Restaurant Week, Boston--This Week and Next Week

For those who will be in the Boston area over the next week or so, Restaurant Week is going on right now. About 150 restaurants are participating, with prices being about $20 for lunch and $33 for dinner (all prix fixe). The end of Week 1 is tonight (Friday) and Week 2 starts up on Sunday and goes through next Friday.

One good thing about Restaurant Week is that it's a good way for folks to try places they wouldn't ordinarily go to because of the prices, and it is also a way to try some special dishes from these restaurants.

Here are the restaurants participating (picked up from my blog, for those of you who thought it might be a slow day at work for me!):

Downtown Boston and the Waterfront:
Anthony's Pier 4, Atrium Lounge, Aura, Avenue One, Avila, Blu, Bonfire, Boston College Club, Cafe Fleuri, Caliterra Bar and Grille, Daily Catch, Finale, Harborside Grill and Patio, Ivy, KO Prime, Legal Sea Foods, Les Zygomates, Mantra, McCormick and Schmick, Meritage, Parker's, Pigalle, Radius, Rustic Kitchen, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Sauciety, Sel de la Terre, Sorriso Trattoria, Tantric, Teatro, Union Oyster House, Via Matta, Vintage Lounge,

North End:
Antico Forno, Bacco, Cantina Italiana, Davide Restaurant, Eclano, Lucia Ristorante, Marco, Maurizio's, Nebo, Red Sky, Ristorante Fiore, Taranta, Terramia Ristorante, Tresca, Vinoteca di Monica, Artu,

Beacon Hill:
75 Chestnut, Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro, Grotto, Hampshire House, Hungry I, Lala Rokh, Pierrot Bistrot Francais, Scollay Square,

Back Bay:
29 Newbury Restaurant, 33 Restaurant and Lounge, Azure, Boston Public Meat, Bouchee, Brasserie Jo, Cafe at the Taj, Ciao Bella, Croma Restaurant, Davio's, Domani, Excelsior, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, Kashmir, Laurel, Legal Sea Foods, L'Espalier, Oak Room, Osushi, Palm Restaurant, Sasso, Smith and Wollensky, Sorellina, Stanhope Grille, Tapeo, Top of the Hub, Turner Fisheries, Vinny T's, Vox Populi, Wine Cellar,

South End:
209 Boston, Aquitaine, B and G Oysters, Bob's Southern Bistro, Butcher Shop, Icarus, Masa, Mela, Metropolis Cafe, Mistral, Petit Robert, Pho Republique, Pops Restaurant, Sage, Sibling Rivalry, Tremont 647, Union Bar and Grille

Fenway and Kenmore Square:
Burton's Grill, Eastern Standard, Elephant Walk, Great Bay, Petit Robert

Other Boston Neighborhoods:
Birch Street Bistro (Roslindale), dbar (Dorchester), Masona Grill (West Roxbury), Olives (Charlestown), Tangierino (Charlestown), Vintage Restaurant (West Roxbury)