots of Characters
COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: YET ANOTHER PIZZA JOKE…WHEN WILL IT END?
ARMANDO’S PIZZA
A Cambridge Pizza Place That’s a (Very) Local Fave
WORDEN COMIN’
“The more good restaurants and talented chefs in Boston … it raises the bar for everyone. And the people that can’t hang will fall off.”
COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: SCREW FREE RANGE, ORGANIC FOOD
