Banq Restaurant
An undulating birch plywood ceiling by architecture firm Office dA sets the culinary stage in this Boston South End restaurant housed in a former bank. Chef Ranveer Brar, trained in India, explores such pairings as mung bean crepes with wild mushrooms and Asian fruit ($11) and char-grilled haddock with sautéed bok choy, water chestnut ragout and olive-tomato butter ($24; 1375 Washington St.; 617/451-0077). —Donna Paul