Olives Bar & Bistro

Description:

• Olive oil is used to prepare almost all the dishes here, and olives are the only snack served in the bar, where there's a welcome rowdiness. The street-level, air-conditioned dining room (where no smoking is permitted) spills out from its original coral-stone walls and scrubbed-pine floorboards into a pleasant garden. The cuisine celebrates the warm climates of southern Europe and the Antilles, and does so exceedingly well. Even some local chefs like to dine here on their nights off. The best items include yellowfin tuna, marinated and seared rare and served on a bed of roasted-garlic mashed potatoes with grilled ratatouille. You can also order roast lamb, flavored with honey, garlic, and fresh herbs; or, for something more Caribbean, jerk tenderloin of pork. The pizza oven is kept busy at night.

• © Frommer's 2012

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Recommended 2010