"There’s always a party going on at Laila. Often there’s more than one at any given time. The Syrian spot in Bay Ridge has a spread of dips that taste like they’ve been whipped to order, and a fattoush salad that comes hidden under a wafer-thin fried bread balloon. Your special day here will be celebrated with handheld strobelights, a thumping version of the birthday song, and the whole restaurant clapping along." - will hartman, bryan kim, neha talreja, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore