"Theater dining suddenly looked less staid with the opening of Daniel Boulud’s Mediterranean restaurant near Lincoln Center in 2011, peddling welcome visions of the south of France and Greece inside its expansive space with an open kitchen on 64th Street. Crispy zucchini and cured anchovies round out bright entrees like the Sicilian grilled yellowfin tuna accompanied by squid. The desserts, especially the art museum-worthy grapefruit givré, are just as worthwhile." - Paul Schrodt