For exceptional cuisine and an intimate urban atmosphere, these local restaurants are as memorable as the meals they serve.

“Winteractive” has descended on downtown Boston for the third year, an interactive art installation courtesy of our northern neighbors in Québec. All 18 locations are within walking distance, making for a fun scavenger hunt. Now through March 29. www.bostonmagazine.com/things-to-do...

Beloved by modern travelers, the 122-year-old White Mountains hotel's legacy endures with grace and patina.

Charlie DeLoach, Juror No. 1 in the state’s highest-profile modern retrial, talks about what actually happened in those deliberations. Read the full interview at the link. www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2026/01...

A Portuguese-inspired chef’s counter in the South End, glam Sicilian downtown, from-scratch ramen in Somerville, Peruvian in Back Bay, and more.

Yesterday Boston's first-ever Michelin star was delivered to 311 Omakase in the South End. Discover all 26 Michelin-recognized Greater Boston restaurants here. www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2025/11...

These local bars and restaurants know that a warm, boozy drink is the best way to fight off the cold.

City Hall’s ambitious plan to reshape Boston’s streets has ignited a battle over who really controls the town’s future—and exposed an identity crisis long in the making. Keep reading one of our most loved stories of 2025 at the link. www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2025/03...

Celebrating a real King this weekend, with free admission at museums and Stokely and Martin.

At 51 floors, the city’s newest skyscraper embodies both the neighborhood’s potential and its inequality problem. If you haven't already, read our fourth most popular story in 2025 at the link. www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2025/09...

Acapella by X serves luxe cuisine inspired by everywhere from the DR to Dubai in opulent Dorchester digs.

New year, new restaurants. Settle in with a decadent mug of hot chocolate, and we’ll fill you in on what’s new and exciting in the Greater Boston restaurant scene—plus, some good reasons to revisit older spots. www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/...

Cambridge's Umami Omakase is a spectacular special-occasion spot for sushi lovers—and now, it has a North End sibling that's a little more accessible for anytime visits. My latest for @bostonmagazine.bsky.social, on the new Umami Crudo: www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/...

One of our most-read longform stories last year revisits the moment a Broad Institute scientist ignited global controversy. Read the story at the link. www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2025/03...

From florists to photographers, gowns to grand ballrooms, here are the visionaries shaping the city’s most memorable weddings.

This week in Boston: Ava Neal performs at the LilyPad; Andrew Gn: Fashioning the World is at the Peabody Essex Museum; Library Lion takes place at the Boston Center for the Arts; and so much more at the link:

Nancy followed all the rules I broke. For decades, I thought that made me smarter. Then she died, and I realized she’d been working on my escape all along.

New and exciting restaurants to check out, plus good reasons to visit older spots.

The Mayor courts them, restaurants design for them, and brands pay them thousands per post. Local social media personalities aren’t just documenting today’s city—they’re shaping it. Whether you follow them or not. www.bostonmagazine.com/news/boston-...

Our most-read story of 2025 wasn’t about politics or AI or influencers. It was about what can still happen in the basement of a fraternity house. Read reporter Susan Zalkind’s investigation into Won Jang’s death at Dartmouth here.

The acclaimed Middle Eastern restaurant triples in size with a new Central Square home—plus za’atar croissants and orange blossom soft serve for good measure.

Backbar cofounder Sam Treadway reflects on a decade-plus of the acclaimed drink destination—known for its geekery and inclusiveness—as he leaves it in the capable hands of the Field & Vine team next door.

After 50 years in the kitchen, the celebrated chef dishes on industry pile-ons, the lost art of handwritten menus, and the right way to cook a lobster.

He was a "thug who wanted to be an artist." He was a boss who paid in burrito gift cards. He was fun, impossible, and absolutely necessary—and he will be dearly missed.

A Norfolk Superior Court jury on Monday found Brian Walshe guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Ana, on New Year's Day 2023. Revisit our deep dive on Walshe, whom friends and neighbors once saw as a devoted husband and easygoing charmer.

