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Rare Steakhouse, at 1 Broadway in Everett, Massachusetts, holds a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star rating for 2026. It is a steakhouse built around certified Japanese beef.
Rare is the only registered Kobe Beef Federation user in Massachusetts, and it serves A5 beef from Japan's Hyogo prefecture. Plenty of menus use the word Kobe loosely. Here the claim is backed by registration. Meat-free dishes appear seasonally, so vegetarians are not left with a side salad.
Forbes singles out the service: water glasses stay full, and plates are cleared as soon as you finish. The wine list received a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in 2020. At the bar, look for hard-to-find bourbons, cognacs and scotches.
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Rare Steakhouse is the sole registered Kobe Beef Federation user in Massachusetts, serving highly coveted A5 beef from the Japanese prefecture of Hyogo. While many places claim to serve Kobe, Rare’s is the real deal.Impeccable service means your water glass is never empty, and a fleet of servers makes sure your food arrives promptly and plates are swept away as soon as you’re done.Non-carnivores don’t have to feel left out or stay at home. Delicious meat-free dishes are featured seasonally.In addition to an excellent wine list, the Boston restaurant features an extensive menu of unique and hard-to-find bourbons, cognacs and scotches.
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