We asked our contributors to the Resy Hit List to share their top dining experiences in their cities this year — to choose 10 restaurants that define the state of great dining right now. Welcome back our Best of The Hit List for 2025.
Say what you will about 2025 — it’s been a good year to be a diner in Boston. To toast the year that was, we’ve compiled a list of the 10 restaurants that captured dining in our fair town this year, whether they were buzzy newcomers like Fallow Kin and Wa Shin, or familiar favorites including Zurito and Lenox Sophia, each of which made 2025 their year to fully come into their own. Read on for our full accounting, reserve accordingly, and get ready for a great year of meals ahead.
Here are the 10 restaurants that defined dining for us in Boston in 2025.
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