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Boston being a college town, the city practically bursts with cheap eats, but most co-eds agree that Anna’s Taqueria offers one of the most savoury, inexpensive and quick meals around. Typical menu items, all of which are on the super-size side, include tacos, burritos and quesadillas. Anna’s lightening-quick staff turns out orders quickly meaning that even though it’s a 20- minute subway ride from Downtown, Boston’s office denizens have been known to quickly scarf down a meal in between meetings.
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With its plats du jour and 100-bottle wine list, Aquitaine is the South End’s answer to casual Parisian dining. Beneath Aquitaine’s French posters, artwork and mirrors, regulars dine on such bistro classics as mussels with shallots and fresh thyme, lobster bisque and, but of course, steak frites. While many of its patrons are from the ranks of the beautiful, servers are surprisingly down to Earth and gracious. The bar is tiny and makes for an uncomfortable waiting area, so be sure and make reservations.
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With its superbly-rendered French- influenced New American cuisine and classic elegance, Aujourd’hui at the Four Seasons is routinely lauded as the best restaurant in Boston. Guests dine on tables draped in Italian damask linen amid potted palms and oil paintings while enjoying unparalleled views of the Public Garden. It remains to be seen whether Aujourd’hui will retain its culinary distinction now that longtime chef Ed Gannon has left, but its likely the extensive, mostly-American wine list, will remain. Two private dining rooms, Le Matin and Le Soir are available for private functions and seat up to 16 people.
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Bisuteki Japanese steak house is an unusual place. Where else can you watch the chef slice and dice your dinner in front of your eyes and get a facial at the same time? This humid but incredibly popular restaurant – where patrons arrange themselves around a grill for dining and dinner theatre – offers all that and some very good food. Regulars gun for the hibachi chicken, shrimp and beef and Bisuteki’s homemade ginger salad dressing is a perennial favourite. Service is consistently attentive and the festive atmosphere is particularly well-suited to groups.
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Often the scene outside the Border Café in Harvard Square is as lively as the happenings inside thanks to the hordes of university students that line up for their chance to sip margaritas and shout at the top of their lungs in the raucous, two-floor southwestern eatery. If you manage to snag a table amid the maelstrom, reward yourself with the Border Café’s fajitas and top-notch guacamole. And come thirsty, the kitchen can get backed up on Fridays and Saturdays.
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