Boston’s official restaurant week — otherwise known as Dine Out Boston — runs for two weeks, actually, and is a good time to get out and explore a few places beyond your regular neighborhood haunts. The upcoming restaurant week runs from March 10 through March 23, and includes about 150 restaurants offering multi-course meals at different price-points. Lunch offerings range from $22 to $36 per person, with dinners ranging from $36 to $55 per person. We’ve rounded up 10 solid bets for winter 2024’s restaurant week below. Want more choices? Find the full list of participating restaurants here.
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Where to score a great meal during the city’s biannual dining-out event
Oliveira's Steak House
Brazilian steakhouse Oliveira’s is already a good bang for your buck — the regular all-you-can-eat dinner menu is $49.99 — but their restaurant week deal decreases the price a bit and still grants access to a parade of juicy, grilled meats carved tableside. For the duration of Dine Out Boston, the spot has a restaurant week deal where lunch is $36 and dinner is $46. The special pricing is available on every day except Saturday.
Harvest
Harvest is a nearly 50-year-old Cambridge legend that was evangelizing farm-to-table dining long before it was cool. Haven’t been yet? Now’s the time to go. The restaurant has a three-course lunch for $36 that includes tempura green beans and grilled shrimp linguini, and a three-course dinner for $55 with oven-roasted monkfish tail and kiwi cheesecake on the menu. Available every day except Saturday.
Bambara Cambridge
Head to this restaurant within the swanky Hotel Marlowe in Cambridge. The Dine Out Boston dinner menu, served daily, sets you back $55, and showcases New-England focused New American fare.
Forcella
Tiny North-End Italian favorite Forcella is here with a special $55 dinner during Dine Out Boston. Burrata with tomato jam, crostini, and roasted pine nuts, plus pesto risotto with baby tomatoes, and classic chicken parm with smoked mozzarella are highlights on the three-course menu. Dinner is available every night but Saturdays.
Union Oyster House
This longstanding institution by Faneuil Hall is taking part in Dine Out Boston for both lunch ($36) and dinner ($46), excluding Saturdays. Dive into their celebrity-approved clam chowder and plates of fried oysters and grilled salmon, with homemade apple cobbler for dessert. With any luck, owner Joseph Milano will be around to tell you how his restaurant was briefly home to two rare orange lobsters last summer.
The Q Restaurant
This modern spot that fuses Chinese, Japanese, and Thai cuisines is taking part in Dine Out Boston for both lunch ($32) and dinner ($46). Now’s your chance to try their hot pot delights at a discount, or opt for a sashimi deluxe platter. Note that Saturday is excluded from the deal, and on Sunday only dinner is offered.
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Porto
While you await chef Jody Adams to open her next restaurant within the Raffles Boston hotel later this year (joining Amar, which opened in September), head to her well-loved coastal Italian spot. Savor three-course dinners that include crispy brussels sprouts with currant-caper relish, baked cod with spiced quinoa and pistachio pesto, plus seasonal sorbet as a light dessert. Dinner will set you back $55 and is only available Tuesday through Friday.
Boston Chops South End
Both the South End and downtown locations of this popular steak bistro are taking part in Dine Out Boston for a three-course dinner at $46. Dishes include a Caesar salad with crispy kale and a parmesan tuille, cast-iron seared filet mignon with all the trimmings, and sticky toffee pudding for dessert. Diners can also opt for luxe additions like roasted bone marrow and blue cheese butter for additional costs.
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Mida
Perennial pasta favorite Mida is once again taking part in Dine Out, at both its South End and newer East Boston and Newton locations. While its tough to pick favorites from the menu, the Sicilian mussels with roasted tomato pesto and a kick of Calabrian chili, plus the creamy rock shrimp carbonara are highlights. Dinner will set you back $46 and includes dining on Saturdays.
Shanti Restaurant
Find a generous meal for $46 at popular Indian spot Shanti, where picks include the street snack pani puri, chicken momos, and lamb vindaloo. Shanti has multiple locations around town, but only the Dorchester restaurant is participating in Dine Out Boston, including Saturdays.