Restaurants
The list of best restaurants include a high-end Italian restaurant in Back Bay and an Irish pub in Dorchester.
Two Boston restaurants, including McGonagle’s, were named some of the best restaurants in the country by the New York Times. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
Boston and New England restaurants showed up and out on a list of the 50 best restaurants in the country, according to The New York Times.
These are the best restaurants in Boston of 2025, according to NYT
A total of five restaurants across three New England states made the cut and showcased the region’s seafood, Italian, and Irish cuisine.
Two restaurants from Boston were recognized, as well as two from Maine and one from Connecticut. Noticeably missing from this culinary list are restaurants from Rhode Island, which received a nod last year for Gift Horse in Providence, as well as Vermont and New Hampshire.
The New England restaurants named to NYT’s 50 best list this year include:
Haring’s, a seafood shack in Noank, Connecticut
La Padrona, Jody Adams’ Italian restaurant at 38 Trinity Place, Back Bay
McGonagle’s, an Irish pub at 367 Neponset Ave., Dorchester
Pilgrim’s Inn, serving modern, seasonal fare in Deer Isle, Maine
Sammy’s Deluxe, showcasing seasonal Maine cuisine in Rockland, Maine
Tagliatelle Emilia Romagna at La Padrona at the Raffles Hotel in Back Bay. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
The Dorchester pub, owner Oran McGonagle, and chef Aidan McGee shared the news on Instagram and noted it was the first time an Irish pub made the list since the Times began publishing it in 2021. Julia Moskin, a food reporter for the Times, praised McGee for redefining “what Irish food is, and what it isn’t” to his Boston audience.
La Padrona, which has received acclaim and a four-star review from The Boston Globe since it opened in 2024, also celebrated on social media. Moskin called Adams’ tagliatelle Emilia-Romagna a must-have.
Katelyn UmholtzFood and Restaurant Reporter
Katelyn Umholtz covers food and restaurants for Boston.com. Katelyn is also the author of The Dish, a weekly food newsletter.
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