"75% of The Palomar is counter seating—and that’s how you know it’s the place to be. One picante very easily turns into three at this lively Middle Eastern spot on the edge of Chinatown, and it’s one of our favourite restaurants to smell, watch, and eat the action. Watch the springy kubaneh bread rise in front of you, or a chargrilled chicken be sliced and plopped onto labneh. The menu changes regularly, but a luscious flow of tahini is guaranteed." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak