Bonefish Grill
300 S. Stratford Road.
Phone: 724-4518. $$-$$$. ABC.
Corporate but cozy, this chain is all about seafood, flown in fresh daily and much of it grilled over a fire.
El Paisano
2742 Waughtown St.
Phone: 650-0400. $.
Tacos, tacos, tacos, drizzled with lots of fresh salsas. And at this taqueria, you can see women behind the counter making the corn tortillas that are shortly destined for your mouth.
Ganache Restaurant and Baking Co.
403 N. Elm St., Greensboro.
Phone: 336-230-2253. $$. ABC.
Despite the name, come here for more than baked goods. At lunch, try salads, sandwiches and burgers. Dinner features lots of seafood and many vegetarian options.
Lighthouse Restaurant
905 Burke St.
Phone: 724-9619. $. BW.
This is the kind of neighborhood institution where everyone -- career wait staff, cooks, the owner -- will know your name if you come with any regularity. It's standard diner fare, but served with love.
Milner's American Southern
630 S. Stratford Road.
Phone: 768-2221. $$$. ABC.
Charleston-inspired upscale Southern -- crab cakes, baked pimento cheese, frogmore stew, pork tenderloin crusted with Moravian spice cookies, sweet-potato bread pudding, and on and on.
Nawab
129 S. Stratford Road.
Phone: 725-3949. $$. BW.
This Indian restaurant has a deal for two, even three, hungry people: garlic naan, vegetable masala, tandoori chicken and shrimp, samosas and more for about $35.
Old Salem Tavern
736 S. Main St. (in Old Salem).
Phone: 748-8585. $$$. ABC.
Reviewed July 23, 2009.
The Moravians of the early 1800s apparently ate more than sugar cake and the world's thinnest cookies … take pumpkin and sunflower seed crusted salmon, for example, served by wait staff in period costume. Don't miss: homemade lemon ice cream.
Sweet Potatoes
529 N. Trade St.
Phone: 727-4844. $$. ABC.
Sultry Southern cooking in downtown's Arts District. Jazz, lazy ceiling fans, fried okra and green tomatoes, and sweet potato everything.
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