"Run by two generations of the Locatello family, Ai Mercanti is charmingly relaxed—somewhere between restaurant and bistro—with low ceilings, on-view wine racks, a big blackboard of daily specials, bare brick walls and low lighting that give it an intimate feel; on the changing menu you might find ombrina (fish) with seared lettuce, octopus salad with olive crumble and guacamole cream, or veal with teriyaki sauce on creamed bell peppers." - Anne Hanley