Waterfront seafood restaurant sitting right on the Maine Wharf with wide windows facing the working harbor. The busy dining room runs steady all evening, turning out elevated chowders, raw bar plates, and fresh local catches.
Brick-and-timber Old Port dining room built around a massive wood-burning hearth and open kitchen. The daily menu runs on local Maine catch and harvest, sending out wood-roasted mussels, fresh oysters, and turnspit duck.
Moody Italian bar dedicated to the aperitivo tradition–classic cocktails and snacks like anchovy toast. The menu expands to imported pastas, served late in a dimly lit, plant-filled room ideal for a date night.
Wood-lined downtown dining room with a large marble oyster bar and an open kitchen. The floor fills early with a pre-theater rush, running steady through the evening with fresh Pacific Northwest oysters and rich clam chowder.
Intimate dining rooms on the second floor of a 1905 house run with the energy of a private dinner party. Seasonal French plates and wine-braised meats pair with a deep, adventurous bottle list.
Filipino-American kitchen serving daily brunch in The Hoxton lobby. Chewy ube mochi pancakes and pork belly tocino lead a lineup of sweet and savory family recipes.
Sprawling New American brasserie filling a historic Pearl District brewery. The kitchen sends out Kumamoto oysters and truffled pizzas while the bar pours two dozen regional wines straight from the tap.
Mid-century modern Belmont Street lounge pouring classic cocktails in a dim, sleek space. Bartenders serve cheap drinks and grilled cheese through the early evening, while late nights shift to the back patio and corner photo booth.
Intimate dining room serving inventive French tasting menus at communal tables. The chef’s counter lines the open kitchen, giving a direct view as the team works through the nightly courses.
Modern bathhouse and social club with a circuit of soaking pools high above the city. The cell-free space has panoramic skyline views, a dry sauna, and a steam room with custom seasonal scents.
Teak-lined Thai dining room in Kerns serving spicy, everyday comfort food. Groups pack the cozy space for bowls of khao soi and crispy pork belly shared over cocktails.
No-frills Sunnyside pizzeria serving charred, New Haven-style pies under a strict three-topping limit. Lines form on the sidewalk before opening for half-and-half pizzas, draft beer, and whole-leaf Caesar salads.
Candlelit cocktail bar housed in a former 1900s brothel lobby. The dark, red-walled room runs late into the night, pouring inventive drinks alongside shared plates of bacon-wrapped dates.
Neighborhood French bistro on Southeast Division serving updated classics like steak au poivre and Parisian gnocchi. Intimate booths and a busy bar anchor the loud room, mixing casual weeknight drinks with full anniversary dinners.
Intimate wine bar and bottle shop with the scale and warmth of a dinner party. An open kitchen anchors the candlelit room, serving French small plates and rare pours.
Maximalist dining room channeling the chaotic energy of Bangkok’s Chinatown. The kitchen turns out Thai-Chinese street plates like crispy chive cakes, charred noodles, and toasted buns with pandan custard.
Kerns trattoria and market hybrid serves house-made pastas alongside Italian pantry staples. Green banquettes sit among shelves of wine and olive oil for dinners of pork ragu pappardelle.
Colorful craftsman bungalow serving naturally leavened Neapolitan pies. Sourdough pizzas arrive with scissors for slicing and a side of whipped ricotta with garlic and honey for dunking the chewy crusts.
Psychedelic dining room serving Chinese-Malaysian street food under a disco ball. Roti canai and tamarind fried chicken hit gold tables backed by a soundtrack of 1970s Indonesian funk.
Intimate Mississippi Avenue dining room serving scratch Italian share plates and handmade pasta. An open kitchen anchors the tight, loud interior, with an enclosed patio out back for seasonal crudo and wine.
Low-lit neighborhood cocktail bar built around a U-shaped marble counter and glowing overhead orbs. Bartenders pour three-whiskey Old Fashioneds and extra-large martinis alongside deviled eggs, cheese curds, and classic burgers.
New Jersey-style red sauce joint serving comfort classics like fried mutz and rigatoni with long-braised meat sauce. It's walk-in only, so the loud, cozy room fills up fast with groups sharing plates and nineties-era cocktails.
Family-run Peruvian restaurant serving big plates of lomo saltado, fresh ceviche, and arroz chaufa. The heated, covered back patio stays busy all night with shared dishes and rounds of passionfruit pisco sours.
Indigenous comfort food centered on house-made fry bread, the fluffy base for bison burgers and chili-topped NDN tacos. An open kitchen also sends out traditional dishes like braised elk shoulder and Three Sisters mash.
