
Guided tour · 3 hours
Boston’s Hidden South End: Sweet & Savory Food Tour
Escape the bustling downtown and savor delicious dishes from the renowned local food scene in Boston's vibrant and historic South End neighborhood. A delightful and de...
Mei Mei Dumplings is a chinese restaurant in South End, Boston.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.

Guided tour · 3 hours
Escape the bustling downtown and savor delicious dishes from the renowned local food scene in Boston's vibrant and historic South End neighborhood. A delightful and de...

Guided tour · 3 hours
Discover Boston through its most iconic foods, from New England clam chowder and lobster rolls to Boston baked beans, brown bread, and the original Boston Cream Pie.

Guided tour · 2 - 3 hours
Choose a 2-hour express or 3-hour full Boston food tour. Taste clam chowder, arancini, brick oven pizza, cannoli, and more while exploring the North End’s history and ...
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Jennifer Nguyen has rolled banh mi at Ba Le on Dorchester Avenue in Boston since 1996. Boston Legacy Business Award 2025, baguette baked fresh daily.
OrderBBQ pork banh mi, classic combination, $7 sandwich.
TipCash and card both. The pho is the under-ordered dish; ask for the bun bo Hue if it is on the chalkboard.
Pho Hoa on Dorchester Avenue has poured beef pho in Boston's Vietnamese corridor since 1992. Boston Magazine Best Neighborhood Restaurant 2022.
OrderPho dac biet, the all-cuts beef pho with rare steak, brisket, tendon and tripe.
TipLunch is the easy seat; 13:00 the room thins. Cash speeds the bill; the menu runs 18 pho varieties.
Dumpling Cafe on Washington Street has rolled Taiwanese soup dumplings in Boston's Chinatown since 2009. Priced at $$. Kitchen leans chinese.
OrderThe mini juicy buns: pork-and-broth xiao long bao, eight per basket.
TipOpen until 02:00 weekends. The beef pancake roll is the under-ordered dish; order both.
Hei La Moon on Essex Street has rolled cart dim sum on weekends in Boston's Chinatown since 1997. Two-floor banquet room, Cantonese roast meats midweek.
OrderCart dim sum at 10:30 weekends: har gow, shumai, char siu bao.
TipCart service Saturday and Sunday only; weekdays are menu service. Arrive by 10:30 to beat the family rush.
Santouka on Brighton Avenue has poured Hokkaido tonkotsu shio ramen in Boston's Allston since 2022. Located in Allston Brighton. Priced at $$.
OrderTokusen toroniku shio ramen: braised pork cheek on shio broth.
TipLunch at 11:30 is the easy walk-in. Order extra noodles only after you finish the bowl; the broth is the menu.
Yume Wo Katare on Mass Ave has poured Jiro-style tonkotsu ramen in Porter Square Cambridge since 2012. Priced at $$. Kitchen leans japanese.
OrderButa ramen, extra-pork bowl, with fat and garlic.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday through Sunday from 16:30; no reservations, cash only, line forms 30 minutes before doors.