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.

Bisq is a wine bar and restaurant in Inman Square with a fantastic menu of American small plates.

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

Saltie Girl is a small, excellent seafood restaurant in Back Bay with a fun bar.

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.

Gustazo is a fun Cuban place in Porter Square with a big menu of small plates and good cocktails.

Oleana is a very good Mediterranean restaurant from the same people behind Sarma and Sofra.

Blue Dragon is a great Asian small plate place in Fort Point.

Cafe du Pays is a seriously cozy French-Canadian restaurant in Cambridge.

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

Spoke is a tiny wine bar in Davis Square with small plates that make it worthy of going to even if you don’t like wine.

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

Barcelona is a good tapas spot in the South End.

Parlour is an American place in Coolidge Corner with good small plates and cocktails.