This Prospect Heights restaurant’s name translates to “high quality” in Spanish. Fortunately, the restaurant lives up to the lofty title with an all-day Mexican menu that’s innovative yet faithful to the country’s food traditions—with a dash of Brooklynized ingenuity. A touch of honey in the queso fundido turns the savory cheese dish into a sweet and salty medley; fish tacos are roasted instead of fried and topped with mango salsa, pistachio mole, and crispy shallots.

Stone Park Cafe has claimed a corner of 3rd Street and Fifth Avenue in Park Slope since 2004. The laidback spot churns out the type of American bistro fare that feels comforting at any time of day. The menu changes frequently enough to warrant repeat visits—but ask any local, and they’ll share that the real draw here is brunch, a mix of reliable favorites such as short rib hash and more inventive dishes including fried fish cakes with poached eggs and caper hollandaise.

Greenpoint favorite Glasserie gained national attention for modern twists on Mediterranean cooking after opening in 2013. Housed in an old glass factory just a block from the waterfront, it was part of the first wave of ambitious openings in the neighborhood as restaurateurs began pushing north from Williamsburg. Nearly 10 years later, Glasserie has gracefully transitioned from buzzy new restaurant to neighborhood standby.

Since debuting in 2011, Bunna Cafe has become a Brooklyn destination for exceptional, plant-based Ethiopian fare. Vegan meals are served communally, drawing regulars who favor family-style dining. All the dishes are served atop injera, a flatbread made from barley flour and teff. The bread is a tasty vehicle to scoop up entrees such as shiro (yellow split peas with tomato), gomen (steamed collard greens), keysir salata (a cold roasted beet salad), and more.

Holiday Cocktail Lounge combines the bartending chops of a serious cocktail lounge with the vibe and food of a very fun dive bar. It’s an irresistible combination that makes it a favorite among locals and off-duty restaurant staffers alike. Grab a basket of the ultra-crispy buffalo wings or the restaurant’s hand-cut fries, then decide whether you’d like to wash it down with a classic cocktail like a Singapore Sling or a light beer.

In a part of town filled with Indian restaurants, Dhaba stands out for the scale of its menu and the quality of its food, including ample vegetarian options. Focusing on dishes from northern and northwestern India, the extensive menu contains plenty of street food favorites. Don’t miss pav bhaji, a Mumbai roadside mainstay that consists of buttery rolls stuffed with vegetables in a spiced tomato sauce.

Residents of the Lower East Side are in an enviable position: Their neighborhood ramen spot also happens to be run by chef Ivan Orkin, whose noodle smarts landed him acclaim in both Japan and the United States, along with a feature on Netflix’s Chef’s Table. Most ramen shops specialize in one style, but Ivan Ramen showcases Orkin’s encyclopedic knowledge of the dish, offering six different broth options and broth-less mazemen.

If the name “Portale” rings a bell, it’s because the restaurant’s namesake chef, Alfred Portale, helmed the fine-dining destination Gotham Restaurant for almost 40 years. Now, Portale is bringing his precise, excellent cooking to Chelsea through the restaurant’s contemporary Italian menu. Featuring a greenmarket-driven selection that includes fresh pastas and grilled meats, diners can expect regional preparations including bolognese bianco served over housemade shell-shaped pasta.

Chef Roberto Santibañez serves up contemporary Mexican food at both locations of his Fonda restaurant, where his Mexico City roots inform the menus. Diners return to Fonda for the hand-pressed, fresh tortillas and made-to-order guacamole, along with an extensive menu that includes enchiladas, taquitos, and specialties such as the birria de borrego, a slow-braised lamb shank in guajillo broth.

New York’s French fare renaissance is in full swing, with well-funded, massive brasserie-inspired dining rooms opening across the city. La Sirène is the antithesis of this trend: a small neighborhood bistro that opened in the midst of the 2008 recession and against all odds, managed to expand and open a second location on the Upper West Side. In the winter, order the Toulouse-style cassoulet, a stew of white beans, duck confit, bacon, and pork sausage.