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1. Rossetti Restaurant of Lynn
4.9
Exceptional(2565)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Lynn
Booked 14 times today
Rossetti Restaurant aims to serve well executed, traditional Italian cuisine, alongside the art of mixology and inspired craft cocktails. Our kitchen offers a variety of classic and new age dishes with nothing but the best ingredients. Our bar and resident mixologists offer fantastic service and cocktails, highlighted by details: hand-cut ice, house made bitters, barrel aged concoctions, and daily fresh squeezed juices. We aim to please all of our guests, and make sure we create a casually elegant, but most importantly, comfortable atmosphere. We hope to see you there!
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2. Valsos Table
4.0
Excellent(6)
Price: Moderate
• Fusion / Eclectic • Lynn
Valsos Table and Bar is an authentic around the world culinary experience located in the heart of Lynn, Massachusetts, steps away from Lynn Memorial Auditorium. We have cultivated this menu off of our life experiences, from studying a large array of different cuisines, to even dialing it back to our earliest childhood memories of our mother picking fresh vegetables and herbs from her garden to prepare dinner. The menu we have created for you, is a fusion of Italian, Spanish Latin and American cuisine. Here at Valsos, we make everything from scratch, we pride ourselves in making each moment you share with us a memorable and delicious one! We have always been firm believers that a great meal, can bring everyone together. We hope that when you bite into each dish you can feel the love and joy put into creating each plate.
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3. Paradiso Ristorante
4.9
Exceptional(499)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Swampscott
Booked 5 times today
Paradiso Ristorante is a family-friendly restaurant located across from the Swampscott train station. Small kitchen with big flavors. Executive Chef Benedetto Carenza from Avellino, Italy prepares Italian cuisine that will make you want to lick your plate. All menu items are cooked to order. Quality is our number one priority. Enjoy the ambiance of our “soon” newly renovated lounge and dining room. The casual atmosphere of our lounge offers 6 flat screen TVs, along with our dining room, outdoor heated patio and outdoor tent.
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4. Ledger Restaurant & Bar
4.7
Exceptional(2639)
Price: Expensive
• American • Salem
Booked 46 times today
This historically unique location houses the new restaurant from Matt O'Neil chef/owner of The Blue Ox in Lynn. O'Neil collaborates with Executive Chef, Daniel Gursha, formerly of Bambara, Cambridge and A Voce and Bouley in New York City, offering a progressive New England concept, where traditional 19th-century dishes, cocktails, and techniques will be elevated with 21st-century resources.
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5. The Babe
4.6
Exceptional(63)
Price: Moderate
• American • Salem
Booked 5 times today
Welcome to your friend neighborhood bar and sandwich shop. Tucked away on Lafayette Park, just a block from the downtown and seaport neighborhoods of Salem, MA, The Babe is the perfect place to rendezvous after work for a cocktail, grab a bite with friends, or get together for a late night celebration. We take pride in our scratch kitchen with a menu inspired by Northeast sandwich culture and cuisine; touching on fan favorites from Philly to NY, and of course, Boston! Our menu includes specialties like house-ground cheese burgers, loaded Italian subs with freshly sliced salumi, crispy and cheesy mozzarella pockets, crispy wings, and more. The dining room and bar have a casual but intimate feel with high ceilings, updated vintage architectural features, and warm deco-lighting. The Babe also features live performances several nights a week as well as a cozy backyard patio in the warm weather season. Parties larger than 10 guests should contact the restaurant directly for booking
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6. Anthony's Pier 4 Cafe
4.2
Awesome(735)
Price: Expensive
• Seafood • Swampscott
Booked 5 times today
Anthony's Pier 4 Cafe is perched on Black Will's Cliff, on Greater Boston's North Shore. The Athanas family restaurants are known for excellent seafood and American cuisine.We do not accept reservations for The Tavern or deck.
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7. Toscana Forno
4.7
Exceptional(350)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Peabody
Booked 16 times today
At Toscana Forno, we want you to feel like you’re at home. That’s why we’re so excited about our new restaurant in South Peabody.When you step through the doors of Toscana Forno, you’ll be transported from your everyday life into a place where no one is rushing around, there’s no stress and everyone is having fun. You can relax with friends, enjoy the company of family or even just take some time out for yourself and sit back with a glass of wine while you wait for your meal—or two.What makes us different? Well, we’ve got an amazing, knowledgeable staff and exciting menu full of delicious comfort food that’s sure to satisfy even the pickiest eater in your group (and if it doesn’t, you can always order something else!). We also serve up some seriously delicious drinks that pair perfectly with our food!We’re open seven days a week and have plenty of space for large groups or smaller gatherings too—whatever kind of night you’re looking for, we’ve got it covered!
