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Hours
| Saturday | 5 PM–1 AM |
| Sunday | 5 PM–1 AM |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 5 PM–1 AM |
| Wednesday | 5 PM–1 AM |
| Thursday | 5 PM–1 AM |
| Friday | 5 PM–1 AM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 14 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02445
Phone: (617) 505-6851
Website: https://meraibar.com/
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Reservations: opentable.com
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Reviews
Aheli Wanders
What a great find. We needed some late night (11pm) eats after a concert and we discovered Merai. Instead of settling for a slice of pizza, we ended up with one of the best meals. We had grilled hamachi collar with a lovely spicy tamarind/garlic dusting, the chicken rice (chicken wings stuffed with garlic fried rice and double fried), a kale salad with a spicy sweet pistachio dressing and roasted pumpkin, and their hot dog – decadently served on a brioche bun, salted yolk topping. We could have easily eaten our way through the whole menu. The cocktail menu was beyond. If you want an incredibly tasty and innovative Thai meal, come here.
… moreDara Behjat
Absolutely one the best dining experiences I’ve had in Boston. Every dish was so unique flavorful and cooked to perfection. Truly a perfect meal with amazing cocktails to go with it. Can’t hype this place up enough. Absolutely loved it. Would go into detail about each dish but each one was amazing. Only weird thing was the dessert, dessert was really bad, but honestly couldn’t care less thats how good everything else was.
… moreJudy J
I’m giving Merai, a full 5 stars. The service here is excellent — attentive, friendly, and professional, making the dining experience very enjoyable. The cocktails are well-crafted, flavorful, and perfectly balanced. For those seeking vegetarian options, the menu offers delicious choices that are thoughtfully prepared. Overall, Merai combines great food, drinks, and service, making it a standout spot in Brookline. Highly recommended!
… moreGaby Renfroe
What an amazing find! This place came across my TikTok feed, which can be hit or miss for food recs, but this place turned out to be great! I tried five dishes and I think my faves were the rigatoni and hotdog, but everything was delicious! The cocktails were also well done and offered interesting flavors I hadn’t tried before. The servers were sweet and attentive, we loved our waitress who took the time to talk with us and tell us more about the dishes. Will definitely be back to try more.
… moreMagda A. Jabbar
Cool vibe but noisy here. Food was nicely presented, tasty, fresh ingredients. My favorite was crab croquettes.
Portions are small so order several to share.
… morePortions are small so order several to share.
Roma
The food and service here were exceptional!! Celebrated mine and my partners birthdays here. We ordered the tom kha mushroom risotto which CHANGED MY LIFE! I had the tomklong chazuke which was soo delicious and comforting. My partner had the buffalo wings and liked them! We ended the night with the Thai tea tiramisu which was perfect. Not to mention the service was so attentive and kind. An amazing night and can’t wait to go back!!!
… moreJamie Spagnuolo
Impeccable food and service! We came here for my birthday and all of the waitstaff were awesome. I ordered the strawberry cheesecake drink and my husband ordered Wonka’s ticket. Both drinks were well presented and interesting — I’m not sure that the strawberry cheesecake was my favorite drink, but I appreciated that it was different from anything else I’d tried.
For food, we ordered the pork dumplings, chicken rice, rigatoni, and the hot dog. All of the dishes were unique and well executed. The pork dumplings had a very nice celery note to them that made them different from other pork dumplings I’ve tried, the chicken rice was super unique in that it’s chicken stuffed with rice, garlicky and delicious. The rigatoni was a slightly bigger plate and had a good amount of heat to it, which I really enjoyed. It was a great fusion of Italian and Thai flavors. Lastly, the famous hot dog: super delicious and the bun was perfectly toasted. The egg yolk flavor comes through and the sausage had a nice snap. If I had one minor critique, it would be that each dish was very hot when it came out, and it was hard to wait for them to cool down a little. But that’s being picky because there wasn’t anything else to complain about 😉
Finally, we ordered the tiramisu, which was DELICIOUS! I am a dessert lover and very picky about tiramisu. I find a lot of them to be too soggy for my liking, but not this one! It had the perfect texture and flavor. It was not overly tea-tasting if that’s something you’re worried about. Would recommend ordering it! Our server also put a candle in it and sang happy birthday to me, which was lovely.
