5 restaurants we can't wait to try in February

"The windchill isn't the only thing hovering over Boston right now as a flavor wave washes over the city this month with new openings that range from Hunan-inspired woks and handmade soup dumplings to Canotto-style pizzas and global comfort cuisine. Honestly, the combination of heat and comfort is exactly what we need during the depths of winter so we can't wait to try out these five restaurants in February."

"Now Open The Atlas Hotel just opened in Allston and with its debut comes a shiny, new restaurant from the duo behind the James Beard Award-nominated Comfort Kitchen. Located on the ground floor, the 6,000-square-foot, 180-seat restaurant pays homage to co-founder Biplaw Rai's Nepali roots, as Ama translates to mother in Nepalese. While the menu touts international ingredients, the idea behind the name refers more to the messaging and the feeling that the team wants diners to have here."

Five new restaurants opened in Boston this month, introducing a range of global flavors from Hunan-inspired woks and handmade soup dumplings to Canotto-style pizza and an ocean-to-table option in Watertown. Ama at The Atlas debuted in Allston as a 6,000-square-foot, 180-seat restaurant honoring Nepali roots and emphasizing all-day global comfort cuisine. Menus highlight underappreciated ingredients such as okra, parsnip, cassava, and lentils, and proteins including smoked beef, fried chicken, and lamb kofta. Breakfast offerings include saffron-infused french toast and aji amarillo eggs benedict, while lunch features West African–style yassa chicken salad and a curry chickpea pita.

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