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Baraka Cafe
80 ½ Pearl St, Central Square, Cambridge, MA 02139 617-868-3951
Description: CAMBRIDGE. Where else in Cambridge can you get lemonade with a touch of rose petal? Head to Baraka Café for North African food with French influences. A specialty vegetarian platter boasts a variety of expertly prepared vegetables, including eggplant and carrots. Entrees range from roasted eggplant to Algerian crepes filled with vegetable stew. The charming interior features warm-toned walls trimmed in blue and lined with photographs of North African peoples.
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Blue Room
1 Kendall Sq, Cambridge, MA 02139 617-494-9034
Description: CAMBRIDGE. The creative kitchen staff at ever-popular Blue Room rarely fails to impress. This is especially so on Sundays, when the restaurant puts on a buffet brunch that promises delights like Moroccan spiced chicken, fried pork chicharrones, octopus salad and Persian rice pudding. As to the setting, this atmospheric restaurant sports weathered brick walls, rough ceiling timbers and an open kitchen. Displays of original artwork, rotated seasonally, give the space further charm. Nice wine list and outdoor dining during summer months.
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Café Fleuri
250 Franklin St, The Langham, Boston, MA 02110 617-956-8751
Description: FINANCIAL DISTRICT. Café Fleuri's Mediterranean-inspired menu burgeons on Sundays, when the restaurant hosts a great jazz brunch. Guests, fill their plates with pates, steamed mussels, sushi, Atlantic seafood bouillabaisse and sinful desserts. Café Fleuri also serves breakfast and lunch, and their sinful Chocolate Bar has redefined Saturday dining for many patrons. The dramatic setting beneath The Langham, Boston's six-story glass atrium is sure to provoke some thoughtful conservation as well.
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Central Kitchen
567 Massachusetts Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, MA 02139 617-491-5599
Description: CAMBRIDGE. Neighbors in the vicinity of Central Kitchen love being able to pop in anytime for great, rustic food. CK's consistently excellent appetizers and entrees have a Mediterranean sensibility but also include a handful of New American and Spanish items. Starters include tasty plates of olives, breads, and mushrooms, and entrees feature marinated and grilled seafood, meat, and vegetable creations. The dessert list offers special treats too. Copper-topped tables and a blackboard wall behind the bar make for interesting interior accents.
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Hamersley's Bistro
553 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116 617-423-2700
Description: SOUTH END. Head to Hamersley's for a charming French bistro experience serving both French and New American cuisine. Here you'll find that chef Gordon Hamersley really knows how to please a crowd with specialty dishes that include such favorites as seared tuna and portobello mushroom, Atlantic salmon cooked in crab broth, and veal cutlet stuffed with proscuitto and fontina. The wine list is quite varied, offering something for every taste. The decor is understated elegance.
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Jasmine Bistro
412 Market St, Brighton, MA 02135 617-789-4676
Description: BRIGHTON. This Brighton area restaurant has a diverse menu with entrees that feature Middle Eastern, Hungarian, and French roots. The dishes consist of both meat and vegetables, but the common denominators to all the offerings are the savory spices that infuse each entree. The chefs aren't heavy handed with their spices, but neither are they afraid of them! A nice wine list features a variety of Hungarian and Australian wines. The interior decor is just about as eclectic as the menu-Middle Eastern fabrics, a tropical fish tank, and contemporary lighting all mix together to provide the distinct feel that is Jasmine.
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Lala Rokh
97 Mt Vernon St, Boston, MA 02108 617-720-5511
Description: BEACON HILL. Regulars rave about the superb Persian and Middle Eastern dishes that come from this Beacon Hill kitchen. An array of spices and herbs combine with fresh beef, poultry, grains, and vegetables to create wonderful, savory entrees. Artwork adorns the walls, making for an upscale, casual atmosphere. The knowledgeable, attentive waitstaff also contribute to a pleasant dining experience.
