Boston's Best Restaurant Meal Kits

Boston’s reopening plan has an updated gatherings order, which includes the “indefinite” postponement of Phase 3, Step 2. This is good for public health, but packs yet another punch to Boston restaurants that are already fighting for their lives.

Fortunately, Boston’s restaurateurs are creative and quick thinking - enter meal kits that put those subscription grocery boxes to shame. Recreate some of your favorite dishes at home, and take credit for all the work the chefs did when you pull it out of your oven. From Shakshuka and Pizza to Ramen and Tacos, we’ve rounded up the best meal kits that give you a home cooked meal you can savor, while helping to put a meal on the table of fellow Bostonians.

Financial District: Do It Yourself Ramen Kits

All the soup for you! Oisa Ramen at 1 3/4 Broad Street has been offering Ramen Soup kits for take out. Want soup for a group? Or soup made when you want it, how you want it? When restaurants were shutting down, Oisa Ramen started packing up Ramen Kits. The quick thinking spot originally was only offering orders by DM on Instagram, but now they’ve expanded to Grubhub, Caviar, and UberEats. Order all of the ingredients you like in your ramen, serves 4-6. Photo credit: @oisaramen

Not just for a limited time anymore! Order takeout on your favorite apps and #ownyourslurp

Seaport & Fort Point: Taco and Margarita Kits

The updated gatherings order may be effective Tuesday, August 11th, but we never miss a Taco Tuesday. Now it can be Lobster Taco Tuesday. Bartaco just brought back an old-school fan-favorite for this month’s #bartacosecret menu item – the Lobster Taco, available through Labor Day. However, this time around bartaco’s switching things up + teaching guests how to be a bartaco chef at home with their Lobster Taco Kit.  The lobster taco kit for 4 ($24) is available via takeout, curbside pickup + delivery at order.bartaco.com or the bartaco app. The delicate lobster meat is topped with warm browned lemon butter + served on top of a bed of nutty + sweet hominy, garnished with cilantro atop a taco for extra crunch.

For all guests who want to take their favorite restaurant food and drink home to enjoy, bartaco also offers margarita kits - there is a fresh squeezed version ($8) for you to add what you have at home, or a complete kit ($30) that contains libélula joven tequila + triple sec + agave syrup + lime juice. Bartaco also launched a to-go version of two fan-favorite cocktails, the Reviver – a refreshing mango flavored gin cocktail with fresh lime juice – and Smoke on the Water, which mixes the summer sweetness of watermelon, smoky mezcal, and cappelletti. Both cocktails are served for two at $18 and are available in an eco-friendly drink pouch at select locations.

Cambridge: Shakshuka

These days you might not be a brunch spot if you don’t offer Shakshuka - but what do you do if you can’t find patio seating for brunch this weekend? Order the Shakshuka kit from Sofra of course! Wednesday thru Sunday you can pick up favorites like Sultan’s Delight, Moussaka, and Baked Stuffed Sweet Potato as oven-ready meals, plus a Shakshuka Kit that includes six eggs, tomato-hawaij sauce, and zhoug.

Fenway: Dumplings, Bento Boxes and More

Mei Mei is now offering Dumpling Making Kits, Noodle Kits, and if you’ve been missing their breakfast, Double Awesome Kits (enough for 5!). If you’d like less work, you can purchase dumplings, bento boxes, picnics for 2, and other fan favorites. Available for pickup or delivery via Toast.

Boston and Newton: Organic Smoothie Kits

In addition to offering groceries, Juice Press quickly added do it yourself kits to their offerings, where you can get their most popular (and nutritious) smoothies, bowls and salads as do it yourself kits. Just add everything to your own blender, and save money while having deliciousness whenever you want it. Acaí bowls, Peanut butter or Vanilla protein smoothies, and of course, the Blue Magic Smoothie.

Save $20 on your first Juice Press grocery order

Charlestown: Pizza

Want to say you make your own pizza? Monument Restaurant & Tavern is delivering Make Your Own Pizza Kits through Caviar! Choose between cheese, margarita, and pepperoni. While you’re grabbing your dough, you can also pick up bottles of homemade hot sauce to put on everything else.

It’s time to improve your cooking skills while wowing your friends (or just keeping it all for yourself)

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