Put this $100 gift certificate towards a delicious dinner at the newest hotspot in Morningside Heights, Vareli (Broadway @ 111th). The 2011 Michelin Guide gave it a stellar recommendation:

"One step into this gorgeous little restaurant and you know you're onto something good. With its barrel-shaped ceilings, polished copper bar, and lovely upstairs dining room replete with Japanese rock water wall, this Morningside looker is young—but exceptionally clever.

Owner George Zoitas ushers in superb ingredients from his nearby market—then lets Israeli chef, Amitzur Mor (who worked at Bouley), spin them into lip-smacking Mediterranean fare like tender grilled octopus, laced with labneh yogurt and tossed with chickpeas, Moroccan olives, and serrano peppers; or a juicy, sumac-rubbed pork chop paired with grilled Swiss chard, roasted artichokes, and preserved lemon."