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Just to prove that you can't judge a boîte by its cover, Sciusci ("shoeshine" in Sicilian) offers Italian-style culinary comfort in a chilly, almost Nordic space.

Tucked among the boutiques of Madison Avenue is Kai, a thoroughly neighborhood joint -- that is, if the neighborhood were the Upper East Side of Osaka.

Fish guru Rick Moonen has left the safe harbor of Oceana to helm his own ship, RM. And he's never been sailing smoother.

The latest in a slew of low-key restaurants run by women, Melissa O'Donnell's Salt wins over one prejudiced husband with its perfectly seasoned food.

After riffing on all manner of Asian cuisine at AZ, the much-buzzed-about culinary maestro Patricia Yeo tries her hand at Mediterranean fusion with Pazo.

A high-concept midtown joint with a classic brasserie menu, Django attempts to have the best of both worlds. But is ambition all you need to make a great restaurant?

Leave it to a high-end seafood purveyor to come up with a restaurant that takes fish in surprising directions -- and reminds us just how close we are to the shore.

Jimmy Rodriguez turns up the volume on sleepy East 57th Street with the opening of the newest branch of his sexy Bronx supper club.

Olica
145 East 50th Street
(212-583-0001).

Butter
415 Lafayette Street
(212-253-2828).