"It’s never stressful to get a table at this Richmond cocktail bar and restaurant, which is a built-in plus. This spot looks like an Airbnb in the Hamptons crossed with an apartment staged by HGTV with cozy leather booths and sexy dim lighting. And sharing the well-executed California-Mediterranean plates, from seasonal crudos to rich white bolognese, is a nice way for you to suss out relationship compatibility—if your date isn’t into the caesar salad loaded with fried prosciutto, consider it a red flag. " - julia chen 1, lani conway