With chef Dan Silverman at the helm, the Standard Grill rises above the faux-bistro competition.

Daniel Boulud’s first venture below 44th Street dishes up gourmet burgers, hot dogs, and beer.

Monkey Bar pulls in plenty of stars, but A-list connections can’t cover for D-grade cooking.

Inventive Israeli beckons in Brooklyn.

With Andrew Carmellini at the stove, De Niro’s second try at the Greenwich Hotel hits the bull’s-eye.

With its lofty ambitions (and prices), Michael White’s Marea wantonly defies the recession.

L.A. chef Govind Armstrong’s New York outpost is an awkward, noisy transplant.

Modest but sophisticated, George Mendes’s Aldea could be a prototype of dining trends to come.

A cozy Argentine grill breaks the beef-and-empanadas mold.

At Seasonal, a taste of Vienna with a modern spin.