Of the small plates, an overly enthusiastic hand with the olive oil can left salmon carpaccio looking like a mistake, but looks deceived.

One could start with bresaola of beef and sliced artichokes with olive oil; prosciutto and melon, or salmon carpaccio.

Eye-popping, too, is the platter of salmon carpaccio covered with chopped red onion, dill, lime juice and olive oil and escorted by crisp potato pancakes.

There is also a salmon carpaccio with lemon and olive oil, and slices of fresh mozzarella with tomatoes and basil.

He uses the Meyer lemon oil on salmon carpaccio.

They're usually sitting right at the outfall from the restaurants, eating the salmon carpaccio.

Also top-notch was a special appetizer of paper-thin salmon carpaccio drizzled with a Dijon sauce and escorted by a clump of cucumbers vinaigrette.

Similarly, coconut milk enlivens a mound of shaved fennel that accompanies salmon carpaccio.

Diners might begin with bresaola and sliced artichokes or salmon carpaccio in olive oil with lemon.

Wafers of luscious, silky smoked salmon carpaccio arrived atop a delicate grid of dill-infused aioli (garlicky mayonnaise).