The steamed mini buns with pork are juicy and plump; the basic pork and leek steamed dumplings were exceptional for something so basic, with a thin but spicy soy sauce to dip into. One order of each is all you need for a lunch or dinner.

Hard to believe it’s been near 10 years since the shuttering of Chez Henri, Paul O’Connell’s great neighborhood bistro. But at least its classic cubano sandwich pops up here and there.

This mediterranean tuna is marinated and dressed in olive oil (no mayo is used) and garnished with fresh spinach, tomatoes and onion. It’s simple and wildly addictive.

This Turkish-infused bakery by Belmont and Watertown has always offered prepared foods to go, but its pandemic-era priced meals for two, packaged with heating instructions, deserve the same kind of praise.

Montrose Spa celebrated its 45th anniversary just last month, a source of not just cheap breakfast food and delicious pressed sandwiches, but information about Cambridge dating back some five decades.

Oggi, a pizzeria plus, has persisted in an always changing Harvard Square – and it’s the fresh sandwiches that are the go-to.

This is homestyle comfort in a container, and it more rightfully belongs at the center of a meal than as its prologue.

The big game is over and Craigie On Main’s Super Bowl wings are gone, but the regular menu still offers a renowned burger, revolving family meals and the red chile-rubbed whole roasted chicken for two, as well as fried chicken popups and Valentine’s Day options.

If you miss the wood-grilled pizzas of Cambridge, 1., in Harvard Square, Source serves glorious wood-fired pizza pizza, gastropub appetizers (chicken wings, salads and burrata) and gourmet pasta worthy of comparison to Gran Gusto and Giulia.

A search for good, basic Thai food arrives at Yummy Thai on Massachusetts Avenue in North Cambridge, mostly for generous lunch combos featuring pad thai, pad see ew, drunken noodles and other traditional dishes.