Where to Dine Now

The $31 Question

That’s the cost of the average Boston restaurant meal, according to the latest Zagat survey. But just what that buys you depends on where you’re pulling up a chair.

• 1 grilled thinly sliced filet mignon with bone marrow and béarnaise sauce ($31). La Voile, 261 Newbury St., Boston, 617-587-4200, lavoileboston.net

• 4 1/2; Pearl all-beef franks ($7 each) with homemade condiments. Speed’s Famous Hot Dog Wagon, Newmarket Square, Roxbury.

• 1 grilled Niman Ranch pork chop with chestnut stuffing, sweet potatoes, and a bourbon-apple reduction ($31). Icarus, 3 Appleton St., Boston, 617-426-1790, icarusrestaurant.com.

• 17 3/4; chicharrón (fried pork rind) pupusas ($1.75 each). La Pupusa Guanaca, 378 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, 617-524-4900.

• 1 pan-roasted Giannone chicken with creamy cauliflower, sautéed artichokes, and Swiss chard “kimchi” ($31). UpStairs on the Square, 91 Winthrop St., Cambridge, 617-864-1933.

• 15 1/2 Jamaican chicken patties ($2 each). Ortanique, 370 Huron Ave., Cambridge, 617-234-0440, ortaniquecuisine.com.

—By MC Slim JB