“Take in some sights, check out some history, find a nice place on the harbor to … hang out, and then grab ourselves a cannoli from my favorite hidden-gem bakery.”
THE TYE DYED TOURGUIDE’S BOSTON PIZZA AND WEED OUTINGS
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PANDEMIC DINING ON A KNEAD-TO-KNOW BASIS
How a legendary pizza was reborn in a secret location
NEW CHEF, NEW MENU, OLD FAVORITE
Zaid Khan steers Oak Long Bar + Kitchen through pandemic
FIRST LOOK: AVENUE KITCHEN + BAR, SOMERVILLE
PIZZA WARS: A SOLID SLICE WITH A SIDE OF EMPANADA ON MISSION HILL
“It’s a popular order because it’s so common in the cultures that many of our customers are a part of,” they report. “In a way, we’re helping to spread the dish to people who are not familiar with it as yet.”
DEVOURING 2018: A LOOK BACK AT SOME DINING AND DRINKING FAVES FOR 2018
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
