Grace By Nia

Yes, the Seaport has changed quite a bit over the years, with warehouses giving way to gleaming skyscrapers and glitzy shops. But we’ve also gotten spots like Grace By Nia, somewhere you can see live music, drink great cocktails, and share some solid food while listening to somebody play the saxophone. You’ll have to pay $25 to make a reservation near the stage, but that’s where you want to be for some first-rate R&B, jazz, and soul music—if you want a quiet dinner, this is not the place. The cocktails can be a little much (see: their espresso martini with gold flakes), but it’s sort of impossible not to have a good time here. Especially when digging into a cast-iron pan of Old Bay-heavy Maryland hot crab dip or some carrot cake chicken and waffles topped with cream cheese icing.