With a seasonal menu of gluttonous meals and an art-deco feel straight out of a noir flick, an evening at Sinema will have you seeking the nearest confessional. Taking the former 1940s Melrose movie theater as its setting, Sinema prepares immorally good American fine-dining dishes, such as scallops with black-garlic brown butter, fried capers and lemon mignonette.
For dessert, order the maple cheesecake with spiced caramel and brown-sugar walnuts. 'Forgive me, father…'