Best of Boston

When you need fortification before hitting Hingham’s Derby Street Shoppes, slip into Little Carmen’s. The wee strip-mall café in Norwell serves a knock-out medley of American and Mexican dishes, from chilaquiles topped with slow-roasted pork to chili rellenos wrapped in a light-as-air omelet. Best of all? You’ll be in and out in under an hour, so you can get to shopping. Savvy neighborhood folks know about it, and you should, too.