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A bistro in an unlikely location, Rue 57 astonishes Bergdorf shoppers and business execs with duck crumble, braised-to-the-bone short ribs, and a sushi bar.

David Bouley may only have two restaurants in the city, but his kitchen has hatched inexpensive Bouley-influenced bistros all over town.

Quince suffers because it's haunted by the specter of the old Quilted Giraffe; Icon is simply bedeviled by spirits from the bar next door.

At Isla, proprietor Diane Ghioto delivers a fantasy love letter to fifties Havana; at Canteen, the mood is as casual as a sixties suburban rec room's.

Why certain streets breed restaurants and others don't is a mystery, but the latest to reach critical culinary mass is 1st Street in the East Village.

Thanks to some new late-afternoon menus, several pricey, hard-to-get-into restaurants are offering cheaper eats and uncharacteristically easy access.

Shelly Fireman, of Brooklyn Diner fame, brings Sheepshead Bay to the Upper East Side.

Ali Baba has pizza on its takeout menu, but its heart and soul is pure Turkish delight; a taste of Trinidad in the heart of Bed Stuy.

At the reborn Chez Louis, Matthew Tivy triumphs.