f someone had offered John Wilkes Booth a decent patio, Miami sun, and eclectic, sumptuous fare, perhaps he wouldn't have abandoned his promising stage career. Though, Balans probably isn't the right place for him: it's on Lincoln Road.

This UK outpost has all the fixings of casual dining with chic subtlety. The basic wraps, soups and salads are a great pair to be noshed down with their happy hour cocktails and the vino (thespian assassins love their vino). –A.C.