Marble, brass, and dark wood trade off through the space without ever settling into a single mood, which seems to be the point. It’s a room that wants to be looked at as much as dined in, and the pasta course rarely disappoints either. Oberon, at the New MuseumSet inside the New Museum on the Bowery, Oberon opened this past July with interiors by Shohei Shigematsu of OMA. Zou Zou’s, Hell’s KitchenAn eastern Mediterranean brasserie tucked into Manhattan Plaza, Zou Zou’s trades subtlety for color: seafoam green tile, cherry red banquettes, alabaster marble counters, and cafe curtains hung along the street-level windows. New rooms keep opening across the city every season, which means a list this short won’t stay short for long; worth checking back on before booking the next table.