McGonagle's is an Irish pub in Dorchester with a sprawling menu that will make you reconsider everything you thought you knew about pub grub.

Zurito is a Basque restaurant in Beacon Hill with pintxos and an excellent wine list.

This spot overlooking the harbor nails traditional New England fare with a menu that can satisfy any seafood shack craving.

Puritan Oyster Bar is ideal for seafood smorgasbords at the bar or pregaming a big dinner at Puritan and Co. next door.

The Hourly is a raw bar in Harvard Square with a deep and ever-changing selection of oysters and an exceptional burger.

21st Amendment has a short and simple menu with excellent pub classics like sliders and IPA-battered fish and chips that crunch just right.

Sushi At Temple Records is a Downtown basement spot with great tunes and even better sushi.

You can’t throw an arancina in the North End without hitting a mid-tier red sauce joint. But there are also excellent spots hiding throughout this tiny neighborhood’s cobblestone streets.

Carmelina’s is one of those rare restaurants that make us reevaluate everything we thought we knew about what constitutes a great meal.

This Newbury Street spot is basically a love letter to the seaside shacks of New England, but make it a little bit fancy and drop it in a Back Bay brownstone.

Baleia in the South End makes great Portuguese seafood.

Widowmaker now has a location in Brighton where it serves some really excellent noodle bowls and bar snacks by Bone and Bread.

Row 34 is a seafood restaurant with a good beer selection in the the Fort Point area of the Seaport.

Duozo is a decent high-end sushi place in Back Bay.

Matsunori makes some of the best sushi handrolls in Boston.

Blue Ribbon Sushi is a classic NY spot, and the Boston one is just as good.

Giulia is a popular Italian restaurant near Porter Square.

Bar Mezzana is a very good Italian restaurant with an extensive selection of crudo in the South End.

Tavolo is a lively Italian restaurant in Dorchester.

Stoked is not only one of the best pizza places in Brookline, it’s one of the best in all of Boston.

Quattro is serving wood-fired Neapolitan pies in Boston's North End.

Posto is an Italian restaurant in Davis Square with great pizza.

Puritan & Co. is casual restaurant in Inman Square with an exciting menu of New England based food.

Chickadee is a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant in an industrial corner of the Seaport.

Select Oyster Bar is a relaxed Back Bay seafood restaurant and bar with a small but very good menu.