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Northern Comfort

Eighteen places to get winter-busting comfort food

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ardy Bostonians know that winter is when you sharpen up your skis (and shovel), stock up on ice melt, and eat. And winter around here lasts a long, long time. Hey, it snowed 22 inches in April in Boston in 1996, more than 19 inches in 2000, and more than a foot in 1981. All of which means there are a lot of opportunities to fortify yourself with comfort food you may have not known where to find:

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Start with breakfast at a place where you’ll leave full enough to face the day.

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Still hungry? How about a lunch of gooey mac ‘n’ cheese in all types of flavors, from barbecued chicken to Boston seafood—in the last place you’d expect to find it.

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Waffles and fried chicken and other southern-inspired comfort fare

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A not-to-be-missed, sinful combination of golden Belgian waffles, sweet strawberries, and fluffy whipped cream

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A brunch in the ‘burbs with waffles and wings

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A cozy trattoria with wood-fired Spanish and Italian food, sure to warm your soul as much as its hearty paella will

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Enjoy a soulful meal—Jamaican jerk chicken, mac’n’ cheese—in a setting as giving as the food.

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Find your way after work to a retro basement bar in the Financial District with a buttered breadcrumb topping on its hearty mac ‘n’ cheese.

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Yet more mac ‘n’ cheese, with great craft beers to wash it down.

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A weird soul-food staple that you have to try.

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A cheap but good eatery in Davis Square you’ve overlooked, with two of life’s greatest pleasures: beer and carbs

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Where to get your wood-smoked barbecue, Texas style

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A New England dessert that’s in a class by itself

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Filling food with authentic ingredients

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Aussie meat pies in a neighborhood you wouldn’t expect

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A throwback to comfort food and spelling bees

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A cozy pub with great food—if you know when to go

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A taste of Texas in a Boston neighborhood

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