Eating while riding horseback was pioneered by the efficient Mongols, who also adjusted to reading, receiving haircuts, and filling out their taxes atop their four-legged mobiles. Enjoy the convenience of chairs and tables with today’s Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of Mediterranean-fusion dinner fare at Ayhan's Trodos Mediterranean Restaurant in Westbury.

Known for its flame-grilled whole fish, Ayhan's Trodos Mediterranean Restaurant fuses authentic old-world Mediterranean cuisine with modern-American fine dining. Dig into dinner with a house-made app such as the zucchini pancakes, flattened and pan seared fresh zucchini, feta, and herbs ($8), or the tentacular grilled octopus, served with a crisp cucumber vinaigrette ($9). Diners can align themselves with one of the most popular fish in the school with succulent white Mediterranean Branzini ($24) or feast on char-grilled cubes of tender beef on a mignon-kebab platter ($19).

Low lights and candles illuminate the elegant, modern minimalism of wood-slatted screens as guests settle in for a glass of Turkish red or white, or a specialty martini such as the chambortini, a quenching blend of vodka, Chambord liqueur, and vanilla ice cream. The dining room also boasts a window-view into the kitchen and large copper urn centerpieces, into which you can mentally leave well wishes in an attempt to curry Zeus’s fickle favor.