The Rusty Mackerel (CLOSED)

Uptown native James Moran (Olives, Chanterelle) plys Mediterranean small plates at this 35-seat Washington Heights restaurant. From an open kitchen, the chef sends out dishes that honor the neighborhood’s diversity: stinging nettle and calabrese pepper flatbread, cod a la plancha topped with chickpea vinaigrette, and cauliflower in a golden-raisin chimichurri. Sommelier Marcella Smith (54 Below) curates a drinks list that includes a rhubarb-strawberry sangria on tap and six draft wines (cabernet franc, mourvèdre).