La Brasa

Wood-fired, globally inspired dishes & cocktails showcased in a rustic, industrial-chic bar & grill. 

"WHAT: Live-fire dazzlement by culinary wunderkind Daniel Bojorquez, opened in 2014 in deepest Somerville’s last frontier. 

WHY: Following an extended apprenticeship under local haute cuisine kingpin Frank McClelland, the Sonora-born (and Puebla-trained) chef brings all those disparate influences to bear on a high/low menu characterized by gutsy, vibrant, refined cooking. Charred-poblano onion fondue plays pillowy foil to crisp-skinned wood fire-roasted chicken. “Mexican Fried Rice” samples the best parts of arroz mexicano (bright, sofrito-driven flavor), Chinese fried rice (smoky wok hei), and Spanish paella (crispy socarrat). Plus, wherever you fall on the charge-for-bread debate, the transcendent fixings you get gratis for your measly few bucks — gloriously viscous neon-green olive oil, dreamy smoke-kissed ash butter — make one hell of a convincing case." [Eater]

Peruvian Restaurant

Website: La Brasa

Address: 124 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145

 

Sources: New England's 38 Essential Restaurants