Casa Mono
52 Irving Place (17th st)
212.253.2773
www.augustny.com

Call a week in advance to get a reservation! (Especially post-Top Chef winner Elan Hall taking this NY staple to national recognition). This petite restaurant serves small dishes for sharing, with favorites like razor clams en brodo, and a fantastic skirt steak with onion marmalade. Servers are laid-back, helpful and professional. And, if you like wine, your in great hands, the sommelier really knows what he's talking about!