The best restaurants Massachusetts

If you need a caffeine supplement or a sweet treat, stop here. This young team offers delicious pastries, cookies and muffins to pair with a hot espresso or macchiato. To make sure you don't spoil anything, the coffee is roasted nearby in North Adams. In the summer, the menu is enhanced with iced teas and coffees to drink on the premises or to take away. The location, a few minutes walk from the Williams College campus, is very popular with students. There are also two addresses in North Adams.

A restaurant that will delight lovers of Chinese food. The menu offers a vast choice of specialities from the cuisine of Hunan, a province in the south-east of China. In the middle of noodles and rice served with beef, pork or fish and garnished with herbs and peppers that spice it all up, there are ingredients that surprise the palate such as bamboo, lotus and oyster sauce. The dishes are spicy and colourful. The place is very modern and welcomes a rather young clientele. Very friendly. The only downside is the rather high price.

This ever-popular establishment offers modern American cuisine, served in an equally modern setting. It's comfort food with a twist: the mac & cheese is served with pancetta and roasted tomatoes, the steak comes with a rosemary-flavored homemade purée, and the tacos are made with catfish! This is a very popular address among Berkshires locals, who also come to relax over a good cocktail. The setting is rather elegant, with details that give the place a nice industrial feel.

Among the many good restaurants in Nantucket, this one is one of the few to stay open year-round. We love the modern chic setting and the menu that offers classics with a touch of innovation: the carrot risotto is creamy as you like it, the perfectly cooked trout is served with pieces of bacon and the desserts, which are quite rare, are just as succulent. The menu offers a few pieces of meat, but fish is still the star of the place. Nice selection of white wines. Warmly recommended.

A restaurant that primarily serves fish and seafood but also offers other more basic options, such as sandwiches and chicken (Milanese, in wings or salad). As an appetizer, don't miss the house clam chowder with bacon. A real delight. The restaurant also serves sushi, which can be enjoyed around the sushi bar. In the summer, the outdoor terrace overlooking the harbour is very pleasant, while in the winter you can gather to have a drink around the fireplace. A good address.

A pleasant Italian restaurant in the centre of Salem with a menu featuring several specialities: beef carpaccio, grilled octopus, homemade tagliatelle, or sausage and broccoli pizza - in season, you can eat pumpkin pizza! It's not the best pizza you'll ever eat, but it's a very special one. As for meat and fish, we'll have the Milanese chicken and cod. It's expected, but rather successful. The atmosphere is chic without being stilted, and the service is very attentive.

A restaurant that is by no means exceptional, but which serves good American cuisine with sandwiches, burgers, salads and wings - in short, dishes that stick to the body! The portions are indeed huge, and the prices are right. The beer selection is worth the effort. The restaurant is located just outside the city, along the Old King's Highway, so it can be a good stopover before arriving at Sandwich, or on the way out.

A super nice restaurant, nestled in a typical Nantucket cottage. The place is known for its gargantuan breakfasts and original recipes (Thai scrambled eggs with shrimp and curry, for example). The atmosphere is warm and relaxed, reminiscent of a dinner party, although the locals are a little more upscale. You can also dine there six evenings a week. The menu then offers more elaborate dishes, often fish-based, such as swordfish a la plancha or spaghetti with clams. Payment in cash.

Eating in a fish shack (literally a fish shack) is a must when traveling in New England. You eat the fish just out of the fisherman's traps and it's excellent. Multiple specialties to be tasted boiled, fried, grilled, it's a delight! The establishment also offers sushi. The decoration of the place is authentic, here no fuss, but a little extra soul! Mac's Shack has a picturesque side that we love. Several addresses on the Cape Cod, as well as stalls in the summer markets.

The menu of this small restaurant with a blue awning, located next to the dock, is tempting. Seafood plates and soups (lobster bisque, clam chowder) are recommended. Breakfast is also served there: omelettes, pancakes, waffles... It is one of the most popular restaurants on the island, partly because the food is excellent, but also because of its very good quality/price ratio. The place bears its name well: when you eat on the terrace, you are surrounded by hanging flowers and other potted plants. It's very pleasant!

One of Nantucket's finest restaurants is right here in the southeast corner of the island. Chef Jeff Worste has been treating the locals at this inn, open since 1970. The menu offers classic American cuisine, with a mix of complex flavors, spiced up with a few French specialties, such as these brandade fritters with tarragon aioli. The cellar houses no less than 40,000 bottles of wine. The restaurant is housed in a magnificent, bright and well-flowered building that looks like a farmhouse.

