Late last year the Field & Vine crew opened June Bug with the same local, seasonal and sustainable aims, a veggie and pescatarian lean and a slate of wood-fired pizzas and intriguing small plates that include a rare skate wing.

La Brasa is a rare fine-Mexican restaurant serving an equally rare dish of quail that’s tender and sweet, with a lightly crisp skin from wood-fired roasting.

People swear by its fish and chips in its classic newspaper wrapping at The Druid in Inman Square, but don’t skip its unique chicken salad sandwich.

You can find old-school Italian comfort food on this side of the river, including satisfying basics: chicken Parm, lobster fra diavolo and veal scallopini.

The Venezuelan cantina Carolicious at the Aeronaut Brewery slings arepas and more, but not much more. The cooks focus on one thing and do it right.

Nowhere else but in Frank Herbert’s “Dune” is spice so essential than at Sumiao Hunan Kitchen, where the question is always “How spicy do you want that?”

The Eaves at Bow Market may be the hottest ticket in town, and entering its warm, red glow is like stepping into elegant and intimate cinema.

To think of Puritan’s bluefish melt as the best tunafish sandwich you’ve ever had would not be off base, but it’s just the start of the seafood treats here.

Mothership’s menu covers the bases of family dinner, shareable snacks, libations, vegetarian options and rib-sticking fill-ups, a mix of cafe and upscale casual.

The cafe foods that come to mind when Americans dream of Paris are at the PRB Boulangeries in Cambridge’s Kendall Square and Somerville’s Ward 2.