Island Creek Oyster Bar is a quintessential Boston seafood restaurant.

Pagu is a Spanish and Japanese tapas restaurant in Central Square.

Myers & Chang is a fun Asian fusion restaurant in the South End.

Hojoko is a Japanese restaurant in the Fenway that is the opposite of a sensory deprivation tank.

Puritan & Co. is casual restaurant in Inman Square with an exciting menu of New England based food.

La Brasa is a big, meat-forward place in East Somerville that has a good cocktail menu.

Alcove is a West End American restaurant, and one of the only places to eat near the Garden that doesn't have Bobby Orr jerseys hanging on the wall.

Eastern Standard is a brasserie in Kenmore Square.

The first thing you’ll notice at Myung Dong in Allston is the K-Pop videos playing on a loop. The second thing you’ll notice is the good Korean menu.

Little Donkey is a small plates restaurant in Central Square that’s great for drinks and few bites.

Le's is a casual Vietnamese place in Harvard Square.

Legal Harborside is a giant seafood restaurant in the Seaport, with multiple dining concepts and a big roof deck with harbor views.

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

A&B is a casual spot in the West End that makes a pretty good burger.

Carrie Nation is a restaurant and cocktail bar in Downtown Boston. It does one of those thing much better than the other.

Capo is an enormous and (sadly) mediocre Italian restaurant and bar in South Boston.