Every Georgian restaurant in New York has its two show pieces: the famous cheese boat, and a big, brothy khinkali. This Bay Ridge restaurant has great versions of both, but don’t sleep on the rest of the menu. The Georgian salad and its creamy walnut dressing is our favorite dish here, and the cauliflower in walnut sauce and veal stew are tied for second. They’ve also got a good bar game. Pick Ubani over the other Georgian spots in the neighborhood when you want to chase your khinkali broth with an icy clementine cocktail or Georgian wine. The modern minimalist dining room—light wood, plants, and mirrors—works for a date, but we prefer to sit at the picnic tables and comfy blue couches in their enclosed backyard. They have another location in the West Village, and one in Midtown that's especially useful for big groups and parties.