Favorite Restaurants in Boston?

Boston Market

Wahlberger

Coppa

Union Oyster House

Who cares? Gays only live in California

Gaslight. Though sadly one only has until Sunday to savor it any longer.

Dommage!

What about pizza? Regina or Pino’s?

Durgin Park, but now it's defunct.

Dunkin' Donuts is crowded but it's good!

No. 9 Park

Select Oyster Bar

Neptune Oyster Bar

B&G Oysters

Island Creek Oyster Bars

Union Oyster House

I didn’t know Durgin-Park had closed. Had lunch there during 8th grade field trip to Freedom Trail. Can you imagine how awful we were, those poor waitresses.

r11, where did you grow up

When I was a college student in Boston way back in the 1970s, Anthony's Pier 4 was the place you'd take your parents when they came to visit. Delicious seafood and elegant service, the first place I ever had baked stuffed shrimp. And the popovers!

I guess it's not still there?

No, it's now all huge luxury towers, r13!

Barbara R10 I didn’t know you were on DL!

Sad, r13! Back then the area actually was all authentic fishermen's piers and most of Anthony's seafood was caught right there daily.

r10., Barbara only owns B&G these days!! All the other oysterias are not hers.

What happened to the formaggio kitchen guy who used to always post here

Thanks R17, I miss the days when she was queen of the scene.

Lydia too. And JOdy, right, r19...

When I first started coming to DL there were whole threads on a Philip who worked at Formaggio Kitchen and his perfect ass. Much effort was expended in figuring out who he was and when he could be seen. I made the pilgrimage but don't think I saw Philip.

R10 let me blow you. Would love to taste your cum

Don’t know if she’s the top queen of the scene, but Tiffani Faison really deserves a seat on the royal court. Like a Monopoly champ, she’s got 3 great properties in a row in Fenway... Tiger Mama, Sweet Cheeks and Orfano.

Dini's

Legal Seafood.

I used to go all the time there with my mom.

I came home for a week at the holidays and we went two nights in a row; on the third night, she said where should we go?

Back to Legal's, I said. OH, we CAN"T! we've been there 2x already!

I said, ever had a bad meal there? We must have gone five or six times that visit.

Great memories.

Regina Pizza is the best I’ve ever had, and I live in New York.

Whenever I call to order a pizza at Regina’s, I’ll ask them if it “is indeed, Pizzeria Regina?” Except I pronounce it as a Canadian would the capital of Saskatchewan. They’re never nearly amused as I am...

R25 it’s still “pretty good” but back when it was just in Mass and before it became totally franchised it was SO good.

Really doesn’t compare now.

Do they still have Steve Herrell’s ice cream? I haven’t been to the Boston area in ages (and that’s fine by me, actually.)

Where can I get scrod?

The Magic Pan and Rusty Scupper.

Haverhill r12

r12, Lowellian here.

Puritan & Company

Oleana

Fox & the Knife

Barcelona Wine Bar

All of these places suck.

What about Top of the Hub?

Permanently closed, darling.

Any that Mayor Walsh is allowing to be open.

Durgin Park closed? That makes me sad, I always loved a big slab of prime rib from a surly waitress there. The Boston of my youth is only a fading memory now.

Earls in the Pru

Boston will always be Boston.

I'm endlessly fascinated with Boston. I was born and grew up there. I have traveled fairly extensively throughout the world, and Boston is one of the great cities.

It is a fascinating city with lots of pockets and enclaves. It's one of the few places with a deep identity: You know you're from Boston if...