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Mistral
223 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02116 617-867-9300
Description: BACK BAY. Sophisticated Mistral attracts well-heeled patrons looking to combine the perfect social scene and elegant dining. More popular dishes include grilled salmon with fennel, steamed mussels, and delicious pizzas personalized to fit your taste. As to the space, the spirit of Provence pervades, complementing the high ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows and hand-made pottery with earthy stucco, weathered wood and stone elements.
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Oleana
134 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA 02139 617-661-0505
Description: CAMBRIDGE. A favorite among the Inman Square crowd, this Mediterranean restaurant boasts an innovative menu and pleasant wait staff. Entrees derive their inspiration from Turkey, North Africa, and Greece and include Armenian bean and walnut pate, tile roasted Halibut, grilled lamb steak with Turkish spices, and baked Alaska for dessert. The list goes on and on, and you're certain to encounter a variety of dishes you've never had the pleasure to experience. Reserve a table in their outdoor patio if you can.
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Olives
10 City Sq, Charlestown, MA 02129 617-242-1999
Description: CHARLESTOWN. Prominent local chef Todd English aims to please with innovative takes on Mediterranean cuisine. One look at the menu will prove the point, as seen by crispy cod cheeks with braised beluga lentils or pan-seared scallops with creamy chestnut polenta. And that's just to start! Main dishes include duck a l'orange, pan-roasted skatewing with crab stuffing, steak frites with sweet and sour onion jam, and rabbit cacciatore.
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Paolo's Trattoria
251 Main St, Charlestown, MA 02129 617-242-7229
Description: CHARLESTOWN. Northern Italian cooking is at its best at this Charlestown eatery, which also offers dishes with a Mediterranean twist. The menu emphasizes crisp, wood-fired pizzas and traditional treats like risotto, antipasto, and pork tenderloin. Desserts don't disappoint either, as you'll see with the rich chocolate mousse. Paolo's waitstaff are helpful and cheery, making dining a pleasurable experience.
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Prezza
24 Fleet St, Boston, MA 02113 617-227-1577
Description: NORTH END. This restaurant is named for a town in the Abruzzi region of Italy, the homeplace of the chef/owner's grandmother. The menu at this Italian dining room holds treasures you're sure to appreciate-roasted halibut, leg of lamb, corn ravioli, and more. The Prezza staff outdo themselves as they knowledgeably present menu options and assist with wine selections. The dessert menu is a must-do; in fact, some call the desserts works of art!
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Rendezvous
502 Massachusetts Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, MA 02139 617-576-1900
Description: CAMBRIDGE. Delectable culinary creations draw patrons to this neighborhood dining room. Tasty bites like oysters on the half shell and halibut ceviche with avocado, lime, chilies and cilantro, hint at Mediterranean influences, evident throughout the meal. Select an intriguing main course, such as Swiss chard dolmas with bulgur, golden raisins, baby beets and toasted pine nut sauce. For dessert, warm chocolate cake is served with hazelnut pralines and cinnamon crème. A bar, vibrantly decorated in red, adds visual appeal to the unadorned dining room.
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Sorellina
1 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116 617-412-4600
Description: BACK BAY. It's not unusual to spot celebs at this trendy Italian dining room, where the sophisticated bunch comes to see and be seen. The food, while pricey, is superb. Ornate Mediterannean style starters, specialty pastas and exquisite meat and fish dishes make quite a lasting impression, as does the wine list, with 26 varieties available by the glass.
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Sultan's Kitchen
116 State St, Boston, MA 02109 617-570-9009
Description: FINANCIAL DISTRICT. Sultan's Kitchen delivers fresh, healthful dishes that celebrate the cuisine of the Mediterranean world, especially that of Turkey. Owner Özcan Ozan has pulled in loyal lunch crowds since 1981, thanks to tasty traditional offerings like kofte (lamb) and adana (chicken) kebab sandwiches, dolmades, and hummus. The Greek salad is a favorite of lighter eaters, and vegetarian dishes and take-out are available as well.
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