When I first visited the Persian restaurant Sofreh soon after it opened in 2018, I found it likable but wasn’t blown away. The food had a rough-hewn quality that distracted from the subtlety of ...

Nasim Alikhani is a chef, cookbook author, and restaurateur who specializes in Persian cuisine ... at the age of 59, she opened Sofreh, her restaurant in New York City, to great acclaim.

We typically reserve Sofreh for special date nights ... Open since 1998, Ravagh on the Upper East Side is the oldest Persian spot on this list. Their kitchen favors substance over style, but ...