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Ana Beall's Tea Room. 415 Westfield Avenue, Westfield, (908) 264-4221. Hours: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday; 9 a.m.- 6 p.m., Sunday; closed Monday. 
GEORGE McNISH/THE STAR-LEDGERPatrons know that The Spot in Newark is a happening and happy place.
If you spend any amount of time in downtown Newark, you already know there are several really good restaurants. Some have been around for ages, like Hobby's Delicatessen, where the chicken soup with noodles and a giant matzo ball is maybe even better today than when I was a kid.
Then there's 27 Mix with good risotto, NJPAC's Theater Square Grill and its prix fixe menu and the salad "room" at Seabra's Rodizio. A short jaunt into the Ironbound and the possibilities are endless.
So when I started to hear some buzz about a new place called The Spot on Commerce Street, it seemed like a good choice for lunch on a sunny, spring day. I asked my co-worker Roz to join me, and off we went, having no idea what we'd find. What we found was a knockout.
The Spot is great-looking space: soaring ceilings with an industrial look, softened by rich woods, comfortable banquettes and a wall of windows looking out on the city. The bar is five shelves high, and with its mirrored backdrop, the bottles reflect the light; it's simple and dramatic at once.
The only things more exciting than the look of The Spot are the animated conversations and the crowd itself. Diverse in every way, there are suited-up professionals, college faculty, doctors in scrubs, politicians, artists, musicians, athletes -- I have been there at three different times since my first visit and if you're looking for anybody who is anybody in the city of Newark, you may very well find them eating and drinking at The Spot.
Along with cocktails and good wine, The Spot's customers can graze through a menu of small plates at lunch, dinner and into the late hours. Personally, the trend of small plates or tapas is a dream come true for me; appetizers are my idea of the perfect meal.
The Spot's owner, Alberta Sharif also loves to "nosh," as she calls it, and created the concept based on her own passion for food. She and the restaurant's chef, Curtis Uzzell, spent a lot of time trying out dishes in her Newark home before The Spot opened in February.
Some recipes are hers, some are his and some became compromises -- like stuffed mushrooms ($5), baked and stuffed with a blend of cheeses and topped