Body Bar & Grill
701 W 135th St. (212) 694-1416. www.bodynewyorkcity.com .Cuisine: modern American.Specialties: Chilean sea bass mini tacos with avocado, pico de gallo, cilantro syrup and chile oil; tempura lobster egg rolls with sweet-chile duck sauce; fried chicken with sweet-potato purée, cornbread, collard greens and ham hocks, macaroni and cheese.Main Courses: $16-$29.Chef: Robert Russo.Owners: Rigo Herasme and Joe Robles.
Covo Trattoria
701 W. 135th St. (212) 234-9573. http://covony.com .Cuisine: Italian.Specialties: Piedmont pizza with robiola cheese, tomatoes and arugula; rabbit braised with black olives and rosemary; mascarpone and caramel cheesecake.Main courses: $10-$20. Chef/co-owner Arcenio Rosas.Co-owner: Andrea Rosas.
Mobay
17 W. 125th St. (212) 876-9300. www.mobayrestaurant.com .Cuisine: Caribbean and soul food.Specialties: deep-fried catfish with curry-pineapple sauce; oxtail stew with pimento, ginger and onions; blackened catfish with Cajun spices; red-velvet ice cream.Main courses: $15-$25.Chef-owner: Sharon Barnes.
Revival Restaurant & Bar
2367 Frederick Douglass Blvd. (212) 222-8338. www.harlemrevival.com .Cuisine: American.Specialties: jerk-seasoned shrimp served in a slice of grilled eggplant with a creamy saffron sauce; scallops, prawns and grouper in a cream sauce with puff pastry crust and chili beans; sweet-potato tart with burnt-sugar crust and coconut ice cream.Main courses: $13-$20.Chef: P.K. Jai.Owner: Parag Mehta.
Talay
701 W. 135th St. (212)-491-8300. http://talayrestaurant.com .Cuisine: Thai-Latin.Specialties: grilled lemon grass pork sausage with julienne carrots and peanuts; whole crispy snapper with sweet-chile mango sauce; pan-roasted chicken breast with yuca purée; fried-plantain spring roll with caramel and mango coulis.Main Courses: $12-$24.Co-chefs: Phet Schwader and King Phojanakong.Owners: Carlos Saint-Hilaire and Pedro Veras.
