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Manhattan restaurantgoers may remember Omar Balouma’s welcoming front-of-the-house presence from Chazal or Ferrier, where he met Moroccan chef Abdellah Ksiyer. At their new North African–accented French restaurant in Murray Hill, they play to a bustling lunch crowd with salads, sandwiches, and an array of brochettes; at dinner, the menu encompasses Ksiyer's native couscous and tajines. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld