Michelin-starred restaurants in Boston

311 Omakase

Japanese · South End · $$$$

Chef Wei Fa Chen

Chef Wei Fa Chen runs this intimate 10-seat sushi counter inside a South End brownstone. The seasonal omakase runs about 18 courses of Edomae-style sushi, with seafood flown in from Japan, plus cooked dishes like fried longtooth grouper with ponzu. Tables are hard to book.

4.7·143 Google reviews

Bar Volpe

Boston · $$$

Chef Karen Akunowicz draws on her time living in Italy and training as a pasta maker with the nonnas of Modena. Bar Volpe, in South Boston, serves fresh pasta and wood-fired Southern Italian dishes cooked over flames, in a casual à la carte setting.

4.5·515 Google reviews

Fox & the Knife

Boston · $$$

Chef Karen Akunowicz's South Boston enoteca is a lively, casual homage to Modena and Emilia-Romagna, with an open kitchen and handmade pasta at its heart. Come for the tagliatelle Bolognese and crispy taleggio-stuffed focaccia, with Lambrusco or a Rye Italiano cocktail alongside.

4.5·1,273 Google reviews

Jahunger

Cambridge

Chef-owner Subat Dilmurat cooks Uyghur food, a Silk Road cuisine shaped by Central Asian and Chinese traditions, in a casual, cozy à la carte setting. Hand-pulled noodles are the main draw, along with the chicken stew, scallion pancakes, dumplings and spiced lamb skewers.

Mahaniyom

Brookline

Thai small plates for sharing in a tiny Brookline Village room, cooked from scratch with house-made curry pastes. Smuch Saikamthorn oversees the kitchen. Try the kang pu crab curry and pomelo salad, plus Thai-twisted cocktails like the Thai tea Sazerac.

Pagu

Cambridge

Chef-owner Tracy Chang's neighborhood tapas restaurant in Central Square blends Japanese, Spanish and Taiwanese influences, from pintxos and croquetas to ramen and bao. Look for the black cod and squid ink bao. The menu is nut free and easily adapted for gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan diners.

Sumiao Hunan Kitchen

Cambridge

Sumiao Chen's Kendall Square dining room serves bold, spicy Hunan cooking à la carte, with art on the walls and Asian-inspired cocktails at the bar. Chef Zhang's stir-fried rice noodles and Grandma's pork are standouts, and the nom numb wings are a favorite starter.