Hing Shing Pastry is a Chinatown bakery that makes all their pastries in-house.

Corner Cafe Bakery is a bakery in Chinatown that sells some great cakes that are also available in single servings.

Dirty Water Dough Company is a decent pizza place in Back Bay serving both slices and whole pies.

All Star Pizza Bar in Inman Square serves unique whole pies as well as slices.

New Saigon is one of only two Vietnamese restaurants in East Boston.

Sammy Carlo’s is an Italian deli in East Boston serving large sandwiches at affordable prices.

Dirty Water Dough Company is a pizza spot in East Boston serving slices and whole pies.

Milano’s is an Italian deli in East Boston with outstanding sandwiches.

Saigon Hut is a Vietnamese restaurant in East Boston with decent grilled meats.

Shy Bird is a counter-service chicken place in Kendall Square that’s also, weirdly, not a counter-service place, thanks to a full bar.

Alex’s Chimi’s is a counter-service Dominican place in Jamaica Plain.

Dolce is a small cafe and gelateria in the North End.

Anoush’ella is a fast-casual Mediterranean spot in the South End.

Yeli’s is a great (and cheap) counter-service Dominican place in Jamaica Plain.

Casa Razdora is a counter-service Italian place downtown with great sandwiches.

Sam LaGrassa’s is a Downtown lunch place that serves really big sandwiches.