Downstairs from Tabla, chef Floyd Cardoz is reworking the meals of his Subcontinental youth at his cheaper and (dare we say it?) fresher Bread Bar.

Crispo
240 West 14th Street
(212-229-1818).

City Bakery 3 West 18th Street (212-366-1414). Open 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday; dinner, beginning shortly, will be served 6 to 11 p.m. Appetizers, $6 to $11; entrées, $9 to $20. All major credit cards.

Merge
142 West 10th Street (212-691-7757).
"Gino's Soprano Style Sunday dinner" 4 to 10 p.m.
$25 prix fixe. A.E. only
Marylou's
21 West 9th Street (212-533-0012).
"Grandma B. Cooks Italian" Tuesdays 5 p.m. to midnight.
Appetizers, $6 to $9; entrées, $9 to $18. A.E., M.C., V.

If it had any interest in jumping on the current menu-concept bandwagon, Chino's could label its multiethnic small plates “Asian tapas.”

With big flavors and small prices, Kuma Inn gives tapas a Thai-Philippine twist (and a dash of Bouley and Boulud).

New York has always been a mecca for pizza junkies looking to get a piece of the pie. Now, in a delicious development, grilled pizza is popping up all over town. Here's where to find it.

Williamsburg’s Chickenbone Café features some of the best regional products around—the region being its native borough. The result? Call it “Brooklyn global cuisine.”