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

Mariel is a Cuban restaurant downtown. Don’t let all the selfies distract you from the fact that it’s actually really good.

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.

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.

Thirsty Scholar is a pub in Inman Square with a large beer menu and average bar food.

The Druid is an Irish pub in Inman Square with surprisingly good oxtail soup.

Better Sorts is a Downtown Boston cocktail bar with great cocktails, trippy deer portraits on the wall, and couches to take it all in.

The Met is both a business meal place, and a sports bar in the Back Bay.