Eat New England

Unassuming Y Noodle & Bar doesn’t get a whole lot of press but rivals some of the best Asian restaurants in the city — its ramen is among the best in New England.

It may seem odd that one specific pizza from a restaurant is sometimes mentioned as being among the best in an entire region, but this is indeed the case with Pizza Barn.

Finding a real-deal restaurant with a retro vibe and menus that bring back classic dishes can be tough. This hidden gem delivers.

There really isn’t a restaurant in the Boston area quite like The Winthrop Arms, a hidden hotel restaurant in Winthrop that dates back over 100 years.

There has always been a connection between the city of Boston and the Mount Washington Valley of New Hampshire. North Conway, Glen, Bartlett, Jackson and more have been catering to folks from eastern Massachusetts for a long time. And more than a few people in the Greater Boston area have either moved to the region or have second homes up…

Locals flock to this homey diner-style restaurant for its comfy digs, excellent food and drink and its location across the street from the ocean.

It may no longer be a basic, everyday diner, but it is a vastly appealing spot that is great for families, couples and groups of friends in the confines of a comfortable, diner-like space.

Between Massachusetts’ two main east-west highways, one offers drivers more restaurant options, including some real hidden gems. Travelers on the Mass. Pike tend to favor stopping at the service stations for meal breaks, because it’s a toll road with relatively few exits. But Route 2 to the north is quite a bit different, with no tolls, many exits and some…

The Black Raspberry Pub is tucked away at the very edge of a historic mill building in North Plymouth, Massachusetts, a true hidden gem that’s also quite close to Route 3, the main highway between Boston and Cape Cod.

The dining scene in Arlington has changed quite a bit over the years. Once known mainly for its Greek pizza houses and takeout Chinese food, it’s now a town with quite a variety of options for different cuisines. Indeed, while this Boston suburb may not have much in the way of high-end dining or destination spots, it is certainly...

Bob’s Italian Foods, an old-school place in South Medford, offers great sandwiches, salads, grill items and much more.

These days, it seems, everyone is talking about South Shore-style bar pizza, that unique type of pizza found in countless drinking spots south of Boston. The heart of bar pizza country tends to be in a little strip of communities not too far south of the city (like Easton, Stoughton, Brockton, Randolph, Whitman, Hanson, Abington and Weymouth), and most famous…

Breweries come in all shapes and sizes, from basement businesses to single rooms where the owner might be pouring beers for customers to restaurants that just happen to include beermaking operations. And some breweries are true destinations, multipurpose facilities that bring people in for live music, art shows, trivia nights, arcade and board games, corporate functions and more. One spot…

It’s no secret that the Boston area is home to countless Irish pubs, and there really is something for everyone out there. in and around the city you can find old-school dive bars where pints and shots are the main draw, upscale restaurant-style pubs with inventive takes on Irish and various global cuisines, youth-oriented hotspots with nightlife including music...

Maine Beer Café is a convenient stop for burgers, dogs, lobster rolls, local beers and more in the southern tip of Maine.

The immediate Boston area can get pretty congested, but once you head west of Boston (and especially past Interstate 495), the landscape begins to change quite a bit, from busy city streets to leafy suburbs to wide open spaces where homes and streetlights are few and far between. And you really don’t have to go far to get a taste…