Cutter’s Bar & Grill

Cutter’s is a real bar with a very real burger reputation. The room is warm, unfussy, and local; the burger is big enough to make lunch the plan instead of the thing between plans.

Go hungry, order the burger the way you actually want it, and do not pretend the fries and onion rings are for the table.

Eastern Market has made you hungry or you want a bar meal with zero design-school theater.

You want tiny plates, a quiet date, or lunch that leaves you ready for a marathon.