Moun of Tunis

Just across the street from El Compadre, this longtime Moroccan restaurant has been transporting diners to North Africa since 1977 with Moorish design elements, live belly dancers and family-style spreads of brik (a Tunisian hand pie), harira (Moroccan chickpea stew), couscous and other vegetarian-friendly Middle Eastern dishes. No matter what you order, every dinner here ends with a fresh cup of black tea and bastila—a Moroccan dessert that consists of layers of fried pastry and crème anglaise topped with plenty of powdered sugar.