And if you haven't had Brassica's koji risotto, make haste to Jamaica Plain to try it.

This is All'Antico Vinaio owner Tommaso Mazzanti. He tells me there could be another 2-3 Boston-area locations eventually, perhaps one as early as next year.

Such a fun time putting this together! Big thanks to @snackiecain.bsky.social and Wyndham Lewis for joining me in writing it, and the whole BoMag team for collaborating on editing/art/fact-checking/all the things. Now go eat some seafood.

The cocktail menu is inventive and ever-changing, and Shojo/JM Curley/O Ya alum Mark O'Leary is in the kitchen with small plates both traditional and fun. (The dumplings above and the shrimp toast, pictured here, were particularly big hits during the post-photoshoot snacking!)

Also got me reminiscing about when I had all my wisdom teeth out the summer after high school and spent a week drinking Crescent Ridge frappes (no straw, because stitches!) for lunch. (I grew up steps from Crescent Ridge. Dangerous!)

This was a lot of fun to write, and I LOVE the beautiful photos, shot by Nina Gallant and styled by my colleague Madison Trapkin.

If you want MORE #Boston ice cream content, we also refreshed our pertinent digital guides—overall fave ice cream shops, gelato, soft serve, frappes/milkshakes. You'll find those all linked from the guide above.

Of my photoshoot snacking, I particularly loved the chopped cheese rice cakes, pictured here, but everything was great! Also great: late-night hours (11 p.m./midnight to start, depending on the day, but eventually 2 a.m. Weekday lunch/weekday brunch coming soon too.)