Restaurants

One of Moffly Media's Best of Stamford offers Mac 'n' cheese with truffle oil and sweet-chili chicken wings; classic and seasonal cocktails

The eatery features Maryland-style crab cakes, 10-ounce filet mignon, caribbean jerk-seared swordfish, and fried trout

Housemade biscuits and gravy, sweet-potato pancakes, fish tacos, and smoked-turkey paninis

Angel-hair pasta with crabmeat and tomato-basil sauce; red snapper florentine; veal marsala with wild mushrooms; gourmet burgers

Golden-hued walls and stained-glass murals frame meals of sweet crepes, seared sea bass, and duck in a sauce of port and cherries

Goat meat curry; shrimp madras with coconut; sheekh kebabs with spiced and baked lamb; and myriad vegetarian dishes for dine-in or carryout

Executive chef Jason Ward prepares omelets, housemade flatbreads, and seafood with local ingredients

Red Sox maki made from eel and king crab, Four Season roll packed with tuna and avocado tempura, and spiced curry chicken over coconut rice

More than 100 hot and cold tapas selections with recipes from northern Spain and Catalan; paellas, cazuelas, Spanish wines, and music.

Antibiotic- and hormone-free meats and hand-pulled mozzarella go into dishes such as bison burgers or flatbread pizzas