Best of Boston

During the pandemic, Barbara Lynch’s lunch-counter-style trattoria, ever her empire’s undersung outlier, finally stepped into the spotlight as a curbside hub for scoring pan-imperial delights, including fresh pasta made in-house; cheeseburgers and craft-cocktail kits by Drink downstairs; and No. 9 Park’s magical Bolognese sauce by the pint, quart, or trough