Kamakura is a high-end Japanese restaurant downtown with tasting menus in addition to a la carte options.

Bennett's is a good counter-service sandwich shop in the Fenway.

El Pelon is a great counter-service taco spot in the West Fens.

Night Shift is a big brewery in Everett with great beers and a patio with food trucks.

Sofra is a counter-service cafe in West Cambridge that makes incredible meze and Mediterranean dishes.

Orinoco is a great Latin restaurant in Harvard Square with a nice patio.

Tatte is a huge cafe in Harvard Square with great pastries and Middle Eastern specialties.

Santouka is a great ramen spot in Harvard Square that kind of feels like a spaceship.

Bartley's is a casual Harvard Square spot where you can eat a good burger in the same seat Al Pacino once sat in (and maybe also had a good burger).

Night Market is a Harvard Square basement filled with Asian street food and graffiti art on the walls.

Bonchon Chicken is a casual Korean restaurant in a Harvard Square basement.

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

Artu is a traditional Italian restaurant in the North End that’s good for weeknight walk-ins.

Atlantic Fish is a standard seafood restaurant in Back Bay where you can get some perfectly OK New England seafood.

Andala is a coffee house and restaurant with a great patio in Central Square.

Viale is a bright and busy Italian restaurant in Central Square.