Chef/co-owner Cassie Piuma continues to beguile at this casually warm, inviting spot at the edge of Winter Hill. The inspiration for her four dozen small plates centers on Turkey but stretches to the Strait of Gibraltar around both sides of the Mediterranean. Piuma conjures almost alchemical magic from a singularly vivid and variegated spice palette, not coincidentally producing many of the city’s most wondrous vegetarian dishes. The first-rate cocktail and wine program complete a quietly thrilling picture.
Sarma
249 Pearl St., Somerville • (617) 764-4464
sarmarestaurant.com
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2014 Winner: Sarma
The menu provides a helpful glossary of potentially unfamiliar terms, but the appeal of Sarma’s exceptional meze—hot dates stuffed with goat cheese...
- 249 Pearl St., Somerville
- (617) 764-4464
- sarmarestaurant.com
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Middle Eastern
2016 Winner: Sarma
Somerville has become a magnet for talented indie chef/owners like Cassie Piuma...
- 249 Pearl St., Somerville
- (617) 764-4464
- sarmarestaurant.com
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Middle Eastern
2018 Winner: Our Fathers
- 197 N. Harvard St., Boston
- (617) 303-0101
- https://ourfathersboston.com