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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

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · Cambridge · 298 Massachusetts Ave

James Beard semifinalist

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker semifinalist 2026 (Monica Glass)

12:30 PM · Lunch

Sumiao Hunan Kitchen

Chinese · $$ · about $32 a person · Cambridge · 270 Third St

Bib Gourmand

7:00 PM · Dinner

Bar Volpe

Italian · $$ · about $45 a person · 170 W Broadway

Bib Gourmand

Day 2: about $91 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Corner Cafe & Bakery

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 62 Harrison Ave

Eats Ranked pick

Barbecue pork buns, pastries and moon cakes.

12:30 PM · Lunch

Mahaniyom

Thai · $$ · about $32 a person · Brookline · 236 Washington St

Bib Gourmand

7:00 PM · Dinner

Merai

Bar & Pub · $$ · about $45 a person · Brookline · 14 Harvard St

James Beard finalist

Best New Bar finalist 2025

Day 3: about $103 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Winsor Dim Sum Café

Chinese · $$ · about $26 a person · 10 Tyler St

Eats Ranked pick

A casual tearoom with made-to-order dim sum.

12:30 PM · Lunch

Pagu

European · $$ · about $32 a person · Cambridge · 310 Massachusetts Ave

Bib Gourmand

7:00 PM · Dinner

Jahunger

American & Other · $$ · about $45 a person · Cambridge · 272 Brookline St

Bib Gourmand

About $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.

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.