Ten Tables is an excellent neighborhood restaurant in Jamaica Plain.

Loyal Nine is a restaurant focused on regional foods with a nice patio in East Cambridge.

Eastern Standard is a brasserie in Kenmore Square.

Mei Mei is the brick and mortar of a great foodtruck that serves Chinese-American food for lunch.

The Gallows is a very solid gastropub in the South End.

Beehive is a comfort food restaurant in the South End that has nightly live music.

Lulu’s is a restaurant in Allston that has a bocce court and satisfying brunch.

Little Dipper is a space-themed diner in Jamaica Plain.

Alden & Harlow in Harvard Square serves good, not great American small plates in a fun underground space with excellent cocktails.

The Red House is a farm-to-table-ish restaurant inside of a 200-year-old house.

Southern Proper is a big restaurant in the South End that serves excellent hushpuppies.

Democracy Brewing is a Downtown Crossing brewpub with a menu of snack-type foods.

Darryl’s is a jazz bar that serves Southern classics like fried chicken and waffles and shrimp and grits.

Cuchi Cuchi is an eclectic small plates place in Central Square with great cocktails.

224 Boston is a tavern in Dorchester serving American food in a homey setting with a beautiful patio.

DBar in Dorchester is a pub/club serving a broad range of food in a fun space with a nice back patio.