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

Trillium is a brewery in the Seaport. The line out the door will be full of people coming for the beer, but the food is actually really good, too.

Deep Ellum is an American restaurant in Allston that serves good beer.

Charlie's Kitchen is a diner, beer garden, and punk bar all rolled into one in Harvard Square.

Shojo is a fun and colorful Asian restaurant in Chinatown that feels more like a bar than a restaurant.

Pabu is a sleek izakaya on the second floor of the Millennium Tower downtown.

Merchant is a Downtown brasserie that gets the job done if what you happen to be looking for is a Downtown brasserie.

Lolita is a Mexican place in the Seaport that's more like a gothic bar than a restaurant.

Tico is a lively Back Bay Latin place with a sneakily good burger.

Committee is a perfectly OK Greek spot on Fan Pier that has a fun outdoor bar in the summer.

Democracy Brewing is a Downtown Crossing brewpub with a menu of snack-type foods.

Night Shift Lovejoy Wharf is the West End location of the Night Shift Brewery. Unlike the original, it has food, but it’s also not nearly as fun.

Dos Diablos and Two Saints is a beer hall and taco bar in the Fenway.

Coogan’s is an Irish pub Downtown where you’ll get beer for the price of $1 and some stuff stuck to your shoes.

JM Curley is a solid downtown drinking spot with a great burger.

The Automatic is a spot in Kendall Square that’s kind of a bar, kind of a diner, and kind of a 1950′s airport lounge.