Ama at The Atlas

Ama means “mother” in Nepali, and family cooking is the starting point at this restaurant inside The Atlas Hotel in Allston. Biplaw Rai and Nyacko Pearl Perry, the pair behind James Beard-nominated Comfort Kitchen, created Ama as a tribute to the people who raised and fed us.

Come for dinner with people who like to share, so you can try the lamb kofta, berbere-spiced fried chicken with honey-citrus toum, and tacu tacu, a red quinoa and lentil cake. Weekend brunch brings chicken and waffles, buttermilk pancakes with lemon maple butter, and a burger topped with a fried egg. The drinks menu gives spirit-free cocktails plenty of attention, too.