Pair a menu inspired by the Aegean coast with travertine-top tables and plush curved seating, for Michelin-quality dining, according to Condé Nast Traveler. Editors at the prestigious travel publication tasted hundreds of restaurants across the globe over the past twelve months and cherry-picked the absolute crème de la crème, resulting in a list of the 34 best new restaurants in the world.
Representing New England on the it list is Kaia—a new concept from Xenia Greek Hospitality on Harrison Avenue in Boston’s South End. It’s from the same team behind Bar Vlaha, Hecate, Krasi, and Greco. Kaia, the most high-end dining concept from the group delights guests to the gold standard of Greek cuisine according to Condé Nast Traveler:
The most inexplicable magic of Kaia, Boston’s newest coastal Greek hot spot, is that stepping inside invokes a kind of time travel. Its interiors—pale pinks balanced by stone and brick—instantly transport diners to a beach cove on the Aegean in summer. Most of all, modern Greek offerings meld the ancient with the avant-garde, thanks to culinary director Brendan Pelley and executive chef Felipe Gonçalves, who serve as maestros of meze and fish (raw, whole-grilled, you name it). Take the standout cod cheeks with smoked avgolemono, a traditional soup dressing up as an aerated sauce. Other dishes feature fermented glazes, months in the making; pickled produce that was foraged during seasons past is now perched atop fresh-caught fish. While Boston puzzlingly doesn’t have a Michelin Guide, Kaia’s cuisine aims for the stars.
The restaurant further comes alive in the warmer months with its outdoor patio. The menu centers around fresh, seasonal ingredients and classic coastal Greek island cuisine.
Find Kaia at:
370 Harrison Avenue for dinner daily from 5 PM