Cuisine:

• Contemporary
• Bistro

Exchange Street Bistro Description:
Opened in July 2006, John Carlino has created a brand-new bistro and martini lounge in an unexpected location: an almost abandoned section of Exchange Street, which once served as the basement service entrances to Malden's old downtown Pleasant Street stores. Finding it might be difficult in your car (it's behind the two multi-story parking garages on Route 60), but it's an easy 10-minute walk from the Malden Center Orange Line station.
This upscale bistro in a neighborhood undergoing a revitalization, with Malden's growing population of luxury apartment dwellers forming an initial clientele, might take some time to discover its niche, and its opening menu reveals quite an assortment: homemade lobster ravioli filled with lobster and spinach, grilled New York strip steak served with country mashed potatoes and green beans, crispy eggplant Napoleon layered with Portabello mushrooms, basil pesto, roasted red peppers and mozzarella and ricotta. Dinner entrees ($15-23) are likely to change so check their web-site for the full menu. Also open for lunch and Sunday brunch.


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