West Town Tavern (CLOSED)

We wish every neighborhood had a cozy spot like this—unfussy food, fun wines, and jeans and suits mingling sans attitude. Chef-owner Susan Goss and her husband, Drew, not only are pillars in the local food community, but they also keep us coming back weekly for different nightly specials, like the killer buttermilk biscuit–and–fried chicken platter, made with Goss’s great-grandma’s recipe. Other nights, the staple menu—antipasto plate, skillet-roasted mussels and bourbon pecan pie—is supplemented by seasonal specials.