I go out to eat a lot. Probably too much. So as 2007 wound down, I was thinking about all of the restaurants that I had eaten at over the past year. As I put together the list, I tried to think of every place where I had eaten a sit-down meal, not take out. I was able to come up with slightly more than sixty spots that fit this criteria, using my credit card statements, yelp lists, and just general recall. I know I am missing probably 10-15 more.

Some of the highlights of 2007 included a meal at Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill in Las Vegas that far exceeded my expectations, dining on a lovely surf and turf at the Bayside Restaurant (at Sandals resort) overlooking the Caribbean Sea in Jamaica, and flat out amazing meal at Nobu in NYC this fall. Oh, and I can’t forget a pretty awesome dim sum experience that Julie and I had at Empire Garden here in Boston with my friend Kyle and his girlfriend Ashley.

Bamboo – Brighton, MA
Bar Lola – Boston, MA
Bayside Restaurant – Montego Bay, Jamaica
Beacon Street Tavern – Brookline, MA
Betty’s Wok And Noodle – Boston, MA
Blackstone Grill – Boston, MA
Blue Ribbon BBQ – Newton, MA
Boston Beer Works – Boston, MA
Brown Sugar Cafe – Boston, MA
Bucky’s Grill – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Butcher Shop – Boston, MA
Cafenation – Brighton, MA
Capital Grille – Boston, MA
Casa Romero – Boston, MA
Charlie’s Kitchen – Cambridge, MA
Chau Chau City – Boston, MA
Daedalus – Cambridge, MA
Dali – Somerville, MA
Dok Bua – Brookline, MA
East coast Grill – Cambridge, MA
El Oriental De Cuba – Jamaica Plain, MA
Empire Garden – Boston, MA
Excelsior – Boston, MA
Finale – Brookline, MA
Fireplace – Brookline, MA
Fugakyu – Brookline, MA
Gari – Brookline, MA
Golden Temple – Brookline, MA
Great Bay – Boston, MA
Hana Zen – San Francisco, CA
Harry’s Bar and Grill – Brighton, MA
Haru – Boston, MA
Henrietta’s Table – Brookline, MA
Jake’s Dixie Roadhouse – Waltham, MA
Joshua Tree – Brighton, MA
Kupel’s Bagel – Brookline, MA
Mesa Grill – Las Vegas, NV
Michael’s Deli – Brookline, MA
Moogy’s – Brighton, MA
Mr. Bartleys Burger Cottage – Cambridge, MA
New Ginza – Watertown, MA
Nobu – New York, NY
Not Your Average Joe’s – Watertown, MA
Petit Robert Bistro – Boston, MA
Rosie O’Grady’s Saloon – New York, NY
Ruth’s Chris – Boston, MA
Sabur – Somerville, MA
Seiyo – Boston, MA
Sel De La Terre – Boston, MA
Shabu Village – Brookline, MA
Solea – Waltham, MA
Sunset Grill and Tap – Allston, MA
Tasca – Brighton, MA
Ten Tables – Jamaica Plain, MA
Ted’s Montana Grill – New York, NY
Teryaki House – Boston, MA
The OtherSide Cafe – Boston, MA
Trescas – Watertown, MA
Tokyo Joe’s – Montego Bay, Jamaica
Tsunami – Brookline, MA
Union Oyster House – Boston, MA
Washington Square Tavern, Brookline, MA
Woody’s Tap – Boston, MA
Zaftigs – Brookline, MA
Zocalo – Brighton, MA
Zon’s – Jamaica Plain, MA

So there it is, every place that I can recall dining at in 2007. The list is definitely long, and pretty varied, but it was interesting to list them all like this (to me anyways). In 2008, I plan to record these places as I go, so as to have a more accurate list.