Last but certainly not least: the service was really excellent, especially in the age of post-Covid when I feel like service has decreased across the board. We were given a bottle of water, but the servers also came around to top off our water glasses and replaced the water bottle as soon as it was empty. This is a small but noticeable thing! We were also given fresh plates at one point since we’d tried a few different dishes. Plus there was the candle in the tiramisu and all of the servers came over and did a shot with us, which I really loved. It was the perfect amount of celebration! I’ve never had that happen before at any other restaurant and it was awesome.
In short: excellent food, excellent service. Overall felt like a very thoughtful experience. Would absolutely come back and would recommend for a special occasion!
… moreFor food, we ordered the pork dumplings, chicken rice, rigatoni, and the hot dog. All of the dishes were unique and well executed. The pork dumplings had a very nice celery note to them that made them different from other pork dumplings I’ve tried, the chicken rice was super unique in that it’s chicken stuffed with rice, garlicky and delicious. The rigatoni was a slightly bigger plate and had a good amount of heat to it, which I really enjoyed. It was a great fusion of Italian and Thai flavors. Lastly, the famous hot dog: super delicious and the bun was perfectly toasted. The egg yolk flavor comes through and the sausage had a nice snap. If I had one minor critique, it would be that each dish was very hot when it came out, and it was hard to wait for them to cool down a little. But that’s being picky because there wasn’t anything else to complain about 😉
Finally, we ordered the tiramisu, which was DELICIOUS! I am a dessert lover and very picky about tiramisu. I find a lot of them to be too soggy for my liking, but not this one! It had the perfect texture and flavor. It was not overly tea-tasting if that’s something you’re worried about. Would recommend ordering it! Our server also put a candle in it and sang happy birthday to me, which was lovely.
Last but certainly not least: the service was really excellent, especially in the age of post-Covid when I feel like service has decreased across the board. We were given a bottle of water, but the servers also came around to top off our water glasses and replaced the water bottle as soon as it was empty. This is a small but noticeable thing! We were also given fresh plates at one point since we’d tried a few different dishes. Plus there was the candle in the tiramisu and all of the servers came over and did a shot with us, which I really loved. It was the perfect amount of celebration! I’ve never had that happen before at any other restaurant and it was awesome.
In short: excellent food, excellent service. Overall felt like a very thoughtful experience. Would absolutely come back and would recommend for a special occasion!
Liliana Jimenez
I would give this place a million out of ten because everything was SO GOOD!!! The service was excellent, the food was phenomenal (tends to be generally spicy, but in a warm way, not a scorch your mouth way), and the cocktails were just next level science. Highly recommend if you want a perfectly balanced fusion dishes and top tier cocktails with excellent service!
… moreAurora Wilks
Awesome place with a unique and exciting menu, different flavor cocktails that are a refreshing change. Tried multiple dishes but the chicken rice was the number one of the night. Such a creative dish that taste great. Thai tea tiramisu was the reason for the visit and it did not disappoint. great service and conversation at the bar, just a little loud inside. Worth a visit for sure.
… moreGabbie Kim
Merai was great. We visited after reading that it had been named Best New Bar by the James Beard Foundation this year and were not disappointed.
We ordered the Sober Opera and the Plum cocktails—both were excellent, and I especially loved the lychee foam. The tapa-style menu was a plus, letting us try a variety of dishes. We had the Korean raw beef with a Thai twist, duck bao buns, chicken sandwich, and mussels. Everything, that has Thai touch, was spot on (I really liked their baguette as well).
To our surprise, the total came out to only around $100 before tip. Solid place—highly recommend.
… moreWe ordered the Sober Opera and the Plum cocktails—both were excellent, and I especially loved the lychee foam. The tapa-style menu was a plus, letting us try a variety of dishes. We had the Korean raw beef with a Thai twist, duck bao buns, chicken sandwich, and mussels. Everything, that has Thai touch, was spot on (I really liked their baguette as well).
To our surprise, the total came out to only around $100 before tip. Solid place—highly recommend.