Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant, New York

Though the family-style dishes at Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant are meant to share, not many people wish to when they get the first scent of the house's slow-cooked specialties. Ethiopia's signature spice blend, berbere, adds spicy notes to slow-cooked legs of chicken and split lentils, which guests scoop up with torn off pieces of the slightly sour flatbread, injera. To pare down the spiciness of meals, guests can order a mix of dishes, such as the complementary flavors of lamb stir fried with rosemary and garlic. And while guests may order a range of dishes in these complex, spicy flavors, they also have access to a variety of sweets. Internationally-inspired desserts such as their red-velvet-mocha cake and tiramisu make for delicate desserts, and cocktails made with a splash of Ethiopian honey wine serve as a sweet and flavorful night cap.