Ten favorite Harvard Square locations, from Jasmine/Sola to Up Stairs at the Pudding, have been named "Boston's Best" by The Improper Bostonian in an issue of the magazine released this month.

Three restaurants--Up Stairs at the Pudding, The Wrap and John Harvard's Brewhouse--were given awards in the restaurant categories.

Pudding proprietor Mary-Catherine Deibel--whose Holyoke Street restaurant was awarded the prize for best romantic dinner--said that of all the awards her restaurant has won, this honor has attracted the most attention.

"More and more people are reading The Improper Bostonian, Deibel said. "And there is always a market for romance."

John Harvard's Brewhouse earned a very different accolade, as its large selection of eight beers brewed on the premises won it the title of best brew pub.

But Bridget Kelly, the restaurant's manager, said there's more to the Brewhouse than just beer.

"I see John Harvard's as a great restaurant first and a good bar second," Kelly said. The management has been focusing on changing the menu in order to accommodate customers' requests to offer more vegetarian options.

And for the second consecutive year, The Wrap restaurant on Mount Auburn Street was the winner of the award for best wraps in Boston.

Sal Farulla, a managing partner of The Wrap, believes that while winning the award has helped to attract more customers, more of the store's success should be attributed to the quality of the wraps and smoothies they offer. Since its opening in January 1998, Farulla said, the store has been successful in attracting a mix of customers, mostly professionals, students and tourists.