Super sushi lunch at Cafe Sushi
Cafe Sushi has been sitting quietly at the Central Square end of Harvard Square for more than 35 years serving top-flight gourmet sushi and Japanese cuisine at bargain-basement prices – and has scaled back only somewhat for the pandemic.
Benedetto has closed forever in Charles Hotel, denied reopening planned to come this month
Benedetto, an upscale Italian restaurant in Harvard Square, said the reopening it expected late this month will never happen, because The Charles Hotel has terminated its lease.
Breakfast bites at Bow Market and Cafe Rustica
Making me croissant happy is the breakfast sandwich Cafe Rustica, the European-styled tuck-away just across the Somerville city line on Beacon Street, while Mike & Patty’s in Bow Market has another classic that comes on doughy, homemade English muffins.
Prepare to encounter Vera’s in Union Square, ‘approachable’ eatery replacing Brass Union
The bar Brass Union, which in December said it was going into a coronavirus hibernation in Somerville’s Union Square, is instead set to reopen late this month as Vera’s, described as a cocktail-focused neighborhood restaurant serving “approachable, well-executed classics.”
Lamplighter and Pammy’s teamed up on Pavona, an exclusive Pilsner selling the first time Sunday
If an Italian-style Pilsner meant for day-sipping that’s great with food sounds appealing, there’s exactly two places to get it starting Sunday: Pammy’s, the New American trattoria in Mid-Cambridge, and Lamplighter Brewing, a brewery and taproom in The Port.
Japanese sandwiches from Mikkusu Sandos
There’s just one week left (or so we are told) to get one of the glorious Japanese sandwiches at the Mikkusu Sandos pop-up in the storefront formerly occupied by Cuchi Cuchi.
Buy-one, get-one oysters at Summer Shack
If you love oysters – I do – Summer Shack’s buy-one, get-one-free Tuesday may be the best deal in town in terms of quality, presentation and price.
Juicy, steamed dumplings from Dumpling Xuan
The steamed mini buns with pork are juicy and plump; the basic pork and leek steamed dumplings were exceptional for something so basic, with a thin but spicy soy sauce to dip into. One order of each is all you need for a lunch or dinner.
Of cubanos and chipotle: Chez Henri lives at Noir and Mariposa
Hard to believe it’s been near 10 years since the shuttering of Chez Henri, Paul O’Connell’s great neighborhood bistro. But at least its classic cubano sandwich pops up here and there.
The Village Kitchen’s Mediterranean tuna sub
This mediterranean tuna is marinated and dressed in olive oil (no mayo is used) and garnished with fresh spinach, tomatoes and onion. It’s simple and wildly addictive.
