{"id":1377,"date":"2015-03-13T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2015-03-13T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T10:10:00","slug":"where-to-dine-in-boston-on-easter-april-5-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1377","title":{"rendered":"Where to Dine in Boston on Easter, April 5, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Those in the know already have reservations for Easter brunch and dinner. This is one of the big days for dining out, and popular restaurants will fill their tables for Sunday, April 5, 2015 quickly.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb88834017d4100682e970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6a00e54fc42bb8883401310f8e20ba970c-800wi\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb88834017d4100682e970c\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb88834017d4100682e970c-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"6a00e54fc42bb8883401310f8e20ba970c-800wi\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>First up, the list of places that organize information about Easter reservations and special offerings.&#0160;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opentable.com\/promo.aspx?m=7&amp;ref=2264&amp;pid=228\" target=\"_self\">Open Table<\/a> seems to have the most complete information, and you can click right through to make reservations. They also give you some idea of prices and special menus. And, you&#39;ll find a few places that are offering their regular menus as well.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bostonchefs.com\" target=\"_self\">Boston Chefs<\/a>&#0160;has <a href=\"http:\/\/bostonchefs.com\/holiday\/easter-boston-restaurants\/\" target=\"_self\">a list of offerings from their member chefs and restaurants.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gayot.com\/restaurants\/best-boston-ma-easterbrunch_12bo.html\" target=\"_self\">Gayot lists favorite Easter brunches<\/a>&#0160;at places like&#0160;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.henriettastable.com\/news_events\/\" target=\"_self\">Henrietta&#39;s Table<\/a>&#0160;in Cambridge.<strong>&#0160;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next, places we picked from these lists (we&#39;ll add more as we learn about particular offerings)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bistrodumidi.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Bistro du Midi<\/a> recently added brunch to their weekly offering but that menu will not be available on Easter. However, you may want to try some other weekend. <a href=\"http:\/\/bistrodumidi.com\/c\/bis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/2015-Easter.pdf\" target=\"_self\">For Easter they have a three course Prix Fixe menu.<\/a> And, you can plan a walk through the Public Garden after your meal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.craigieonmain.com\/?page_id=370\" target=\"_self\">Craigie on Main is offering both an Easter Prix Fixe menus and special additions to their regular menu for Passover.&#0160;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To meet up with family who don&#39;t want to come into the city, consider&#0160;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.akabistrolincoln.com\/\" target=\"_self\">AKA Bistro<\/a>&#0160;in Lincoln. We&#39;re happy to see that they&#39;re offering their regular brunch menu in addition to some Easter specials. The nearby <a href=\"http:\/\/www.decordova.org\/\" target=\"_self\">deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum<\/a>&#0160;is the perfect place to walk off your brunch and take Easter photos.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update: 03\/17\/15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.restaurantdante.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Dante Restaurant<\/a> is one of those delightful places offering their regular a la carte menu with special additions for Easter according to their listing on Boston Chefs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update: 03\/22\/15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of our favorite spots in Boston,&#0160;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coppaboston.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Coppa Enoteca<\/a>&#0160;has announced that they will provide an a la cart option as well. Boston Chefs says, &quot;Spend Easter with Coppa in the South End and their&#0160;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coppaboston.com\/menus\/easter-menu\" target=\"_self\">menu of shareable Italian dishes.<\/a>&#0160;Reservations are recommended.&#0160;Seatings from:&#0160;11:00am-8:00pm.s<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c75f38ea970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6a00e54fc42bb888340163026d8474970d-800wi\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c75f38ea970b img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c75f38ea970b-450wi\" style=\"width: 428px;\" title=\"6a00e54fc42bb888340163026d8474970d-800wi\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#39;t be surprised if some places require a credit card to secure the reservation. This is the type of holiday when some people would try to book multiple restaurants and decide where to go at the last moment. That can cause the restaurant to turn away other potential customers and makes the venues require a deposit to hold a place.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><strong>One thing we would look for, if we were dining out on a holiday, is a place that is offering its regular menu for the day.<\/strong><strong> That&#39;s always a plus for us. We&#39;re not fans of special menus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you know of places where the regular menu will be served, let us know. If it&#39;s a place we can recommend, we&#39;ll add it to our list. And, we&#39;ll add updates and links to this post as we find them. Check back here or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BostonZest\" target=\"_self\">follow us on Twitter<\/a> to learn about updates!&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111;\"><strong>Opting Out of Easter<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #111111;\">If this holiday stuff is really not part of your life, this is a great day to go ethnic. Chinatown will be wide open and filled with great menu options. Your neighborhood Indian, Korean, Chinese, or Persian restaurant will be happy to feed you. And, most BBQ and Pizza places do not have Easter menus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sign-up for the comment feed or <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BostonZest\" target=\"_self\">follow us on Twitter<\/a> for a notice, if we add updates to this page.<\/p>\n<p>&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=bostonzestcom-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957\" target=\"_blank\">to click over to Amazon<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/> from here to support this site!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"90\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=20&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=gift_certificates&amp;banner=05F47J9V4TS95DY2CR82&amp;f=ifr\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"120\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>&#0160;<\/em><\/span><strong>Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Words: Penny &amp; Ed Cherubino<br \/>Photo: from iStockphoto.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you planning to dine out on Easter?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[278,964,2044,2,809,4],"tags":[8341,7808,10416,4972,43,4964,3711,7805,7806,7803,7804,7809,7807,4962,7801],"class_list":["post-1377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boston101","category-city-life","category-events","category-food-drink","category-resources","category-we-recommend","tag-8341","tag-aka-bistro","tag-april-5","tag-bistro-du-midi","tag-boston","tag-boston-chefs","tag-chinatown","tag-easter-brunch","tag-easter-dinner","tag-easter-reservations","tag-gayot","tag-henriettas-table","tag-odyssey","tag-open-table","tag-where-to-dine-in-boston-on-easter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Where to Dine in Boston on Easter, April 5, 2015 - bostonzest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1377\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Where to Dine in Boston on Easter, April 5, 2015 - bostonzest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Are you planning to dine out on Easter?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1377\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"bostonzest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-03-13T10:10:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb88834017d4100682e970c-500wi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Penny\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Penny\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/bostonzest.com\\\/?p=1377#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/bostonzest.com\\\/?p=1377\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Penny\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/bostonzest.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f647a1db4d359874c813f277b131597f\"},\"headline\":\"Where to Dine in Boston on Easter, April 5, 2015\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-03-13T10:10:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/bostonzest.com\\\/?p=1377\"},\"wordCount\":626,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/bostonzest.com\\\/?p=1377#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bostonzest.typepad.com\\\/.a\\\/6a00e54fc42bb88834017d4100682e970c-500wi\",\"keywords\":[\"2015\",\"AKA Bistro\",\"April 5\",\"bistro du midi\",\"Boston\",\"boston chefs\",\"Chinatown\",\"easter brunch\",\"easter dinner\",\"easter reservations\",\"gayot\",\"Henrietta's table\",\"odyssey\",\"open table\",\"Where to Dine in Boston on Easter\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Boston:101\",\"City Life\",\"Events\",\"Food &amp; 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