Worcester

Top end

Top end
$$$
Sole Proprietor
118 Highland St

(http://www.thesole.com/), 118 highland av., phone: +1 508-798-3474. excellent seafood and fish market. while entree prices can be quite steep, the kettle menu in the bar area is filled with a variety of appetizer options that can be quite filling.

Top end
$$$
Coral Seafood Restaurant
225 Shrewsbury St

225 shrewsbury st., phone: 508-755-8331.

Top end
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Maxwell Silvermans Toolhouse
25 Union st.

Worcester center blvd. near lincoln sq., 508-755-1200. restored factory building.

Top end
$$$
The Harlequin
363 Plantation Street

363 plantation st., phone: +1 508-754-5789. at the beechwood.

Top end
$$$
 

Too often, fine dining in Worcester just means paying more for a superficially fancy setting, so beware.

Pizza

pizza
Juniors Pizza Grill
346 Shrewsbury St

346 shrewsbury st., phone: 508-459-5800.

pizza
Tech Pizza
137 Highland St

137 highland st., phone: +1 508-752-2133.

pizza
White City Pizza
120 Boston Turnpike

120 boston tpke "+1" 508-757-1022. booths & beer on tap.

pizza
Road Runner Pizza
852 W Boylston St

3 hamilton st., phone: +1 508-797-0314. open 11a.m.-2:30a.m.

pizza
Blue Jeans
270 Park Ave

270 park av., phone: +1 508-753-3777.

pizza
Diamond Pizza

848 main st., phone: "+1" 508-755-4449.

pizza
Franco's Pizza

1105 w boylston st., phone: "+1" 508-853-7700.

pizza
Fantastic

910 main st., phone: +1 508-798-5577. also has falafel.

pizza
Wonderbar

121 shrewsbury st., phone: +1 508-752-9909. great pizza, one of the best pizza restaurants in worcester. some of the notable dishes are its hawaiian pizza and antipasto.

pizza
 

Greek style:

pizza
 

Thinner crust:

pizza
Mikey's Pizza

370 burncoat st., phone: +1 508-852-5255.

pizza
Pops New York Style Pizza

1102 pleasant st # d., phone: +1 508-754-7365.

pizza
 

Gourmet Pizza:

pizza
A&V Pizza

344 grafton st., phone: "+1" 508-757-5016. nice seating with window booths.

Vegetarian / vegan

vegetarian / vegan
Udupi Bhavan
417 Waverly St

Near 364 maple ave. in shrewsbury, in plaza w/ price chopper phone?. all-vegetarian south indian restaurant. even when udupi was 40 minutes away in framingham, it was still worth the trip more like a pilgrimage for worcester vegetarians. they have many dishes like the crepe-like "dosai" that aren't on the mostly-identical menus of new england's indian restaurants, so it's well worth a visit for any fan of indian food. uses ghee, so many dishes aren't vegan. get the samosa chat and the almond and ice cream dessert. byob on weeknights. closed tuesday.

vegetarian / vegan
Tortilla Sams
107 Highland St

107 highland st., phone: 508-756-sams. this is worcester's best tex-mex restaurant. it has plenty of vegetarian and vegan options. even the red chili can be made vegan, so just ask your server. they sometimes feature un-chicken, so keep your eye out for it.

vegetarian / vegan
Nancy Chang
372 Chandler St

372 chandler st. phone: 508-798-6688. healthy asian cuisine. you can order any of the chicken or shrimp items on the menu and replace it with vegetarian chicken or vegetarian shrimp. check out their awesome lunch menu, weekdays until 5pm i think. you can also order the chicken & rice soup with vegetables and chicken noodle soup with vegetables without the chicken.

vegetarian / vegan
Belmont Vegetarian
157 Belmont St

157 belmont street, 508 798-8898. great jamaican cuisine, all vegan, the mock fish is particularly delicious. real nice guys. get the "whatever" not on the menu. open mon-sat 10-8, closed sunday.

vegetarian / vegan
The Living Earth
232 Chandler

232 chandler st., phone: 508-753-1896, fax: 508-754-4840. worcester's best and only natural foods store. newly downsized. used to have an excellent natural foods cafe with a few vegan options, and a well run deli with a lot of vegan options. now home to a much larger more expensive restaurant with fancy decor, fewer vegetarian options.

vegetarian / vegan
Duck Yao
872 Main St

872 main street. duck yao is an elegant backyard vegan restaurant run by two hip young women and a chinese taoist family. fake meat like no other. now plotting bigger things.

vegetarian / vegan
Saigon
976b Main St

976b main st., phone: 508-799-5250. vietnamese with exciting vegetarian offerings. don't even look at the menu and order the #92 warning: spicy. after that, get the vegetable hot and sour soup.

vegetarian / vegan
Quan Yin

56 hamilton st., phone: 508-831-1322. an all vegan fake meat restaurant by run by followers of suma ching hai the "suma" is a contraction for "supreme master". great mock foods. the fake cheeseburger is a secret item: not on the menu but always deliciously available.

vegetarian / vegan
 

Also see "Middle Eastern" for more delicious vegetarian meals.