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8. Paolo's
4.8
Exceptional(216)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Saugus
PAOLO'S is a charmingly buzzy 50-seat scratch-kitchen and bar with a core menu of refreshed Italian-American, Mediterranean, and seasonal New England recipes reflecting Boston-based chef Paul Delios’ 40-year career. At his former national award-winning restaurants (Paolo's, Meze and Kane's Donuts) Delios earned acclaim for his mountain-size heart and multi-cuisine mastery. His signature pizza crust, pasta combos and sumptuous entrées have always shined bright. Named by Boston Common Magazine in 2024 as one of Boston's best restaurants in the suburbs, with dinner and bar service Tuesday through Saturday, PAOLO'S is the first concept by boutique restaurant group Veloce Brands, LLC, founded by Delios and 25-year food and lifestyle writer, editor and communications director Jen Chase-Corwin (owner/creative director). Come for favorites. Come for specials. (And did we mention the pizza?)
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9. Finz Salem
4.5
Awesome(2572)
Price: Expensive
• Seafood • Salem
Booked 14 times today
Surrounded by windows overlooking the Salem Harbor, Finz offers guests lively waterfront scenery in a comfortable open concept interior. Of particular note is the 40 seat bar which flows from dining room to lounge, floor to ceiling nautical wall, hand painted lobster octopus mural, open style kitchen and built-in raw and sushi bars. In warmer months, the outdoor patio dining along the water is superb, with spots in the shade or the sun to enjoy a libation or light bites. With events centered around local arts, Finz is the place to experience Salem.
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10. Hawthorne Hotel Dining
4.5
Awesome(304)
Price: Moderate
• American • Salem
Booked 7 times today
Nathaniel’s Restaurant at the Hawthorne Hotel offers a perfect start and end to any day. The morning hours are bright with the wall of windows, the plates are creative and include all the Breakfast favorites; Pancakes, Waffles, our Hearty Hawthorne Breakfast, and our Famous house-made Hawthorne Corned Beef Hash!Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, Nathaniel’s transforms into a lounge-like atmosphere, with candles, live piano and acoustic entertainment or ambient music playing from our brass gramophone. Sit beside the baby grand piano, beneath the famed author’s portrait, or in front of the historical culinary tribute cabinet and you will find there is a reason our guests have loved Nathaniel’s Restaurant for decades.Our Tavern restaurant offers a comfortable pub style atmosphere, with our toasty fireplace and warm ambience, you can't help but sink into our comfy arm chairs, while sipping a hot toddy! Join us to experience our Executive Chef, Vanessa Still's, fantastic menu!

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  • Elisa
    Greater Boston •3 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 4 days ago
    We were 6 in our party. 5 of us had one of the specials of the evening. The other person in our party had the Bolognese. The service was great. Caroline is a great server. We had4 desserts. 2 crème brulee, 1 lemon cake and one chocolate torte. They were delicious. We will definitely return!
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    Rossetti Restaurant of LynnPrice: Moderate• Italian• Lynn
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    4.9
  • Alex
    Greater Boston •9 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 5 days ago
    My group of 4 had a reservation for a birthday dinner at 7:15. The hostess was very apologetic when they could not seat us right away as a previous table was not leaving. We ended up having to wait for our table for 35 minutes. In the mean time we got a drink at the bar. Everyone from the hostess to the wait staff to the sommelier was very apologetic but we didn't mind. Everyone more than made up for our wait with complementary appetizer and a drink. Our birthday celebration was great and all of the food and drink was phenomenal. The sommelier Scott spent extra time with us when we had questions about the wine and was very kind and informative! We will be returning soon!
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    Ledger Restaurant & BarPrice: Expensive• American• Salem
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    4.7
  • CarenVIP
    Greater Boston •6 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Nov 9, 2024
    We love coming to Paradiso for dinner especially when we have Michael as our server! He’s the best and the food is delicious!
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    Paradiso RistorantePrice: Moderate• Italian• Swampscott
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    4.9
  • OpenTable Diner
    Greater Boston •3 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Nov 3, 2024
    Our Bartender was excellent! The food was amazing! We got the steak and eggs and the breakfast wrap! Absolutely amazing!! Can’t wait to go back! But the star was the lemon ricotta donuts served warm with homemade jam!!!
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    The BabePrice: Moderate• American• Salem
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    4.6
  • ChrisoulaVIP
    Greater Boston •40 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on May 12, 2024
    It was our first time there we took our family for Mother’s Day. Food was great service was great! We will definitely go back again!
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    Valsos TablePrice: Moderate• Fusion / Eclectic• Lynn
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