You’re going to need an hour on the train to get to Tanoreen. But if you appreciate Middle Eastern or Mediterranean food, it’s more than worth it.

Ruffian is a tiny East Village bar with a huge natural wine list and a short menu of really good Mediterranean food.

Miss Ada is a small, comfortable spot in Fort Greene with great Israeli food and an outdoor garden in the back.

Hart’s is a tiny place in Bed-Stuy with some surprisingly good food. The menu changes often, but they always play early 2000′s R&B.

Miriam is an Israeli restaurant in Park Slope that serves brunch every day.

So it’s not often that a wine bar comes with an enthusiastic Infatuation Approval, but Terroir’s new outpost in Tribeca most certainly does.

Evelina is a Mediterranean spot that feels cooler than most of the other neighborhood restaurants in Fort Greene.

This cafe in NoHo is and always has been where New York City’s most attractively unemployed people come to have breakfast at noon.

Zizi Limona is a Middle Eastern spot in Williamsburg that works for pretty much any casual dinner situation.

Extra Virgin in the West Village is an excellent date spot and is as consistent as they come.

Marlow Bistro is an Italian restaurant on the Upper West Side that feels like the setting of a first date scene from a 90s romantic comedy.

Beyoglu is a great Upper East Side spot for a casual dinner outside. Get the doner kebab.

Taboon is one of the best restaurants in Hell's Kitchen, especially if you get down on Middle Eastern food. But also even if you don't.

Celestine feels like a casual neighborhood restaurant, but this Mediterranean spot is on the water in Dumbo and has excellent views.

Kashkaval Garden is a neighborhood spot in Hell’s Kitchen with Mediterranean food that’s good for sharing and a nice back room for dates.

Shuka is a crowd-pleasing Mediterranean restaurant that will save you when you need to plan a last-minute 10-person dinner.