Caesar's Bistro,

70 Southbridge Street (at Clarion Suites Hotel), Worcester, 791-1400.

$13-$22. If I hadn't known that Chef Keith Bonetti (ex of Blackstone's) was behind Caesar's, my top-notch experience at the restaurant would have come as a total surprise. Instead, it was simply a total delight, with exotic treatments of gourmet fare. Menus change frequently, but we loved the duckling with saffron risotto and the nut-encrusted lamb loin with potato pancakes, and the steak au poivre.

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Price Range: $13 - $22.