I found this list very underwhelming and wished they had included a few more gems like O Ya and Sarma. Felt very Asian restaurant heavy and not entirely representative of some of the creative talent we have. I wasn’t expecting anything glorious but I’m also shocked that anyone got a 1 star. I look forward to seeing how this evolves over the next few years and hope this will light a culinary fire under chefs asses
We have an expression in science “mile wide and inch deep”. The Michelin take on Boston seems to be “inch wide and inch deep”.
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I was expecting at least more Bib Gourmands…like yume ga arukara
I love that, and I agree.
They’re a tire company, after all. What do they know about food unless it’s rubbery?
The title of this thread should be:
Boston 2025 Michelin List, Out!
Michelin ratings are always part of discussions with people interested in food but one tends to forget that the ratings have to be seen in a context beyond just a specific city and more at least across different cities in the country. And Yume ga Arukara is a good example as we really liked it when we had their udons several
years ago but when you look at other comparable udon shops in LA, SF etc. which all don’t have a Bib gourmand they don’t stand out in any way
Overall, I think the ratings are looking reasonable
There is much on this list with which I would want to quarrel, but let me start by saying something about Zhi Wei Cafe. I get food from them very, very often because they are the place closest to South Station that offers decent food at an OK price. But they are in no way superior to, say, Great Taste or Winsor just up Beach, and offer significantly less tasty food than the DTX Gene’s.
To me this one big error – picking a so-so place over significantly superior offerings nearby – casts the validity of the entire list into question.
ETA: Remember that we’re scraping the bottom of the Michelin barrel here, the “recommended” category, defined as spots that “simply serve good food”.
Come, come. Halt the hyperbole, honkperson!
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Boston paid too much to only have seven restaurants included in the guide and so they tend to throw in some additional ones quite randomly
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