Here is a small address full of charm, in the form of a hut with only outdoor tables. It's the ideal place to have dinner before taking the boat or to have lunch outside near the water! In the evenings, until the end of September, we see tables of young people who come to drink beers and eat lobster on plastic plates. Soups (especially clam chowder) are excellent. Relaxed and lively atmosphere. Just a few steps from the ferry departure for Cape Cod, Coop de Ville offers a perfect stopover before taking the boat.

The name of this fine eatery comes from Stephen Foster's anti-slavery pamphlet. The place feels like a cozy tavern. There's plenty of space downstairs, and you'll feel right at home. You can also sit in the Whaling Bar. Little light, pleasant atmosphere, a feeling of being out of time. Burgers, seafood platters, cheese platters, meats, fish... the menu is well-stocked. An address we really appreciate.

Here's the best fish restaurant in town, with an excellent sushi bar. The place is an Edgartown institution, so it's best to book in advance. Dishes include sandwiches, fish and chips and the hearty Captain's Platter, with fried haddock, shrimps and clams. It's especially pleasant to sit outside on the large terrace. Locals love it for its view of Edgartown's pretty harbor. You can even see Chappaquidick Island just across the way. Relaxed atmosphere.

A small but pleasant place to drink a good espresso or a frothy cappuccino. You can order takeaway or sit at one of the few tables inside. In summer, the shaded terrace is very pleasant, where you can enjoy an iced coffee with pleasure! The café also serves sandwiches and simple breakfast dishes: omelettes, fried eggs, bagels, pastries and more. For a snack, try the muffins, cookies or cinnamon rolls: everything is good, and the service is pleasant.

In Somerville, here's a nice restaurant, where conviviality and family atmosphere are the order of the day - paper tablecloths set the tone. The specialty of the house is barbecue ribs. The room is always full, and with good reason: the meat pieces are excellent and perfectly cooked. The side dishes (you choose one or two with your meat) are very good: fries, beans, mashed potatoes... As an anecdote, Redbones is proud to have been the first restaurant in the country to offer a valet parking service for bicycles!

The Barnacle has no website and is mostly visited by locals... which is always a good sign! Unsurprisingly, this restaurant overlooking the harbour serves mostly seafood. To taste: scallops, grilled lobster served whole, or the smoked haddock fillet. Everything is fresh and well done. Every Wednesday, the Twin Lobster Special allows you to enjoy two lobsters for the price of one. A bargain! Good value for money for this pleasant restaurant, which has a few tables outside.

This restaurant offers seafood with a breathtaking view of Marblehead Harbour. Lovers of shellfish and fish will have plenty to choose from, including sea mussels, squid, roasted haddock and the inevitable lobster roll. We also like artichoke sauce and oysters served individually. For those who are not fish fans, a few American classics (burger, Caesar salad and roast chicken) are still on the menu. The only downside might be the service, which is a bit rushed.

It's this old home that Alexander Graham Bell passed his first long distance call. Today, the venue has become a quality gourmet restaurant. Seafood specialities, salads and pasta.

A pasta bar with a refined design and decoration that offers creative cuisine, always in tune with the seasons. The dishes, gourmet and full of colour, are made from fresh and local products. The farmer partners are also presented alongside the artists who exhibit their work in the restaurant. A local affair, in short! The chef and his brigade can be seen bustling about while tasting their preparations. It's a place in the spirit of the times, which the locals really like.

Formerly known as the Castle Street Café, this is probably one of the most famous restaurants in the Berkshires. It is a fine American restaurant offering fresh, seasonal produce and, to make matters worse, a very extensive wine list. There are a few New England seafood specialties, such as lobster roll and chowder, but the establishment is best known for its meats, which are delicious and cooked to perfection. The New York clientele, particularly demanding, loves them.

This tiny fast-food restaurant was founded in 1917, so it has survived the Great Depression, the war and gentrification! The decor is old-fashioned and naturally retro. Generations have taken turns at the stove to delight the locals. It's good, it's simple and it's very inexpensive... You'll pay less than US$3 for a hot dog! You'll discover that in the United States, there are many different ways to enjoy a hot dog: with cheese, onions or topped with chili con carne (known as a chili dog).

