The menu, too, is honest and unpretentious, a solid lineup of mostly northern Italian dishes presented in a perfectly straightforward manner.

Cibo, still in the same minuscule space, continues to feature northern Italian dishes and is open for dinner only.

The restaurant rounds out the menu with northern Italian dishes, like a fine roasted rabbit with new potatoes.

As polenta is a northern dish you will only see a polentaria north of Emilia-Romagna.

The branch (65 Wellington St; closed Sat) across the street also serves northern Chinese dishes.

Chat was originally a northern Indian dish, a nibble that was quickly prepared and spicy, made only with vegetables so it would keep well.

Expensive but exquisite choice of classics, northern and vegetarian dishes - plus Western options.

Soy sauce chicken is a northern Chinese dish.

An extensive menu of northern Mexican dishes at $5 to $10 an entree.

Like the best northern Italian dishes, risotto is elegant and simple, but there are a few tricks to getting it right.