McGonagle’s Named in the 2025 New York Times 50 Best Restaurant List
Way to go!
The New York Times has released its 2025 list of the 50 best restaurants in the country, and two Boston restaurants are among the spots named as a must-visit – including one in Dorchester!
McGonagle’s made the list! The wildly popular Irish Pub opened last December to rave reviews! The same group behind The Dubliner, Oran McGonagle, William McCarthy, and Chef Aidan McGee, are manning the ship at McGonagle’s, bringing modern Irish fare, live entertainment, and even Sunday roasts to the neighborhood!
Here’s what the Times wrote:
Like many Irish chefs, says Aidan McGee, he is fighting a battle of perception over “what Irish food is, and what it isn’t.” He is winning, decisively. In London, his pub won “Best Sunday Roast” — a weekly sellout event here — and that was before he worked for Heston Blumenthal. McGonagle’s is a bit upscale, but that doesn’t mean a trip to fine-dining’s dark side. Mr. McGee brought over a proper Irish chip-cutting machine for the fish and chips. He took mozzarella sticks with marinara and reworked them into crunchy croquettes of Irish cheese, with a black truffle mayonnaise. And he introduced Dublin’s magnificent late-night drunk food: the spice bag, a crunchy, Chinese-Indian-Irish jumble of fried chicken bits with chiles, cumin, star anise, turmeric and more, all tossed with fries and served takeout style in a paper bag. Corned beef and cabbage could never. JULIA MOSKIN
Maureen Dahill is the editor of Caught in Southie and a lifelong resident of South Boston sometimes mistaken for a yuppie. Co-host of Caught Up, storyteller, lover of red wine and binge watching TV series. Mrs. Peter G. Follow her @MaureenCaught.
