Lido Harlem Restaurant

Chef Serena Bass, a James Beard Award winner, runs the kitchen at this Frederick Douglass Boulevard restaurant, turning out Northern Italian staples like crispy-skinned branzino, chicken marsala and an eggplant lasagna from poultry and meat sourced off ethical farms. On weekend days the dining room shifts into a bottomless brunch, with two hours of mimosas that regulars take seriously enough to plan around. Weeknights settle back into a standard sit-down Italian dinner. Reservations are recommended, and the neighborhood treats it as a reliable spot for a date.