Selected restaurants

Weekly theme listings reflect a range of dining possibilities in central Arkansas, across a spectrum of settings and price ranges. To read recent restaurant reviews in their entirety,

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Eclectic

ACADIA 3000 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, (501) 603-9630 Three-course, prix fixe dinners on Mondays and Tuesdays are one of the area’s top restaurant values at owner-chef James Hale’s homelike Hillcrest spot, with a creatively eclectic, seasonally changed menu and superlative wine list.

Dinner Mon-Sat. Full bar. Corkage fee. Moderate.

BRAVE NEW RESTAURANT 2300 Cottondale Lane, Little Rock, (501) 663-2677 Chef-owner Peter Brave fulfills his advertised promise of the freshest and highest-quality ingredients with an eclectic New American tenor; the spacious deck overlooking the Arkansas River is one of Little Rock’s loveliest dining venues.

Lunch Mon-Fri, dinner Mon-Sat. Full bar. Corkage fee. Reservations. Expensive.

NEW!!! CAFE 5501 5501 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, (501) 603-0080/0082 Co-owners Robert Tju and Jacob Chi have retreaded RJ Tao’s Asian fusion menu that didn’t work into more of an eclectic/New American menu that does. Tender, locally sourced steaks top the recommended entree list; the restaurant also scores with a Saturday-Sunday brunch.

Lunch, dinner Mon-Fri; brunch and dinner Sat-Sun. Full bar.

Moderate.

CAPERS 14502 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 868-7600 With wine country flair and Southern fare, Capers caters to classy couples and ladies who lunch.

Lunch, dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sat. Full bar. Reservations. Moderate-expensive.

LOCA LUNA 3519 Old Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 663-4666 There’s been a recent remodel and menu tweak at what uber-foodie Rachael Ray once hailed as “one of America’s best neighborhood restaurants.” Lunch Mon-Fri, dinner daily, brunch Sun. Full bar.

Reservations (seven or more people). Moderate.

UPDATE!!! THE PACKET HOUSE GRILL 1406 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 372-1578 Operating in a lavishly renovated landmark riverfront Second Empire house that also housed a top-end restaurant in the 1980s, owner-chef Wes Ellis is offering large portions of excellent, mostly locally sourced “Southern comfort food with a twist.” Dinner Tue-Sat. Full bar. Reservations. Moderate-expensive.

1620 SAVOY 1620 Market St., Little Rock, (501) 221-1620 A complete remodel, from the outside in, featuring a lot of nods to 1920s Art Deco, plus a menu that retains some of the favorite items (including the Smoked Duck Caesar, Dover Sole and Grand Marnier souffle) from the former 1620 but also incorporates new dishes by holdover chef Tim Morton and new chefs Payne Harding and John Masching are the defining elements of this chic old-new eatery.

Dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun.

Full bar. Reservations. Moderate-expensive.

NEW!!! TABLE 28 Best Western Premiere Governor’s Suites, 1501 Merrill Drive, Little Rock, (501) 224-8051 Chef Scott Rains, who made his culinary bones in the Bay Area and once operated a first rate Italian place (Horseshoe Vinyard) west of Hot Springs, returns to Arkansas with a “comfortable and casual” fine dining establishment with a real wow factor (plus a $200-a-meal chef’s table that gives the place its name).

Dinner Mon-Sat. Full bar. Expensive.

TRIO’S Pavilion in the Park, 8201 Cantrell Road, Suite 100, Little Rock, (501) 221-3330 Trio’s walks the tightrope of predictability and surprise with as much agility as any central Arkansas restaurant and now offers Sunday brunch.

Lunch, dinner Mon-Sat. Full bar. Reservations. Moderate.