Hola Modern Mexican Cocina + Cantina offers Mexican dishes such as dirty guacamole topped with chorizo, pork belly and shoulder carnitas tacos made with blue corn tortillas, and a pulled chicken quesadilla. Spend some time looking at the decor — a flower filled black-and-white of a Boston terrier behind the bar, Day of the Dead artwork, and Ixtapa lights — and snap a photo with the pink or green neon taco signs. Online ordering and a patio available. Vegan options available.

Fried chicken plates come with tenders, breasts, or thighs at this Southern cooking gem in the southwest. Mama Bird uses soy oil to fry its chicken. Don’t skip the deviled eggs with candied jalapeño and bacon or the shrimp and grits. Diners can get their breakfast fix all day, with options such as chicken and waffles or smoked brisket hash. Online ordering and patio dining available.

Chef Jet Tila’s Dragon Tiger Noodle Co. lets diner choose their noodles, broths, and add-ins. Options include ramen, udon, and low carb shirataki, as well as pork belly, char-broiled chicken, beef, and tofu. Other options include tonkotsu ramen with pork broth and braised pork belly; hokkaido beef with rice noodles and beef broth; Chinese chicken noodle soup with house-made udon noodles and char-broiled chicken; or the plant-based Thai yum with grilled tofu. Takeout and delivery available.

Head to Rise & Shine for omelets, pancakes, Benedicts, or steak and eggs. Chilaquiles come with pork carnitas or carne asada. Breakfast burritos are stuffed with green chili or grilled steak. Texas French toast, sweet cream pancakes, a bananas Foster waffle, or red velvet chocolate chip pancakes take care of a sweet tooth. The staff even wears pajamas. Online ordering available.

This Italian deli and restaurant brings dishes such as pasta spec with peas, mushrooms, and four cheeses sauce and linguine fisherman’s cioppino in a dining room with Italian marble, dark maple wood, and leather banquets. Yes, posters of spaghetti Westerns line the wall. Delivery and takeout available with curbside pickup. Vegan options available.

Southern Highlands’ Tuscan Highlands apartment community has Becca’s Restaurant & Lounge with homemade dishes with vegetarian and Keto options. The 9,500-square-foot restaurant features a patio with water and fire elements and an imported wine cart from Italy that overlooks Grove Beach Club, the complex’s pool area. A wine garden offers a vine-draped setting with Italian mosaic tiled benches. Try a chicken Parm sandwich, pizzas, baked ziti, or salmon with sautéed spinach and orzo. Contactless takeout available.