Dining

RESTAURANT REVIEW

Masa

By SAM SIFTON

Masayoshi Takayama's restaurant in the Time Warner Center has been a temple of sushi since it opened in 2004. But extraordinary food alone does not an extraordinary restaurant make.

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Tacombi at Fonda Nolita and Cascabel Taqueria

By OLIVER STRAND

Two takes on tacos in Manhattan: Tacombi at Fonda Nolita, near Prince Street, and Cascabel Taqueria, on the Upper East Side.

New on Smith Street, Croissants and Cured Fish

By FLORENCE FABRICANT

A stretch of Carroll Gardens is now home to a breakfast and lunch restaurant by the owners of Seersucker, also in the neighborhood, and a smoked-fish shop.