This dish is representative of the Number One restaurant on our list for 2021. Can you guess the restaurant by the plating of the food? (Hint: It's in Dongan Hills.) (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)Pamela Silvestri

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The borough has come a long way through COVID. And now that the world continues to spin and life moves on, there are a lot of great meals and businesses on which to reflect — and, for better or worse — rate.

But first, there’s a preface.

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