It’s seriously out of this world. I don’t know Syrian food specifically so I can’t tell you what makes it authentic, but it definitely feels authentic and the food and Turkish coffee and baklava is unbelievably good. Look at the Google reviews. There’s people from Aleppo who say it’s the best Syrian food they’ve had outside Aleppo and travelers saying it’s better than anything they could find even in major cities in North America. Even though it’s only a few years old, it’s legendary among locals, but still pretty unknown outside the area. But it’s only about 30 minutes from the CT border. I only know about it because my sister lives in Providence and she took me there in 2019.

If you do go, I’d be curious if you could report back and see how it compares to other middle eastern restaurants in the area.

Edit: also I’ve been to Zohara and the food was good, but I see what you mean about it’s authenticity. Although it’s Israeli and not Arabic. Aleppo sweets is a lot better imo.