The Meritage Restaurant boasts one of the best views in all of Boston on the harbor. The decor is upscale and sophisticated. The service is tremendous. Each dish was presented beautifully and cooked to perfection. One of the best meals in Boston, but pricey. Try the martini with blue cheese-stuffed olive, it's fantastic. Meritage is the culmination of Chef Daniel Bruce’s 13 years a chef for the Boston Wine Festival where he pairs more than 200 dishes each year with outstanding wines from around the world. Tip: One benefit of dressing up for Meritage is appearing more huffy and stuffy than you really are, enabling you to crash high-class company parties at the top-notch downstairs bar.

Located within the Boston Harbor Hotel, this pricey place is a definite special occasion hangout and maintains an old-school style. Hardwood panels, leather couches, and most importantly strong drinks and a late night menu make this classy seafood pub a fun alternative to fancier dining, without losing the view and the menu caliber of the other BHH restaurants.

Formerly Intrigue Cafe. Opens May 8, 2009. Features a seafood menu featuring flash-fried, panko-laced haddock w/ ginger yuzu slaw, grilled Block Island swordfish in a caramelized fennel/saffron linguisa broth, and grilled diver sea scallops w/ sea beans and cockles...

Housed in the old location of Pizza Oggi, Lobby Bar & Kitchen is a sleek and modern new addition to the increasing number of new hot spots in the Financial District. The designers of City Bar at the Lenox hotel created a sleek spot designed for lunch and after work drinks for the office drones occupying the neighborhood during the day, and open for dinner and cocktails as well.

Panera is a bakery-cafe with several locations around Boston.

I would like to give a little history about O! Deli. It is a little family owned shop that use to be at 200 High Street. It was the best place around to get a sandwich with daily specials like Monday you could get a meatball sub, or Thursday you could get a chicken parm. (my favorite). The husband and wife worked there side by side with the help of another woman and on school break you would see the kids there too. A while back another small lunch place opened at 190 High St. called Just Lunch. This guy used to drive down every day from ME. He sold pizza, calzones and subs for 5.75 with a soda and chips. Then came the evil corporation, Panera. O! Deli's landlord didn't resign with them or was charging too much. So Panera got the corner location and O! Deli was with out a home. At some point the Just lunch guy and O! Deli family got together and O! Deli took over the Just Lunch space and some of the menu items. This was a disaster at the beginning. Needless to say, it has improved a lot since it's rocky "O! Lunch" rebirth. Now it's hit its stride and is as awesome as it was before. Also, the staff is super warm and friendly. They always have a smile and their customer service is second-to-none.

This upscale, European-style restaurant and lounge is in the heart of Boston's Financial District. Starters include lobster bisque and macaroni fritters. The International Restaurant & Pub boasts a top-notch dinner menu with filet mignon, lamp chops and roasted duck cooked to perfection. Recently, the spot was closed for renovations. Povo.com will keep you posted.

A decent place for lunch in the Financial District. Their sandwiches are positively HUGE. They're fine, nothing bad but nothing that will send you running to try them. Their salads are great, not the usual thing but kind of different like a pasta salad, a couscous salad with feta (yummmmmm), a salad with a mix of eggplant, olives, celery, raisins and pine nuts, a basil with chicken and string bean salad, etc. The pizza slices are good, sicilian and NYC style. Keep in mind that most of the places in the Financial District start to close down around 3pm after the lunch crowd, and you will be hard pressed to find much food around. They DO start cleaning up here around 2:30pm and they will barely acknowledge your presence, so if you're not here early just forget about it.