Dear Annie

"Seafood + wine bar, small plates (service included)"

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"18.10.24 | Poli, Mathieu, Kaitlin Just outrageously expensive; inside noisy"

@nchavotier

"Bon Appetit best new restaurants 2022. Try house preserved fish (varies); smoked mozzarella grilled cheese; sea dog; aguachile; rotating pie"

@mikeya

"This sunlit Cambridge wine bar has a fresh, interesting list—and the food is just as fun, bright and elegantly unfussy as the wine you'll drink. The menu will make you want to come back two nights in a row. (We did.) Order small plates and wine glasses for here, plus bottles to go-from the counter along the back wall, and because the wine offerings rotate frequently, buy a bottle if you love it. For food try the house-preserved fish, the seafood hot dogs, plus the grilled sandwiches and seasonal toasts. You can't go wrong with any of these dishes, especially when they come with a caviar topper. Or come in later and cozy up at one of the two-tops with a few snacks, a slice of pie to share, and a glass of whatever the bar recommends. What to order: House Preserved Fish (varies); Smoked Mozzarella Grilled Cheese ($13); Sea Dog ($14); Aguachile ($16); rotating pie ($9)."

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"Cute wine shop with snackies "

@beccashay

"Natural wine bar with small eats"

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"Award winning pescatarian restaurant and wine bar"

@lucybronstein

"Restaurante de vinos y platos. El sitio tiene gracia, los platos son normalillos para lo que cuestan"

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"New York times 50 favorites "

@littlemisstravels

"Wine bar and food recommended by NYT"

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"Vibes have officially come to the Boston ‘burbs. On Massachusetts Avenue, the main drag in Cambridge, Dear Annie is the perfect advertisement for itself. There is an effervescence to the room — playful neon signage, come-hither shelves of natural wines, brightly hued tableware — that spills out to the streetside patio dining area. The food is equally charming. Mussels pickled in house are the best dinner-party version of tinned fish. The grilled cheese with poblano and corn jam is a perfect high-summer bite, and the compulsively dippable seafood fumet may be the best thing to happen to the bread course since butter. This sunlit Cambridge wine bar has a fresh, interesting list—and the food is just as fun, bright and elegantly unfussy as the wine you’ll drink. The menu will make you want to come back two nights in a row. (We did.) Order small plates and wine—glasses for here, plus bottles to go—from the counter along the back wall, and because the wine offerings rotate frequently, buy a bottle if you love it. For food try the house-preserved fish, the seafood hot dogs, plus the grilled sandwiches and seasonal toasts. You can’t go wrong with any of these dishes, especially when they come with a caviar topper. The dining room gets louder as the night goes on, so walk in early with a group to sit out on the patio and try as many dishes as you can, or come in later and cozy up at one of the two-tops with a few snacks, a slice of pie to share, and a glass of whatever the bar recommends. What to order: House Preserved Fish (varies); Smoked Mozzarella Grilled Cheese ($13); Sea Dog ($14); Aguachile ($16); rotating pie ($9)."

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"On bon appetites best resturants list "

@natalie.123baur

"Wine bar / smoked mozzarella panini with anchovy "

@stevieray56

"Cute little wine bar - buy at the counter and taste test different wines. Definitely over priced and added tip for little/bad service lol. But definitely cute date spot. Great pie!!!"

@erafidi21

"From Eater: “My restaurants-to-try list has grown impossibly long, but for a recent, too-rare date night, new-ish Cambridge wine bar Dear Annie — a combined effort by the excellent Rebel Rebel and Field & Vine teams — called to my husband and me with promises of interesting wines, warm vibes, and an intriguing pescatarian menu. If you’re the type of person who needs to have a reservation, elbow space, and standard waiter service, this might not be the spot for you, but if you are a bit flexible and thrilled by the idea of eating shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers at a big, bustling communal table, read on. Dear Annie doesn’t take reservations and doesn’t have obvious signage. Look for the two big glowing eyes in the windows of the Massachusetts Avenue space; set your coat down on an empty seat, if you can find one; and proceed to the counter to order. There’s a printed wine list, but skip it and dive right into a discussion of your wine preferences with the knowledgeable staff; they’ll hook you up with something as funky or easy-drinking as you’d like. Order some snacks, too, like a red snapper crudo or a “not tinned fish” selection, house-preserved fish like pickled Maine mussels with sesame, ginger, and fermented chile. Two neon eyes light up the large front windows of a restaurant, which is built in a one-story stone building. Dear Annie. Rachel Leah Blumenthal/Eater The aforementioned crudo, a buttery fish fumet with outstanding bread on the side, and “a very crunchy and herby salad” wowed us as we sipped our wine, but the real showstopper was — I can’t believe I’m writing this — a plate of turnips. (The official description: chorizo-spiced turnips with peanuts, mint, kumquat, and pickled pepper.) The menu’s always changing, so you may not spot this exact dish on it, but it’s a good example of the magic that chef Andrew Brady and his team can make with simple vegetable dishes. Dear Annie is really, really cool. It can be a little hard to get a seat, but even if that stresses you out a bit — believe me, I’m like that too — it’s worth giving it a shot. Order a fun glass of wine and find a bit of floor space to take up while watching like a hawk for someone to depart. Eventually you’ll find a spot, and you, too, can be surprised at how good a plate of turnips can be.”"

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