
22 "Special Occasions" restaurants in Boston.
Petsi Pies is an excellent Black-owned pie shop in Somerville - they even have some vegan options available.
Bar Lyon is a little French restaurant in the South End, and it’s exactly what you want in a “little French restaurant.”
Umami is an omakase-only sushi restaurant in North Cambridge. Not only is it good, it also has one of the most affordable omakase options in Boston.
Boston Chops is Downtown steakhouse that looks and feels very much the way you expect a downtown steakhouse to.
Tanám is a Filipino restaurant that’s really just a single table in a small room in Union Square, and it’s outstanding.
The tasting counter is a pricy but excellent tasting menu place inside Aeronaut Brewery in Somerville.
Mamma Maria provides the best combination of North End atmosphere and Italian food that was actually made with a little effort.
Uni is a flashy Japanese izakaya in Back Bay with a $16 spoon, hot rock wagyu beef, and lots of small plates you won’t want to stop ordering.