Each restaurant in this list will be remembered for its dishes (a lip-tingling Nashville hot chicken at Bird & Bone; a satisfying bowl of noodles at Cake Thai), but a great establishment is also one where friendships are forged, be it sipping a cafecito with a buddy at David s or, in the case of the
New Times staff, holding the occasional editorial meeting over beers at Concrete Beach.
In these uncertain times, the fates of some establishments remain.uncertain. Chef Timon Balloo s magnificent spot, Balloo, for example, closed its 30-seat dining room for good and pivoted to selling meal kits from its website. The website now says the meals aren t available, and