Rochambeau is a French restaurant in the Back Bay. It’s connected to the Hynes Convention Center, both physically and spiritually.

Post 390 is an American tavern and restaurant in the Back Bay.

The Met is both a business meal place, and a sports bar in the Back Bay.

The Oyster Club is a perfectly adequate high-end seafood place downtown-ish.

The Emory is an American place on the top of Beacon Hill that’s a little better and a little more fun than most places in Downtown Boston.

Merchant is a Downtown brasserie that gets the job done if what you happen to be looking for is a Downtown brasserie.

Bar Mercato is a Downtown restaurant with a menu that works for a lot of different situations.

Boston Chops is Downtown steakhouse that looks and feels very much the way you expect a downtown steakhouse to.

Basile is a Back Bay Italian spot with average food and an atmosphere made for the people who complain about restaurants being too loud these days.

Moo is a fancy steakhouse in Beacon Hill.

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

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

Ostra is a fancy Mediterranean seafood restaurant in Back Bay.

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

Pabu is a sleek izakaya on the second floor of the Millennium Tower downtown.

Sorellina is a pricey Italian restaurant in Back Bay.