Gehad Hadidi, the owner of Midtown institution La Bonne Soupe, opened this more personal restaurant influenced by his Syrian, Lebanese, and Palestinian heritage. The space feels right for a more mature date night, and serves up sharing plates of smashed cucumbers with smoked labneh and lemon zest, blistered grapes with tahini, tortellini stuffed with spiced minced beef and smothered with yoghurt, and charred, melt-in-your-mouth eggplant under a pile of crispy garlic and swimming in chilli oil (in a good way).

