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“Darna”

Occasion:	Cuisine:	Area:	Cost:	Rating:
Night Out	Moroccan	Murray Hill	Moderate	Good

timing of dishes, and I’d work on the desserts. The menu is needlessly padded with items that belong more at a Bennigan’s than at an authentic Moroccan restaurant. I’d add some meat-filled cigars, and perhaps some briwates, and maybe a family-size platter of classic Moroccan mezze in place of the dishes that were taken off. Looking at some smaller details, I’d serve everything on the menu on those beautiful hand-painted terra cotta plates and tagines and leave the random white diner plate in the back for staff meals. In this cold weather, I’d warm up the front with one of those outdoor tee-pees. I’d turn down the ringer on the phone, which is blaring and disruptive to the mood. I’d add a few more pillows to the banquettes so that there’s a little more back support. Oh, and I’d fix the lock on the (lovely) restroom.

But other than these little details, which are really quite small, I’d keep Darna exactly the same as it is now. Mourad has created a beautiful little place with a lot of heart, and some of the best Moroccan food in the city. It is soulful food that warms you from the inside out. Darna is an underdog. But sometimes Underdogs fly, and live happily ever after with Sweet Polly Purebred, or in this case, with a full restaurant on Second Avenue.

Darna is located at 633 Second Avenue, between 34th and 35th Streets, 212-213-9095.

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Posted: January 22, 2007

Other restaurants in Murray Hill :
+ Breakfast at The Cafe at Country   + A Voce   + Country (Upstairs)   + Darna   + Penelope   

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