Dinner for 2 at Twenty Manning. 

The affable Audrey Taichman remains the city’s top hostess with the mostess at her enduring Twenty Manning, now known as Twenty Manning Grill. The name change was just one of a few revamps: spot-on café décor, an updated menu that’s globally inspired but locally sourced—thanks to chef-partner Kiong Banh, who remains a force here—and a bevy of cool new cocktails. The revised menu boasts salads, burgers, raw-bar selections, snacks and sides and heartier plates like steak frites and pan-seared scallops. Also new is the “Daily Show,” a weekly roster of feel-good dishes like lobster pot pie or a brisket sandwich. Happily, version 2.0 retains that can’t-put-your-finger-on-it charm and strong neighborhood presence that first made it a winner more than 10 years ago. If you haven’t dined here in awhile, Twenty Manning Grill deserves another visit. 261 S. 20th St.