Eat your way through these stellar restaurants serving deeply flavorful ramen, Jewish deli classics, and New England’s freshest seafood.

Puritan Oyster Bar is ideal for seafood smorgasbords at the bar or pregaming a big dinner at Puritan and Co. next door.

The Hourly is a raw bar in Harvard Square with a deep and ever-changing selection of oysters and an exceptional burger.

Saigon Babylon is a Vietnamese restaurant in Cambridge from the people behind The Eaves.

Mamaleh’s is an excellent Jewish deli and sit-down restaurant in Kendall Square .

Alive and Kicking is a fish market with a few picnic tables that offers a lobster sandwich on two slices of bread instead of a roll (scandalous!)

The Helmand is an Afghani restaurant that's been open in Cambridge for over 30 years.

Mad Monkfish is a sushi restaurant with live jazz in Central Square.

Italian spot Bar Enza is one of the best restaurants to open in Cambridge in recent memory.

Giulia is a popular Italian restaurant near Porter Square.

Geppetto is serving some of the most inventive Italian food in Cambridge.

Puritan & Co. is casual restaurant in Inman Square with an exciting menu of New England based food.

Judy's Bay is a casual izakaya in Cambridge with a cozy fireplace and extremely fresh seafood.

New Deal has been open since 1928, and they’re still at it with a great selection of filets and whole fish.

The Coast Cafe is a counter-service Southern spot in Cambridge serving a whole bunch of fried things.

The Little Crêpe Café is a coffee shop in Cambridge with a lot of great sweet and savory options.

Silk Road is Boston’s only spot for Uyghur cuisine - and it’s pretty good.

New City is an ice cream spot in Cambridge with some uniquely great flavors like salted Oreo and ginger lemongrass.

Toscanini’s is probably Boston’s most well-known ice cream shop, and they’ve got some stellar scoops.

Christina’s is an ice cream shop in Inman Square with more flavors than you could probably ever try - yes, that’s a challenge.

1369 is a Cambridge-based coffee house with a great selection of coffee and teas, and a tasty spicy breakfast sandwich.

Vester is a Scandinavian-inspired coffee shop in Kendall Square with chic interiors and good coffee.

Black Sheep Bagel is a bagel and coffee spot in Harvard Square with wine and live music as well.

Gypsy Place is a relatively small coffee shop in Cambridge with comfortable seating and açaí bowls.

Honeycomb Creamery is an ice cream spot in Cambridge with inventive flavors like honey lavender and jasmine tea.