Trendy New York restaurants serve snack-sized portions this season.

Asian-influenced Mexican food makes for appealing mixed-signal revelations at this lively, atmospheric destination on the stylish Lower East Side.

Website: tijuana-picnic.com
Number of seats: 85
Average per-person check: $40
Popular dishes: Grilled corn with cricket aïoli and coffee-chipotle powder; red snapper ceviche with citrus, avocado, cilantro and red Thai chile; mezcal-marinated shrimp tacos with red cabbage and purple potatoes.
What people come for: Tequila- and mezcal-focused cocktails, large group dinner options, and private events.
Address: 151 Essex St.
Phone number: 212-219-2000

“The intersection of visual and culinary art” marks the main coordinates of this collaboration between famed sushi chef Masayoshi Takayama and powerful art dealer Larry Gagosian.

Website: kappomasanyc.com
Number of seats: 82 + 10 in private dining
Average per-person check: $100
Popular dishes: Peking duck foie gras mini tacos; Masa surimi pasta (gluten-free pasta made from seafood); sushi counter omakase.
What people come for: Private dining option
Address: 976 Madison Ave.
Phone number: 212-906-7141

A cocktail at Tijuana Picnic

The spirit of teeming streets in cooler parts of the city suffuses this Midtown home for wondrous wines and small plates that help keep the drinking going, by celebrated restaurateur Eric Ripert and longtime Le Bernardin sommelier Aldo Sohm.

Website: aldosohmwinebar.com
Number of seats: 70
Average per-person check: $30
Popular dishes: The Tower: assortment of charcuterie and condiments with Maison Kayser baguette; whole baked cauliflower with “roasted chicken salt”; truffle pasta with Tibetan yak cheese.
What people come for: Extensive wine list with tasting room and wine-flight options.
Address: 151 W. 51st St.
Phone number: 212-554-1143

Pepperoni pizza at Bruno Pizza

Tacos are served at Tijuana Picnic.

The ongoing and ever-escalating New York pizza wars have made way for a formidable foe in the form of this small East Village eatery that makes a point of using organic, freshly ground upstate New York flour milled to its own specifications.

Website: brunopizzanyc.com
Number of seats: 56
Average per-person check: $40
Popular dishes: Fairytale eggplant with black cashew, shishito and nutritional yeast; country ham pizza with Pawlet cheese, local peach, smoked ham and cured onion; cavatappi pasta with smoked bone marrow, clams, collards and bacon.
What people come for: Organic Italian and American wines and beers.
Address: 204 E. 13th St.
Phone number: 212-598-3080

Braised short rib at Aldo Sohm Wine Bar

Tempura bento at Kappo Masa