Where to eat in Boston: a 3-day food itinerary
Three days of breakfast, lunch and dinner in Boston, MA, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 82 picks in the city, of which 25 hold a MICHELIN Guide distinction and 16 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.
Plan Boston for your dates and budget
Day 1: about $91 a person
9:00 AM · Breakfast
Verveine Cafe & Bakery
James Beard semifinalistOutstanding Pastry Chef or Baker semifinalist 2026 (Monica Glass)
12:30 PM · Lunch
Sumiao Hunan Kitchen
Bib Gourmand7:00 PM · Dinner
Bar Volpe
Bib GourmandDay 2: about $91 a person
9:00 AM · Breakfast
Corner Cafe & Bakery
Eats Ranked pickBarbecue pork buns, pastries and moon cakes.
12:30 PM · Lunch
Mahaniyom
Bib Gourmand7:00 PM · Dinner
Merai
James Beard finalistBest New Bar finalist 2025
Day 3: about $103 a person
9:00 AM · Breakfast
Winsor Dim Sum Café
Eats Ranked pickA casual tearoom with made-to-order dim sum.
12:30 PM · Lunch
Pagu
Bib Gourmand7:00 PM · Dinner
Jahunger
Bib GourmandAbout $285 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.
40 more places to eat in Boston
The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.
- 311 Omakase · Japanese & Sushi · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
- Sullivan's Castle Island · American & Other · $$ · James Beard America's Classic
- Fox & the Knife · Italian · $$ · Bib Gourmand
- Urban Hearth · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Sarma · Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$ · James Beard finalist
- Ostra · Seafood · $$$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Somaek · Korean · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Zurito · European · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Comfort Kitchen · African · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Tonino · Italian · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- La Padrona · Italian · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Select Oyster Bar · Seafood · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Equal Measure · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- The Wig Shop · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- O Ya · Japanese & Sushi · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- The Koji Club · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Chickadee · Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Lenox Sophia · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Talulla · American & Other · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Spoke Wine Bar · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Nightshade Noodle Bar · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Lê Madeline · Vietnamese · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Mooncusser · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Toro · European · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Neptune Oyster · Seafood · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Asta · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Woods Hill Pier 4 · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Carmelina's · Italian · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Wa Shin · Japanese & Sushi · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Moëca · Seafood · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Pammy's · Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Oleana · Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Giulia · Italian · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Thistle & Leek · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Union Oyster House · Seafood · $$$ · Open since 1960 or earlier
- Cantina Italiana · Mexican · $ · Open since 1960 or earlier
- Aqua Pazza · Italian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
- Hei La Moon · American & Other · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
- Forcella · Italian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
- Eventide Fenway · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
How this plan was made
Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.
This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.