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American Restaurants in Boston

American food here in Boston has been shaped by a variety of factors, including its history, immigration, and regional influences. While there isn't a single defining characteristic of American cuisine, there are several key elements that you will find here:


Seafood 
Located near one of the most productive fishing areas in the world, Boston has a rich seafood tradition that dates back to its colonial days. This tradition has influenced mainstream American food in many ways. From lobster to crab and fish, seafood is now an essential part of American cuisine here in Boston. 

Immigrant Influence 
American cuisine here in Boston has been heavily influenced by the culinary traditions of immigrants from around the world. Italian, Mexican, Chinese, and Indian cuisines, among others, have all made significant contributions to the Boston culinary landscape. Dishes like pizza, tacos, stir-fries, and curries have become as Bostonian as seafood. 

Comfort Food
American comfort food is popular here in Boston—warm, hearty dishes that evoke feelings of nostalgia and satisfaction. This includes dishes like burgers, fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, meatloaf, and mashed potatoes, as well as desserts like apple pie, chocolate chip cookies, and ice cream sundaes.

Barbecue: 
Barbecue is a quintessential American culinary tradition and is alive and kicking here in Boston. Traditionally associated with the South, you will find a good selection of barbecue restaurants. 

Innovation and Adaptation
Boston is known for its innovation, and food is no exception. Fusion restaurants, which combine elements of different culinary traditions, are common here in Boston. This can be seen in dishes like sushi burritos, Korean barbecue tacos, and Thai-inspired pizza.

 

 

 
 

American Restaurants in Boston 

 

Black Lamb American South End$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Glass House Contemporary American Cambridge$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Alden and Harlow American Cambridge$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
South End Buttery Contemporary American South End$$Awesome Check Restaurant
The Merchant Contemporary American Downtown Crossing$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Prairie Fire American Brookline$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Moxies - Boston Seaport American Seaport$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Monument Restaurant & Tavern American Charlestown$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Ward 8 American West End$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Moonshine 152 American South Boston$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Trident Booksellers & Cafe American Back Bay$$Awesome Check Restaurant
FiRE+iCE Interactive Grill & Bar American Back Bay$$Awesome Check Restaurant
State Street Provisions American Financial District$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Deck 12 Rooftop Bar at YOTEL Boston American Seaport$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Eastern Standard American Fenway–Kenmore$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Earls Kitchen + Bar - Boston - Prudential Center American Back Bay$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Joe’s On Newbury American Back Bay$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Waverly Kitchen and Bar American Charlestown$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Ramsays Kitchen - Boston American Back Bay$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Season To Taste American Cambridge$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Willow & Ivy on Exeter American Back Bay$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Metropolis Cafe American South End$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Estella American Downtown Crossing$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Bostonia Public House Contemporary American Financial District$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Dovetail - Charlestown American Charlestown$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Beehive American South End$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
OAK Long Bar + Kitchen American Back Bay$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Joe’s Waterfront American North End$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Oak Bistro American Cambridge$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Locke Bar & Restaurant American Cambridge$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Mighty Squirrel - Fenway Contemporary American Fenway–Kenmore$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Amber Road American Financial District$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Blue Ribbon Brasserie American Fenway–Kenmore$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Blu Contemporary American Theater District$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
1928 Beacon Hill Contemporary French / American Beacon Hill$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant

 

 

Other Restaurants in Boston 

 

