Dogwood Cafe

The brick-oven pizza can be heavy on the cheese - a recent pie featured a uniform blanket of white, no sauce visible at all. But it’s still tasty, and the restaurant is a great hangout, with a pubby wood interior and fun crowd. There are good topping combos available, and at brunch you can get a breakfast pizza with eggs, sausage, bacon, home fries, and mozzarella.

Pictured, the willow pizza features mozzarella, goat cheese, and spinach.

Dogwood Cafe, 3712 Washington St., 617-522-7997. www.dogwoodcafe.com