Toro is a fun South End tapas restaurant.

SRV in the South End is a great Italian restaurant with plenty of room, outdoor space, and pasta.

Sarma is a great Mediterranean restaurant in Somerville.

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

Waypoint in Harvard Square is Boston’s most interesting seafood restaurant.

Uni is a flashy Japanese izakaya in Back Bay with a $16 spoon, hot rock wagyu beef, and lots of small plates you won’t want to stop ordering.

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

Craigie On Main is an upscale French restaurant in Central Square that’s great for special occasion dinners.

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

Celeste is a cool little Peruvian restaurant in Union Square that makes great ceviche.

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

Tres Gatos is a restaurant and bar in Jamaica Plain that also sells books and records.

Chickadee is a good Italian restaurant in an industrial corner of the Seaport.

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

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

Nahita in Back Bay is a flashy Latin-Asian fusion place that has more plants than a greenhouse.