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"By day a long-standing Upper West Side spot, this restaurant at 520 Columbus Avenue now transitions in the evening into a Caribbean operation under the banner of Bar Manje, serving dishes like Jamaican patties filled with goat, beef, or vegetables; curried chickpeas; corn soup with dumplings; oxtail lasagna; and jerk chicken. The dinner shift runs from 5 to 10 p.m., seven nights a week, led by Kingsley John from St. Lucia, who has worked with owner Jeremy Wladis for 35 years." - Melissa McCart