This bistro is unquestionably the best in Wellfleet village. The oysters here are so mischievous that they can only be enjoyed at lunchtime, with a drizzle of lemon or a homemade cocktail sauce. That's right, Americans love their oysters with a tomato or spicy sauce! In the evening, the menu becomes more refined, with a focus on fish. Grilled, pan-fried or fried, it comes in many varieties: salmon, cod, sole, catch of the day... We preferred the main dining room to the veranda overlooking the parking lot. Friendly service.

This restaurant surfs the wave of the trendy American bistro: bar, open kitchen, bare brick walls and wooden tables, for an industrial result completely in the air of time. The atmosphere is nice and relaxed and the menu is in tune with the setting. You can enjoy a burger, falafels, tempura or a pulled pork sandwich. If you are more hungry, you can indulge in the refreshing mac 'n' cheese or half a braised duck. One thing's for sure, you won't find anything better in North Adams.

A secret the locals are careful not to share... At the tip of Chilmark, this pretty shanty looks like nothing, yet you'll find some of the best seafood on the island. Just look at the queue at peak times! Regulars flock to order their oysters, whole lobsters, freshly caught shellfish or clam chowder, which they then enjoy at the outdoor tables or along the harbor. An authentic (and family-run) place, offering only locally caught products.

This small market that takes place every Saturday is an opportunity to taste local products. Martha's Vineyard is home to many farmers and many of its restaurants stock up at this market, which is held on the lawns of the Agricultural Hall during the summer months. The vendors include both sweet (in all forms) and savoury. The stalls change regularly, but you're sure to find something to eat on the go.

A very good pizzeria where you can also enjoy sandwiches and salads. The dough of the pizzas, baked in the oven, is served lightly charred (it's deliberate!). For brunch, which is very popular, egg dishes are served in small hot pans. The restaurant is very bright, thanks to its large bay overlooking the street, and also includes a long bar and a coffee corner, where you can eat on the go. The place is frequented by a clientele of students or active young people. Friendly and affordable.

This restaurant is located within the Mansion House Hotel. It offers good Asian fusion cuisine at fair prices. Rice and noodle dishes are plentiful, as are soups. Fried rice, cooked in a wok, is a must, as are shrimps prepared in a variety of ways. The menu also offers Japanese specialties, including a wide selection of sushi and maki. These are very fresh and are prepared in front of the guests' eyes. A good address, which is a bit different from fish restaurants!

A bar-restaurant very appreciated by the inhabitants, which serves successful comfort food. On the menu, a selection of salads, sandwiches and the unmissable burger with fries. The establishment also offers a wide choice of beers. It is also possible to taste four beers of your choice. The atmosphere is rather quiet during the day, but warms up once night falls, when the long bar is fully occupied and customers are engaged in a popular activity all over the world: elbow lift!

Who says typical New England small town says necessarily excellent fish restaurant! Here is a very good address in Chatham, where the fish is extra fresh since it has just been landed from the fishing boats that can be seen docking. On the menu: lobster, fish & chips, clams and other chowder, all the classics of the region in short, but also excellent sushi prepared according to the rules of the art. You can also take it to go. The place is well known and very famous, expect to be in line.

This adorable restaurant has been run by a passionate couple since 2007. We eat a revisited bouillabaisse, scallops picata, fried shrimps or codfish Portuguese style. The atmosphere is excellent and the service very warm. An address to try for an atmosphere a little less touristy than on the port, and for good reason: the place is nestled in a small courtyard, so that one could pass by without even taking a look at the pretty red door that bears the name of the establishment.

A pub much appreciated by the locals, who love its friendly atmosphere. Even in winter, when the tourists have deserted P-Town, the Squealing Pig remains very lively. It's the best place to go out of season! The menu isn't anything extraordinary - burgers, sandwiches, fish & chips and, of course, lobster rolls - but it's well done and the food is tasty. There's also a wide variety of bottled beers. All this is enjoyed to the accompaniment of live music.

A pub with a family atmosphere, where you can eat cheese fries, burgers, fried onions, but also scallops and chowder. It's a cheap option as there aren't many in the very chic Edgartown. The Coogans, who have owned the place since 2004, are avid Red Sox fans, which is why TVs broadcast all the games of Boston's flagship team. And on game nights, the atmosphere is frankly overwhelming! During the summer, many concerts are organized.