Restaurant Roundup — Manhattan edition

AEGEAN, ON COLUMBUS
Not just mediocre: You'll shell out more than you imagined.

BAR (SOMETHING) ON EAST 58TH STREET
Beppo? Vepto? Vupto? It was nice, dark, better than Aegean

BITE, ACROSS FROM THE NOHO STAR
Middle Eastern Vegan sandwich makes you want to turn vegan.

GABRIELA'S, ON COLUMBUS
Renovated, relocated neighborhood fave is spiffier—but something's been lost.

THE GREAT BURRITO COMPANY, ON AMSTERDAM
Wonderfully fresh Mexican fare—though home delivery is strangely sluggish.

JAMBA JUICE (VARIOUS LOCALES)
Not a restaurant, but a necessary, expensive refueling/refreshment stop

REGIONAL, ON BROADWAY
They bring you the bread wrapped in paper. Clean, good.

SHILLA, ON 32ND STREET
Triple-tiered Korean, strangely momentous views of street, OK fare.

TANG PAVILION, ON WEST 55TH STREET
Forget Shun Lee—this is the best Chinese in town!

'WICHCRAFT, ON EIGHTH STREET
Spacious, utilitarian arena for communing with excellent chick pea concoction