Homecoming king Matt Jennings shuttered Providence’s fabled Farmstead Inc. to open this newcomer in his native Hub, and we couldn’t be happier to have him back. The Cochon 555 triple-victor’s nose-to-tail know-how informs glorious terrines and tiered plateaus heaped with charcuterie and local shellfish. And the country-chic dining room, all Windsor chairs and black-walnut tables, complements not-too-haute, not-too-heavy New American mains of exquisite meats and farm-fresh veggies. Bonus: Menton and Citizen Public House alums helm service and cocktails, respectively.
Townsman
120 Kingston St., Boston • (617) 993-0750
townsmanboston.com
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- (617) 267-0047
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- 505 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
- (617) 945-1008
- littledonkeybos.com
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