This stellar Middle Eastern restaurant is exactly what the Upper West Side needed: adventurous yet soothing food served in a polished, vibrant dining room. There is plenty of outdoor seating, an open kitchen and a long, curving bar featuring innovative cocktails. Go with a group and share whipped eggplant with preserved lemon, Sasso chicken liver mousse sweetened with date syrup, pomegranate-glazed salmon, harissa barbecue chicken and delectably crisp, roasted lamb. The fresh-baked flatbread and Jerusalem bagel are also divine.