This MA Restaurant Is Among America's Top 50, NY Times Ranking Says

MASSACHUSETTS — The New York Times recently announced its 50 favorite restaurants in America for 2024, with one from Massachusetts landing on the list.

“Over the last 12 months, reporters and editors traveled to nearly every state scouting restaurants for our annual list,” according to the newspaper. “As always, there were no-brainers and tough choices — the United States has a vast, diverse spread of great restaurants these days — but these are our 50 favorites for 2024.”

In Massachusetts, Somaek, a Boston establishment, made the list. See the full list here.

"In a minimalist space on a quiet side street in busy Downtown Crossing, Somaek presents Korean home cooking in all its magnificence and abundance," the Times wrote.

The Times gave points to the restaurant for its chilled pork belly, seared beef and stir-fried squid with rice cakes, as well as its "master class" in banchan like chive-garlic salad, radish kimchi, and pickled perilla leaf.

Somaek is located at 11 Temple Place near Boston Common. The restaurant receives 4.6 stars on 81 Google reviews.

The restaurant emphasizes "traditional, home-made dishes along with a Korean-forward spirits program featuring soju, makgeolli and yakju," according to its website.