Vinateria

Find coastal Italian fare at this restaurant–wine bar in Harlem. The casual 57-seat spot offers a small menu of classics, including homemade spaghetti with fava beans, sautéed striped bass in ramp sauce, and grilled octopus on a bed of celery frisée. To drink: an extensive 53-bottle wine list highlighting small producers from the boot-shaped country. Park yourself at the mahogany zinc-topped bar—dug out from an old Gramercy Park tavern—or in one of the church-pew banquettes.