"This Caribbean restaurant in a brownstone is the kind of place you can bring friends when you feel like getting a little dressed up, but want more fun than formal. They serve hamachi crudo with sorrel and electric green chive oil, and you might catch the bartender dance-shaking a pisco cocktail to the beat of “Party All The Time." Mango Bay does a lot of things well, from seafood to burgers, but prioritize the juicy goat puff pastry and the braised oxtail, which comes with rice, peas, and a cloud of coconut foam." - willa moore, bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick