"Tolo is a wine bar where you can pair things like cold poached chicken in a málà chili oil with an earthy-yet-zippy Alsatian pinot noir (thanks to their friends at Parcelle). The chef is from Hong Kong, but the menu is derived from a few different regions of China. It’s dark, the kitchen is open, the green beans are spicy and gingery and full of ground pork, and it’s a great spot to go for a casual date, or a hangout with a couple of friends—though the restaurant is small, so big groups are no-go." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, neha talreja, will hartman