The Helmand is an afghan restaurant in Cambridge, Boston.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 143 1st Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, Boston
Brothers Kenshi and Seizi Imura run Cafe Sushi on Mass Ave near Harvard Square in Cambridge since 1984. Priced at $$$. Kitchen leans japanese.
OrderThe full omakase, $90 for 10 pieces and one cooked dish.
TipTwelve counter seats only; book on Tock 30 days ahead. Take-out bento boxes are the off-menu deal at lunch.
Tres Gatos on Centre Street is Jamaica Plain's tapas-bar-and-book-shop in Boston since 2011. Order the the chicken croquetas and a glass of manzanilla sherry.
OrderThe chicken croquetas and a glass of Manzanilla sherry.
TipWeekend brunch on Saturday and Sunday is the best-kept secret. The book shop and record stall open at 17:00.
Yvonne's reopened the historic Locke-Ober space on Winter Place in Downtown Boston in 2015 as a modern supper club. Located in Beacon Hill. Priced at $$$.
OrderTruffle cacio e pepe with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.
TipFind the unmarked door inside the Yvonne's hair salon entrance. The library room is the quiet seat.
Joanne Chang and Christopher Myers run Myers and Chang on Washington Street as a pan-Asian diner in Boston's South End since 2007. Priced at $$.
OrderThe dan dan noodles with house-ground Sichuan peppercorn.
TipCheap Date Mondays runs a fixed $50 menu for two. The bar pours an excellent gin cocktail list.
Legal Sea Foods on Long Wharf, near the New England Aquarium in Boston, has anchored the chain's flagship since 1968. Kitchen leans seafood.
OrderA cup of clam chowder, the recipe served at five presidential inaugurations.
TipLunch with a harbor-side window is the best seat. The raw bar runs daily until 22:00.
Brothers Kenshi and Seizi Imura run Cafe Sushi on Mass Ave near Harvard Square in Cambridge since 1984. Priced at $$$. Kitchen leans japanese.
OrderThe full omakase, $90 for 10 pieces and one cooked dish.
TipTwelve counter seats only; book on Tock 30 days ahead. Take-out bento boxes are the off-menu deal at lunch.
Allan Rodriguez opened Nine in August 2025 in the former No. 9 Park space on Beacon Hill in Boston, with longtime chef Andrew Simonich on the line.
OrderThe uni spaghetti, the only dish Simonich carried over from No. 9 Park.
TipThe Gin Palace bar pours 80 gins from around the world; sit there for the easier walk-in seat.
