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.

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.

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

Anh Hong is a casual but excellent Vietnamese restaurant in Dorchester.

Taranta is an Italian-Peruvian restaurant in the North End that more people should know about.

Celeste is a cool little Peruvian restaurant in Union Square that makes great ceviche.