New York City: ’inoteca

Transfer the Lower East Side’s scruffy little ’inoteca a few miles north, and despite the same amiable menu of great small dishes and the equally impressive wine list, the feel of the place becomes entirely different. There’s an electricity about the new outpost that makes you feel that you’ve come to the right place. A buzz fills the room as people inhale their suppli, their spiedini, their mozzarella in carrozza. The owners have added plates of pasta and polenta to the snacky menu of fried and skewered foods, panini, and plates of cured meats, and with most dishes falling in the $11 to $12 range and cocktails at $10, it’s easy to see why the place is so packed. What’s not to like? They’ve even brought along the beloved truffled egg toast.

’inoteca 323 Third Avenue, New York City (212-683-3035; inotecanyc.com)

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