Five Points Restaurant, New York

This upscale yet fairly casual spot is named after a former Lower East Side neighborhood, where sin and crime reigned unchecked. The restaurant is located in trendy Noho, which is nowhere near where the Five Points neighborhood once stood. Regardless, it offers excellent food and service to a hip crowd. The menu offers such interesting and tasty dishes as Quail Choucroute, Marguez Sausage-Stuffed Grape Leaves, lobster salad, grilled whole fish, and lamb stew with yogurt and hummus.