Lydia Shire's latest venture within the confines of the chic Liberty Hotel. Managed by the Lyons Group, this Italian eatery has innovate cuisine and posh clientele. The artsy, whimsically modern menu offers Italian Breads, Pizzas, Starters, Plates, Specials, and even little section devoted to their homemade mozzarella, from which you can choose an array of pairings. UPDATE: Esquire magazine named Scampo as one of the nation's best new restaurants of 2008.

Within this modern, glass-adorned building lies cold creamy goodness. You can park (there's a lot right there), get your bowl of decadence, sit and watch the health food nuts outside hurry back and forth from the Whole Foods with their organic granola and tree bark.

Outdoor seating in the summer! Free Fresh Salsa Bar and coupons on the website. Free delivery offered. The largest burritos in the city. There is always a line at lunch time which tells you about the popularity of Viva. If you go late in the afternoon then you will be able to eat at your pace and relax with some friends. The restaurant isn't uptight so it's great for kids. Parking, however, is the worst. Gourmet ingredients include artichokes, lamb and Cajun blackened chicken. There's an assortment of seafood combinations with red snapper, shrimp or scallops as well as salads, crunchy tostados, chili, black bean soup and even beer.

Clink, the chic eatery in the lobby of the Liberty Hotel, is open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Clink also houses a fashionable and trendy hotel lobby bar that serves everyone from hotel guests, hip city dwellers, and suburbanites craving a taste of the sophisticated in town. There is sometimes a line to get in, so Th-Saturday, either expect to wait a bit, or try to get here before 10pm. The menu includes everything from small plates to shared dishes and the drinks at the bar are pretty pricey pours. Dress to impress and do not forget to check the old bank balance before heading over. Sink into a banquette under the soaring lobby rotunda or slide into a seat next to an original jail cell and sup on small plates until you’re satisfied, be that two items or ten. Just drinks? Order one of forty wines by the pour or sample some of our chef’s style cocktails made with exotic herbs, fresh fruit purees and top shelf spirits. In addition to lunch, dinner and drinks, breakfast is served each morning with a selection of fresh breads, pastry, fruits, cured meats, cheese and made-to-order entrees.

Very nice Finagle location right on the Massachusetts General Hospital campus. Outdoor seating in the nice weather under an archway. It's really quite pleasant, which is surprising since traffic is whizzing by on Cambridge Street right in front of the shop. That's the crazy thing about the West End, you turn a corner and it's like a completely different world. Sometimes you hit old Boston, other times you're bombarded by construction, or a quiet neighborhood with a meandering path, or hip civilization.

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