Al Dente is one of The 9 Best Places for Home Cooking in Boston.

1. Al Dente

8.1
109 Salem St (btwn Cooper & Parmenter), Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · North End · 52 tips and reviews

Thomas K.Thomas Killmon: Anything I have tried. Home style perfection. Staff is accommodating and great. Carbonarra to die for.

Daniela F.Daniela Fallas: The Quattro Formaggi pasta is awesome! Also Ricotta Raviolis were fabulous!

Don A.Don Anderson: Best italian food in the north end

Shanghai Gate is one of The 9 Best Places for Home Cooking in Boston.

2. Shanghai Gate

7.1
204 Harvard Ave (at Commonwealth Ave), Allston, MA
Chinese Restaurant · 36 tips and reviews

Eugene T.Eugene Tsay: Closest thing to home cooking.

Tadashi U.Tadashi Ushiroda: Try the Tilapia in brown sauce. It's a whole tilapia enough for two and it is simply delicious.

Kiki.kikKiki.kik: Close on Tuesday!

Phuket is one of The 9 Best Places for Home Cooking in Boston.

3. Phuket

7.6
1856 Centre St, West Roxbury, MA
Thai Restaurant · 10 tips and reviews

Renee C.Renee Conlin: Beef skewers, fresh garden wraps, pad Thai, grilled chicken curry, hot and spicy salmon with udon noodles, and tiramisu.

Paul G.Paul Geffen: First rate Pad Thai.

ウィー さ.ウィー さすけ: A Gem of Roxbury. Pad Thai here beats alllll other Pad Thai, I've tried many places in Boston and though I found some good places, this place is #1

@Union is one of The 9 Best Places for Home Cooking in Boston.

4. @Union

7.2
174 Harvard Ave (btwn Brighton Ave. & Commonwealth Ave.), Allston, MA
Café · 54 tips and reviews

Shilpa A.Shilpa Ananth: The home style fries are the bomb!! The eggs are perfection and the art pieces are enough of a reason to visit the place every day!

SarahSarah: Amazing breakfast food! Can get really busy but it’s a cute brunch spot. Chorizo omelette was awesome!

Josh G.Josh Greenstein: Good food bad service.

Taiwan Cafe is one of The 9 Best Places for Home Cooking in Boston.

5. Taiwan Cafe

7.6
34 Oxford St, Boston, MA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown - Leather District · 87 tips and reviews

Al S.Al S: Great dumplings. Big menu with lots of tasty spicy options. I’m a big fan of the julienne chicken with shredded potato and green pepper. $20 credit card minimum charge.

Derek M.Derek Ma: good shit.

Matthew S.Matthew Simoneau: Get the xiaolongbao. They're delicious soup-filled pork dumplings.

JP House of Pizza is one of The 9 Best Places for Home Cooking in Boston.

6. JP House of Pizza

7.3
775 Centre St (South Street), Boston, MA
Pizzeria · Jamaica Hills - Pond · 10 tips and reviews

FunkMasterTeeFunkMasterTee: Veggie burgers here are great. Nicest owners and always super friendly.

Zsaleh H.Zsaleh H: Best pizza in JP! But beware that their time estimates for takeout orders are usually wrong--be prepared to wait longer than they say.

Matt D.Matt Dyson: Good and affordable. Nice and clean too.

Emmet's Irish Pub is one of The 9 Best Places for Home Cooking in Boston.

7. Emmet's Irish Pub

7.7
6 Beacon St, Boston, MA
Irish Pub · Beacon Hill · 45 tips and reviews

Emmet's Irish PubEmmet's Irish Pub: Customer Favourites, Fish & Chips, Nachos, Pork Chop Read more.

David C.David Cunningham: Buffalo chix nachos. Worth coming back for!

BostonTweetBostonTweet: A quiet and warm Irish pub that isn't well known, which makes it the perfect place for a pint with friends.

Gourmet Dumpling House is one of The 9 Best Places for Home Cooking in Boston.

8. Gourmet Dumpling House

52 Beach St (at Harrison Ave), Boston, MA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown - Leather District · 183 tips and reviews

Dani N.Dani Nedal: Dumplings are terrific and reasonable priced (decent portions). Xiao Long Bao was excellent. Fast service.

Daigo F.Daigo Fujiwara: Order xiao long pao, A34, Mini Juicy Dumpling with Pork (8) $6.50. Best in Boston (in my opinion). Yum. Read more.

Boston.comBoston.com: For a classic winter meal, try Gourmet Dumpling House's mini steamed buns. Also known as xiao long bao or soup dumplings, the soup is contained inside the dumpling. Read more.

The Galway House is one of The 9 Best Places for Home Cooking in Boston.

9. The Galway House

7.3
720 Centre St (btwn Harris & Seaverns), Boston, MA
Pub · Jamaica Plain · 41 tips and reviews

Jini M.Jini McClelland: Love this place. Good value for yummy huge proportioned food. Cold beer. Great atmosphere with friendly staff and patrons. You can't go wrong here.

Rev G.Rev Gary: Fucking hipsters.

Eddie W.Eddie W.: Marc Waterfall is the most trustworthy man I know.