Toro is a fun South End tapas restaurant.

Tanám is a Filipino restaurant that’s really just a single table in a small room in Union Square, and it’s outstanding.

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.

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.

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