Boston

This family-owned, no-thrills restaurant serves whatever came in fresh within the last 24 hours. It can't get any better than that.

The Squid Ink Black Aglio Olio dish is their most popular dish. With three locations in Boston, you have try it at least once when there.

The Squid Ink Black Aglio Olio dish is their most popular dish. With three locations in Boston, you have try it at least once when there.

Take the cannoli.

Offers the best features of Spain's own tapas bars, with an extensive menu of traditional pinchos and tapas. The wine is exclusively Spanish and the bar has an innovative cocktail with a signature Sangria.

Everything in this French restaurant is made from scratch by James Beard award-winning Chef Tony Maws and his talented team.

Run by the farmers of Island Creek Oyster Farm, each of the oysters served at the bar are grown and harvested by hand from Duxbury Bay. Trust me when I say they are perfect.

Grab some oysters on the shell then order some on sliders. While you're at it, try their steamed clams and famous lobster roe noodles as well.

This local favorite is family owned. I've eaten my share of pizza in my lifetime, and not much compares to Santarpio's.

Roasted chicken done right and a seasonal selection of rabbit and venison dishes.

This little shop has been selling imported, handmade Italian meats and cheese for 50 years. They know what they're doing.

Right on Boston's Public Garden, it has everything you expect of a Four Seasons with a hint of Boston flair.

A Barbara Lynch restaurant that is the perfect place to sit and enjoy a glass of wine before picking up a dinner to go package and cooking your own meal at home.