La Pizza & La Pasta - Eataly Boston Italian Back Bay$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Trattoria Il Panino Italian North End$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Buttermilk & Bourbon Southern Back Bay$$Awesome Check Restaurant
MIDA - East Boston Italian East Boston$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Union Oyster House Seafood Faneuil Hall$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Citrus & Salt Contemporary Mexican Seaport$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Frenchie French South End$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Casa Romero Mexican Back Bay$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Aquitaine - Boston French South End$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Tony & Elaine's Italian North End$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
MIDA - South End Italian South End$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
The Capital Burger - Boston Burgers Back Bay$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Maggiano's - Boston Italian Theater District$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Beacon Hill Hotel European Beacon Hill$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Night Shift - Lovejoy Wharf Brewery West End$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Cosmica Mexican South End$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Chart House Restaurant - Boston Seafood Financial District$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Fogo de Chao - Boston Brazilian Back Bay$$Excellent Check Restaurant
Yellow Door Taqueria - South End Mexican South End$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Cafe Sauvage French Back Bay$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Puro Ceviche Bar Seafood Back Bay$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar - South Boston Mexican South Boston$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Ristorante Saraceno Italian North End$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Peregrine - The Whitney Hotel Boston Unspecified Beacon Hill$$Excellent Check Restaurant
Vinoteca di Monica Italian North End$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Terra - Eataly Boston Contemporary Italian Back Bay$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Row 34 - Cambridge Seafood Cambridge$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Row 34 - Seaport | Boston Seafood Seaport$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Contessa - Boston Italian Back Bay$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Petit Robert Bistro Columbus Avenue French South End$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Prima Italian Charlestown$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
La Voile French Back Bay$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Trade Greek Seaport$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Little Donkey Tapas / Small Plates Cambridge$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Mistral - Boston French Back Bay$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Dali Spanish Cambridge$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Sorellina Boston Italian Back Bay$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Bar 'Cino Brookline Italian Brookline$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Toro Tapas / Small Plates South End$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Riccardo's Italian North End$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Eva Mediterranean Back Bay$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Mooo BEACON HILL Steakhouse Beacon Hill$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Bricco Italian North End$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Forcella Italian North End$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Ostra Seafood Back Bay$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Mooo SEAPORT Steakhouse South Boston$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Serafina - Boston Back Bay Italian Back Bay$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Douzo Modern Japanese Restaurant Japanese Back Bay$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Committee Mediterranean Seaport$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
MIDA - Fenway Italian Fenway–Kenmore$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
The Q Restaurant Asian Theater District$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Bistro du Midi French Back Bay$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Kaia Greek South End$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Select Oyster Bar Seafood Back Bay$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Mastro's Ocean Club - Boston Seafood Seaport$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Oceanaire Seafood Room - Boston Seafood Financial District$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Lucca North End Italian North End$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Assaggio Italian North End$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Amelia's Trattoria Italian Cambridge$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Mahaniyom Thai Brookline$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Legal Sea Foods – Downtown Crossing Seafood Downtown Crossing$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
The Banks Seafood and Steak Seafood Back Bay$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Serafina Seaport Italian Seaport$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Hojoko Japanese Fenway–Kenmore$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Little Sage Italian North End$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Legal Sea Foods - Long Wharf Seafood Faneuil Hall$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
The Florentine Cafe Italian North End$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Nebo Italian Seaport$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Standard Italian Contemporary Italian Fenway–Kenmore$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Comfort Kitchen Global, International Dorchester$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Don’t Tell Aunty Gastro Pub Back Bay$$$Excellent Check Restaurant
Boston Chops - South End Steakhouse South End$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Libertine Italian North End$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Celeste Peruvian Somerville$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Nowon - Boston Korean Seaport$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
The Helmand Restaurant Middle Eastern Cambridge$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Limani Grille - Seaport Mediterranean Seaport$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Boqueria Seaport Tapas / Small Plates Seaport$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Joia Italian Financial District$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Posto Italian Somerville$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Euno Ristorante Italian North End$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Grill 23 & Bar Steak Back Bay$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Abe & Louie’s - Boston Steakhouse Back Bay$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Faccia a Faccia Italian Back Bay$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
The Nautilus - Boston Pier 4 Pan-Asian Seaport$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Toscano Restaurant Italian Beacon Hill$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Umbria Italian North End$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
The Capital Grille - Boston Steakhouse Back Bay$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Taberna de Haro Spanish Brookline$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Little Whale Seafood Back Bay$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Bar Mezzana Italian South End$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Boston Chops - Downtown Crossing Steakhouse Downtown Crossing$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Blue Ribbon Sushi Sushi Back Bay$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Deuxave French Back Bay$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
Oishii Boston Sushi South End$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
The Palm Boston Steakhouse Financial District$$$$Awesome Check Restaurant
Mooncusser Seafood Back Bay$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant
The Vermilion Club Steakhouse Downtown$$$$Exceptional Check Restaurant