Japanese/sushi

japanese/sushi
Haiku
258 Park Ave

258 park ave., phone: 508-459-3033.

japanese/sushi
Takara Restaurant
10 Kelley Sq

10 kelly square., phone: 508-791-1140.

Late night

late night
Tortilla Sams
107 Highland St

107 highland st., phone: 508-756-sams. open late everyday: su,m until 11pm, tu-th until 12am, f,sa until 3am.

late night
Miss Worcester Diner
300 Southbridge St

300 southbridge street, phone: +1 508-757-7775. terrific liver and onions at this diner, for the inner truck driver in you.

late night
Kenmore Diner
250 Franklin St

250 franklin street, phone: +1 508-792-5125. this dinner is located in the shadow of i-290, an elevated highway, and has a wonderfully edward hopper vibe, especially late at night. highly recommended.

late night
George's
308 Grafton St

Grafton st. one of the most interesting cheap late-night eats is a pita bakery on grafton street. it opens each night around 3am to start making pita, and you can buy fresh pitas that look like footballs. the pita bakery is about 5 storefronts up the hill from their daytime, public-facing deli.

late night
Parkway Diner
148 Shrewsbury St.

148 shrewsbury street, phone: +1 508-753-9968.

late night
Boulevard Diner
155 Shrewsbury St

155 shrewsbury street, phone: +1 508-791-4535.

late night
 

Worcester is the birthplace of the diner. The Worcester Lunch Car Company Built Diners from their factory in downtown Worcester from 1906 to 1957. Their serial numbers started at 200 and ended with 850. Many are still in existence. They are characterized by porcelain enamel exteriors with the name of the diner in the enamel. The interiors have mosaic tile floors and tile walls. So there's still lots of "third shift" places to eat, including:

Breakfast

breakfast
Parkway Diner
148 Shrewsbury St.

148 shrewsbury st., phone: +1 508-753-9968.

breakfast
Gold Star Restaurant
68 W Boylston St

68 w boylston dr., phone: +1 508-852-7900.

breakfast
Boulevard Diner
155 Shrewsbury St

155 shrewsbury st., phone: +1 508-791-4535 a favorite among college students, open 24 hours.

breakfast
Corner Lunch

133 lamartine st., phone: +1 508-799-9866. a famous deraffelle diner.

breakfast
Annie's Clark Brunch
934 Main St

formally known as wendy's. regulars are allowed a tab.)

breakfast
Jeans Place
136 Cambridge St

136 cambridge st., phone: +1 508-753-9466.

breakfast
 

For breakfast the wealth of diners opens up and it is near impossible to choose. Here are some of the most cool and comfy:

Italian

italian
VIA Italian Table
89 Shrewsbury St
+1-508-754-4842

Italian restaurant. Moderately priced with outside eating and great service.

italian
Leo's Ristorante
11 Leo Turo Way

11 brackett ct., phone: 508-753-9490.

italian
Wholly Cannoli
490 Grafton St

488 grafton st., phone: 508-753-0224, (http://www.whollycannoli.com/). as the name suggests, there is a plethora of delicious cannoli offerings, as well as some sandwiches and other italian baked goods available.

italian
Dino's Restaurant
13 Lord St
+1-508-753-9978

Hard to spot on the busy Shrewsbury street but totaly worth the drive. Romantic dining room with great food and fresh bread.

italian
Castellana's

90 harding st., phone: 508-757-5575, (http://www.castellanasdin...).

Inexpensive

inexpensive
Coney Island Hot Dogs
Webster square

158 southbridge street, phone: +1 508-753-4362, open w-m. best hot dogs, best sign if you go to coney island, make sure you go into the bar. the bartender will get you your hot dogs and beer, letting you skip the line.

inexpensive
Long Island Hot Dogs
68 Stafford St

68 stafford street, phone: +1 508-753-9223. best burger a true diamond in the rough. a real greasy spoon dinner hidden in a stripmall.

ethnic restaurants

You could spend a lifetime going to the following restaurants in rotation:

Midrange
$$
Viva Bene Restaurant
144 Commercial St.

144 commercial st. phone: 508-797-0007, (http://www.viva-bene.com/).