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You don’t have to take the subway down to Columbus Circle for A Voce or Marea for some fine dining. For a comparative dining experience (although minus the Michelin stars), Vareli is located on Broadway between 112th Street and 111th Street, right next to The Heights. Vareli is a fine dining oasis of contemporary Mediterranean cuisine in the culinary wasteland that is Morningside Heights (sorry, Community and Le Monde).

I recommend the Day Boat Chatham Cod (with roasted acorn squash, braised greens, pearl onions, broccolini, and Kabocha squash chowder). I also hear the Duo of Hudson Valley Duck (with braised savoy cabbage, hen-of-the-woods, baby turnips, cranberries, roasted pear, and duck jus) is quite good. Click here to see their menu.