Stephanie’s On Newbury

Stephanie’s on Newbury has served comfort food in Back Bay since 1994, with a sidewalk cafe, bar and skylit indoor dining spaces. The menu gives you plenty of familiar choices: clam chowder, a turkey club with avocado and bacon, fish and chips, and rigatoni Bolognese. Brown-butter cornbread with maple butter is one way to start; the spinach-and-artichoke dip is another if you’re sharing.

Weekend brunch runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with pancakes, eggs Benedict and short-rib hash among the options. There’s a separate afternoon menu between brunch and dinner on weekends, so the kitchen schedule accommodates a late meal after shopping. The corner at Newbury and Exeter is a good spot to watch the neighborhood go by, with indoor seating available when the weather doesn’t cooperate.