BEST DOWNTOWN DINING

Tie

Maldaner’s 222 S. Sixth St., 522-4313 Obed and Isaac’s 500 S. Sixth St., 670-0627 These two restaurants have different aims, but both are equally fantastic, depending on your mood and the occasion. For an upscale lunch or dinner, it’s tough to beat Maldaner’s, no matter where you go. From the signature beef Wellington to the rack of lamb to the morel mushroom pie come springtime, it is all very, very good, and there is an extensive wine list plus top-shelf liquors to help things along. Obed and Isaac’s is both a restaurant and a pub, but the good kind, without blaring television or neon beer signs covering the walls. A great place to grab a sandwich, burger, flatbread pizza or salad. Runner-up: Augie’s Front Burner