Good food and good music are a standard at Sambuca seven nights a week. Drop in and catch live jazz, acoustic rock, blues and salsa – among other genres. That variety carries over to the menu, where dishes range from lobster gnocchi to lamb T-bones to orange-chipotle barbecued pulled pork.

Sisters Marcia Clingan and Sherrie McCall fondly recall watching their mother Mary Ruth make her family-famous fudge. That childhood memory inspired Chocolate Angel, which sticks with a nostalgic menu.

The adobe pies at Blue Mesa Grill are perhaps one of the most innovative and delicious uses of corn masa in modern times. These doughy little domes are stuffed with robust roasted peppers, rich cheese and seasoned chicken, and they’re just one of the must-try Southwestern dishes you’ll find on the Sunday brunch buffet here.

Mick Jagger, fish and chips, and red phone booths – just some of the things we have the British to thank for, and all things you’ll find represented at Sherlock’s Baker St. Pub.

The center table in Mi Piaci’s dining room is perhaps the most coveted seat in our neighborhood. This is where you get the best view of a charming pond with a cascading fountain. That seat will be even harder to snag come Valentine’s Day, when the restaurant offers a prix fixe menu and free roses for ladies.

At most sushi bars, soup is an afterthought. Not so at Sushi Robata. Here you’ll find all sorts of traditional Japanese soups, like nabeyaki udon, a savory broth with hearty chunks of fish, shrimp, chicken and noodles, all simmered in a metal pot.

There aren’t many places like Obzeet. This eclectic spot is an import gift shop, restaurant, live music venue, bar, bakery and coffee shop. That uniqueness shines through on the liqueur coffee menu, where you’ll find drinks like the Amarula coffee: espresso mixed with a cream liqueur made from the South African marula fruit. If you like your caffeine minus the alcohol, there are also plenty of cappuccinos, lattes, espressos, mochas and macchiatos – all made from fresh beans.

A hearty fig tree cloaked in emerald vines sits in the middle of the patio at SoHo. This leafy centerpiece and live jazz every night make for a cozy outdoor dining cove, ideal for a crisp autumn eve. That autumn ambiance also is the perfect backdrop for enjoying wild game, like the South Carolina hare with Vidalia onion hash, Tuaca demi and tangerine glaze, or the Hudson Valley duck with potato-haricot vert Lyonnaisse and mango-Bacardi glaze …

There’s a great little Italian place off Forest Lane, but unless a neighbor has told you about it, you probably haven’t been there. That’s kind of the whole idea though. “In the old movies, people would always say they knew a spot up the street-that’s the feel we wanted,”