Say Mercy!

Intimate and welcoming, passersby stop in their tracks and do a double take, as it's clear that everyone is having a gloriously good time at Say Mercy! As for the food? It's a mash-up of Italian cooking with a BBQ nudge. Crudo kicks appetites into gear with sweet slices of amberjack in a caper-dill dressing, olive-serrano pepper relish and wafer-thin fingerling potato chips. Don't even think about passing over the BBQ Bolo—it's nonnegotiable. Short for "bolognese," it's a distinctive dish of house-made spaghetti tossed with pancetta, smoked pork butt and Grana Padana. Finally, the unique twist on the cannoli, inspired by banana pudding, is a great way to end the meal.