Ten isn't a lot of tables, and two isn't a lot of waiters. But at the tiny Ten Tables in Jamaica Plain, a duo of servers (and on some nights, only one) tend to the guests and somehow manage to pay each just the right amount of attention. It's a feat that seems to elude many restaurants with larger wait staff s, but economy is a strong suit here — the four-course vegetarian tasting menu for $25 and the $39 wine dinner (four courses, four glasses) are some of the best deals in town. The food — from homemade charcuterie and pasta to seasonal soups (a chilled basil and zucchini with poached shrimp was recently on the menu) — is soulful, well executed, and just inventive enough.

$16-$21; 597 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, 617-524-8810, tentables.net