Now Open on Resy: Northern Spy, Bar Mezzana, Aeronaut, and More

Northern Spy is set inside a 220-year-old copper mill founded by Paul Revere, but it’s the furthest thing from a Liberty Trail tourist trap. Instead, this sister restaurant to Somerville’s Loyal Nine focuses on traditional, wood-fired New England cooking that yields thoughtful dishes including cauliflower with crispy fried oats and mint, sirloin tips with grilled scallions, and potato dumplings in a hearth-roasted chicken broth.

Dining Status: Open for outdoor dining. Order takeout here.

Aeronaut’s cavernous Somerville brewery pulls double duty as a beer hall, complete with rows of picnic table seating and nine freshly brewed creations on draft at any moment. Weigh the merits of a Belgian-style dubbel or a New England IPA before scooping up pork-and-cheese arepas from Carolicious, an on-site Venezuelan food vendor.

Dining Status: Open for indoor and outdoor dining.

Bar Mezzana’s focus on lighter, seafood-oriented “Coastal Italian” is the perfect antidote to red-sauce inundation. Dinner might start with a yellowtail crudo delicately topped with grapefruit and pickled chile, before rising to bucatini amatriciana with mint and parmesan, and then finishing with spiced tuna steak.

Dining Status: Open for indoor and outdoor dining.

Joanne Chang’s riveting Asian-ish diner is executed to the nines, commanding an always-streaming crowd of locals. And that’s because Chang’s tribute to the flavors of her childhood are an electric kind of soul food, rooted in pillowy dim sum.

Dining Status: Open for outdoor dining. Order here for pickup and here for delivery.

Cheddar-and-scallion Parker House rolls, shellfish platters, duck frites with orange béarnaise — what you come here for are the classics prepared for residents, not tourists. Pro Tip: Give into your temptation for a Dirty Martini or a White Cosmo, safe in the knowledge that you’ll receive a finessed version of each.

Dining Status: Open for indoor and outdoor dining.

This counter-service import of one of Maine’s preeminent seafood spots serves their reputation-making brown butter lobster roll plus fried oysters buns, New England clam chowder with salt pork, and plenty of the promised bivalves. Bonus: Eventide Fenway provides the best deal on a pint of Narragansett within a mile of Fenway Park.

Dining Status: Open for outdoor dining. Order here for pickup and here for delivery.

French Quarter brings the bayou to Boston with Creole classics, including New Orleans-style barbecue shrimp, fried oysters in remoulade, and crawfish étouffée. And because no restaurant inspired by the Big Easy would be complete without the prerequisite cocktails: Sazeracs, Hurricanes, and Vieux Carres are well represented on its drink menu.

Dining Status: Open for indoor dining.

Tinned fish, charcuterie, cheese, and natural wine: There are at least four important reasons to visit this tiny DTX gem. But you’re coming back because of the thoughtful service, spot-on recommendations, and a daily changing panini special that never disappoints.

Dining Status: Open for indoor and outdoor dining. Order takeout here.

Within a sleek dining room decorated by hanging plants you’ll experience classic Latin American flavors with a thoughtful Mediterranean touch. In more material terms, that may mean lamb empanadas with spiced capers and pine nuts, grilled Spanish octopus in a smoked paprika-lemon emulsion, and spit-roasted Peruvian chicken accompanied by mashed sweet potatoes and butternut squash.

Dining Status: Open for indoor and outdoor dining. Order takeout here.

Even in a coastal town renowned for its seafood, The Oysterman stands out. Why is that? A high-low embrace that sees buttermilk fried oysters and steak-and-cheddar eggrolls sharing menu space with gruyere-stuffed lobster arancini or pan-seared swordfish with Israeli couscous in a sun-dried tomato beurre blanc.

Dining Status: Open for indoor and outdoor dining. Order takeout here.

With a dozen margaritas to choose from (did someone mention grilled pineapple?) and a half-dozen street taco varietals ranging from classic pork carnitas to tempura cauliflower, Papagayo is a Tequila-fueled exercise in Mexican comfort food. Don’t overlook the mighty dorado-style burrito, which is grilled on a hot plancha and stuffed with your choice of grilled chicken, beef picadillo or carnitas.

Dining Status: Open for indoor and outdoor dining. Order here for pickup and here for delivery.

This retro diner looks like something straight out of a 1950s postcard and has the kind of food our 12-year-old selves would crave — fried chicken and waffles, oven-roasted potato skins, and s’mores pie.

Dining Status: Open for indoor and outdoor dining. Order takeout here.

Get ready to live your best Italian life at SRV: The Venetian-style bacaro deals in gorgeous pasta and cicchetti, with all the Italian wines and cocktails your heart could desire.

Dining Status: Open for indoor and outdoor dining.

Turner’s is the classic New England seafood house adapted for the 21st century, complete with a fresh fish market, an oyster bar dating from the early 1900’s, and an embarrassment of from-the-sea riches, including lobster bisque with sherry and cream, Oysters Rockefella, and a house-smoked haddock in pearl onion au gratin.

Dining Status: Open for indoor dining. Order takeout here.