Agosto, a tasting-menu-focused, intimate restaurant, will open around summer 2026, followed by bakery-café Baby Sister later in the year.

The city's restaurant scene has never looked better from the dining room, but behind kitchen doors, the industry is struggling with thin margins, labor shortages, and a culture of burnout. To survive, today’s top chefs are reinventing everything—and their solutions might just save it all.

How one night at a Kenmore Square VR arcade showed the future of play is anything but sedentary.

George Carroll came of age in the shadow of Boston’s opioid epidemic, where hip-hop became both his escape and weapon. For a while, he was living the dream, before addiction brought everything crashing down. www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2025/12...

Slime bars, escape rooms, and caviar happy hours—this is your guide to beating the freeze when winter gets brutal.

My Girl, from the group behind Yvonne’s and more, opens downtown with an opulent, grown-up ambiance.

A Boston kid became a Hollywood actor and an underground rap legend, then watched it all disappear. He’s since returned to the streets that raised him, trying to save the ones still fighting the same disease that nearly killed him.

Where to find the best holiday cocktail pop-ups, hot chocolate bars, Santa teas, highly decorated restaurants, and ski-lodge-inspired winter patios in and around the city.

The dining room’s long-awaited reopening brings a farewell to omakase, hello to a sake bar.

Here’s the 2025 rundown on special weekday lunch menus available around the city this holiday season, featuring luxurious steaks, seafood, and lots more.

Friends and neighbors from the Back Bay to the South Shore thought Brian Walshe was a decent husband and a fun-loving guy. Then his wife Ana disappeared—and police discovered his search history.

As she heads into reelection, Gov. Maura Healey leans on her competitive edge, touting Mass.’ top rankings even as housing costs soar and job growth lags. Read more here: www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2025/11... Plus: a Karen Read jury foreman tell-all and much more in our latest issue.

As she gears up for reelection, the governor remains the competitive point guard she’s always been, determined to keep Massachusetts on top. But with businesses bailing and housing costs soaring, she’s facing her toughest challenge yet.

There’s lots to celebrate in the wake of Boston’s entry into the Michelin Guide, and we’re looking forward to even more recognition for the region’s culinary scene next year.

Looking for a private school in the Boston area? Boston magazine is proud to partner with the Association of Independent Schools in New England to bring you the annual Guide to Private Schools. Discover the best schools for your child at the link. online.fliphtml5.com/onpqm/doql/#...

It’s the first time the Boston area has been included in a Michelin dining guide, and we landed a single one-star spot and a handful of other honors.

Brian Walshe has pleaded guilty to two charges for allegedly killing his wife. Revisit our archival deep dive on his secret life here.

A move to a big new space next door gives one of Boston’s funkiest, quirkiest restaurants the license to get even cooler—and to serve pizza.

We anonymously surveyed 36 Boston content creators and the results are in: You aren't really your own boss when your boss is an algorithm.

“Casual fine-dining,” an all-day café, and a bar and lounge are in the works for when you’re looking for more than train-station-concourse pizza.

Bucking today’s “me, me, me” culture, these Bostonians once served their country as soldiers, supported communities in Chile, and taught kids in Roxbury. How to grow up by giving back.

We got some of the area’s most popular dining spots to spill the details on off-menu items, best times to try to get a table, and more.

What happens when the American dream has a $30,000 price tag, a 15-year waiting list, and changing goal posts.

Opening today, November 7 and running through Sunday, December 28, the Snowport Holiday Market returns with a 10,000-square-foot food-and-beverage area and more than 125 independent vendors, who’ll be hawking everything from gourmet truffles to sock puppets to dog neckerchiefs.

Nora Nelson charmed Boston’s elite with tales of virtual millions and Harvard dreams. Prosecutors say her final performance was homicide on the water—taking the lives of a lawyer who’d fallen for her and his dog. www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2025/10...