Wayward Sons

This rustically-modern eatery, with a menu majoring in inventive farm-to-table fare– has been making waves with locals ever since it landed on Greenville Avenue at the end of 2015. Which isn't really surprising since the kitchen is headed up by one of the city's top chefs (and part owner), Graham Dodds, the same guy who put Henderson Avenue's Hibiscus restaurant on the foodie map. While the menu changes often, depending on the chef's local finds (some of which he harvests from his urban garden on the patio), expect to see everything from smoked lamb brisket with sweet onion purée and hominy flapjacks topped with braised pork to showstopping vegetarian dishes like a charcuterie board featuring lentil sausage and foie gras made with sunchoke puree. It's just as well that portions are large enough to share as you'll undoubtedly have a difficult time choosing just a few. Whatever you do, be sure to kick start your meal with one of the signature Wayward Son cocktails– made with gin, chartreuse and jalapeno.