The Boston Globe: Best of the Best, When you’re feeling fancy, these 13 restaurants around Boston are worth the splurge.

Boston gained its first Michelin-starred restaurant this year, so it felt right to add a fine-dining category to the Best of the Best awards this time around. The dozen listed here range delightfully in cuisine (Mediterranean, Portuguese, Brahmin-influenced) and ambiance (down-to-earth, glamorous, joyous), but all deliver impeccable, creatively conceived food—and the makings of an epic evening. (Find many more restaurant recommendations, including Italian, seafood/sushi, and on Cape Cod, in this package.)