Dining Guide

Café Budapest, Copley Square Hotel, 90 Exeter Street, Boston, (617) 266-1979. Formal. Price range $19-$33. Fine Hungarian cuisine in an elegant Old World setting, complete with violinists and pianist performing nightly. Specialties include veal goulash, stuffed cabbage, and sauerbraten.

The Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Cambridge, (617) 864-1200 or (800) 882-1818. Come experience Cambridge's leading contemporary luxury hotel. Outstanding service.

eat, 253 Washington Street, Union Square, Somerville, (617) 776-2889. Jazzy home-style food in two comfortable rooms. An intimate bar serves the coziest cocktails and a private room can seat up to 30. Open at 6 for dinner every night.

José's Mexican Cantina, 131 Sherman Street, Cambridge, (617) 354-0335. José's Mexican Cantina offers a variety of authentic Mexican entrées at reasonable prices. Lunch and dinner. Winner of numerous awards. Free parking. Take Rindge Avenue to Sherman Street (Fresh Pond area).

New Mother India, 336 Moody Street, Waltham, (781) 893-3311. New Mother India offers the freshest and finest ingredients of any Indian restaurant in Greater Boston. Great selection of imported beers. Smoke-free environment. Lunch and dinner every day. Handicap accessible.

Maison Robert, 45 School Street, Boston, (617) 227-3370; "www.maisonrobert.com". This Boston classic in the renovated Old City Hall was opened in 1971 by Lucien Robert and his wife Ann, A.M. '56. Daughter Andrée and nephew Jacky, maitre cuisinier de France, have since joined them. Classic and contemporary French food is served elegantly in the main dining room, bistro-style in the more informal café. Fine wines. Seasonal garden. Valet parking.

Sculler's Jazz Club & Grille, At the Doubletree Guest Suites, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, (617) 783-0090; "www.scullersjazz.com". Overlooking the picturesque Charles River and just a half-mile from Harvard Square, Scullers has become the number-one jazz club in Boston. And you can savor New England's finest seafood at Scullers Grille. Reservations recommended. Dinner/show packages available. The jazz club is currently presenting its Spotlight Series package, featuring Chuck Mangione, Nnenna Freelon, and David Benoit. Call (617) 562-4111 to reserve your tickets.

Tanjore, 18 Eliot Street, Cambridge, (617) 868-1900. This charming, popular restaurant features regional cuisine of India. Highlights include South Indian dosa-idli, North Indian saag paneer, makhani, and khorma, as well as tandoori, Balti, Chetinad, Parsee, and Moghalai dishes. Full bar. Buffet lunch. Open seven days, 11:30 to 11.

Terramia Ristorante, 98 Salem Street, North End, Boston, (617) 523-3112. At the top of the 1998 Zagat Survey's "Italian List for North and South," with a high rating of 26. Fine wines available. Corporate events can be accommodated.

Upstairs at the Pudding, 10 Holyoke Street, Cambridge, (617) 864-1933. The atmosphere, like the menu, is elegant: fresh flowers on the tables, pink tablecloths, chandeliers, and rich hunter-green walls stretching up to high ceilings. Lunch and dinner. Weekend brunch. Outdoor herb garden.

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