Dining Guide

While its storefront exterior hints at this eatery’s former life as a butcher shop in the late 1800s, the main dining room of Talisker on Main features a gleaming open kitchen, black-and-white floor tiles, vintage chandeliers, and an original tin ceiling. Diners luxuriate on large upholstered chairs in the 42-seat dining area. Classic American favorites abound, but with some upscale twists. The menu changes daily, but if they’re available, try the lobster hush puppies with sweet pepper salad, fines herbes, and paprika butter. And you can’t go wrong with the melt-in-your-mouth buttermilk chicken with honey butter biscuits, black-eyed peas, and greens, or the roasted Brussels sprout salad with pomegranate, pancetta, and hazelnuts. Vegetarians will love the eggplant and onion tart, with mushrooms, barley, and tahini mousseline. But the best approach to dining here may be the four-course chef’s tasting menu—capped by one of the exquisite desserts.