The Best New Restaurants in NYC

"A new Algerian-leaning seafood spot in Astoria from the team behind Merguez and Frites, housed in a fancy, cheerful room with an ocean-blue ceiling and Mediterranean evening-soundtrack music. Ordering is two-part — choose seafood from a case up front, then pick sides and drinks at the table — and the menu highlights include a smoky, lemon-forward calamari Provençal, a carefully charred grilled red snapper dressed with basil, cilantro, lemon and roast-garlic sauce, and a mix of Greek-leaning sides (tender lemon potatoes) and Algerian accents like hammis (roasted red-pepper dip). A standout is the golden-fried bourek, stuffed with two kinds of olives, tomato, peppers, parsley and a thin spread of super-creamy Laughing Cow cheese, available with shrimp or black bass." - Grub Street