Remember when you were little, and the best thing about dining out with your parents was the dessert? You didn't care if the restaurant had a four-star rating or a celebrity chef — all that mattered was the finale, the moment when you could feast your eyes on a menu of homemade ice creams or pastries topped with succulent cream. Relive those days at A.O.C. Bedford, a small restaurant across the street from 'Ino in the Village that has a crepe suzette you'll talk about days after you eat it. Unlike your youth, the main courses here are worth getting through before the grand dessert. Order the paella for two before succumbing to suzette's sweet, fiery goodness for an evening of sumptuous dining. Reservations recommended.
A.O.C. Bedford
4 Bedford St., between Downing and Houston Streets, New York | 212-414-4764