MEDITERRANEAN
Bagel
Bite
544
Delaware Ave., Albany, 449-1214. Bagels are just the beginning
at this locally owned establishment, which serves up omelettes,
triple-decker sandwiches and a New York- and Middle Eastern-style
dinner menu. Takeout available. On/off-premises catering
for private parties. Serving 8-3 PM Tue-Wed, 8-8 Thu-Sun.
Closed Mondays. MC, V. $
BFS
Restaurant & Catering
1736
Western Ave., Guilderland. 452-6342, www.bfsrestaurant.com.
Fine Mediterranean cuisine. Falafels, spanakopita, kebabs,
baba ghanouj, tabbouleh, veggie platters and many other
Lebanese, Moroccan, Egyptian, Greek and Italian dishes.
Beer and wine. Eat in or take out; on/off-premises catering
available. Serving 8 AM-9 PM Mon-Sat. AE, MC, V. $$
Chameleon
on the Lake
251
Country Route 67, Saratoga Springs, 581-3928. Richard Rodriguez,
former co-owner of the Springwater Bistro, returns June
1 with a tri-level eatery on the shores of Saratoga Lake,
including a lounge, a seafood restaurant with a Mediterraneam
flair, and a decktop shrimp and oyster bar. The chef is
Dominic Colose, formerly of Cafe Capriccio. Full bar, extensive
wine list, 30-seat outdoor deck looking onto the waterfront.
Catering and takeout available. Welcoming boaters and others
dressed for the outdoors. Serving 4-10 daily. MC, V. $$
Hidden
Café
Delaware
Plaza, Delaware Avenue, Delmar, 439-8800. Falafel, souvlaki—the
classics are here and they’re very inexpensive, wonderful
salads and innovative entrées created by chef-owner Joseph
Soliman. Serving 11-3, 4:30-9 PM Mon-Fri, Sat 4:30-9, Closed
Sun. MC, V. $
Mediterranean
Garden Grill
1903
New Scotland Road, Slingerlands, 439-3800, 253-4427. Mediterranean
cuisine. Office and home delivery available. Outdoor dining,
catering. Serving 11-3 daily. MC, V. $
Monument
Square Café
254
Broadway, Troy, 274-0167. Serving continental cuisine with
Italian and Mediterranean influences, using fresh ingredients
with a strong focus on presentation. Appetizers, salads,
pastas, small plates and entrées such as seafood paella
and pork shank; desserts include bananas Foster crepes.
Full bar. Serving dinner 5-10 Mon-Sat. AE, D, MC, V. $$
Spigalina
80
Main St., Lenox, Mass., (413) 637-4455. Intimate dining
in a cozy, 200-year-old house with a wraparound porch in
the village of Lenox. Creative and colorful Mediterranean-inspired
cooking featuring fresh seasonal ingredients; every entrée
has its own unique starch and sauce. Signature appetizer
is warm goat cheese surrounded by shredded phyllo dough,
fried, atop a salad of dried cranberries, walnuts, almonds
and mesclun. Entrées include pastas, risottos, Spanish seafood
stew, grilled meats. Full bar, takeout available, reservations
suggested. Serving 5-9 Thu-Mon; closed Tue-Wed (open seven
days July and August). AE, D, MC, V $$$$
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