124 Bedford Ave. : New York, NY 11211 :
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 Occupying the former Raymund?s space, and retaining something of its Tudor cottage feel, Allswell is the project of Spotted Pig alum Nate Smith. Sawing away at the local and sustainable violin, he explores the frontiers of gastropubbery, with wildly inventive dishes, such as whole pig ear fried... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Bistro, New American |
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$$$ |
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359 McDonald Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11218 : 718-871-9115
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 As the name implies, the place really is just a kitchen, with a single table inside and another outside. Nevertheless, the Thai food is splendid, favoring the fare of Bangkok and the southern peninsula. This food tends to be rich in coconut milk, and most of the recommended curries are laced... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Thai |
Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly |
$ |
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312 Ditmas Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11204 : 718-484-1031
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 Sim-Sim is one of New York’s rare Azerbaijani cafes, and just in case you’ve forgotten, Azerbaijan is an oil-rich former-Soviet republic in the Caucasus Mountains, a region sandwiched between Georgia and Iran. There are excellent charcoal-grilled kebabs, of course, of which our... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Azerbaijani, Russian |
Delivery, Takeout |
$$ |
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204 Grand St. : Brooklyn, NY 11211 : 718-599-6599
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 This wonderful Italian restaurant extends our pasta frontiers by making gnocchi with polenta, rather than the usual potatoes, semolina, or bread crumbs, then saturates them with a scrumptious rabbit ragu, shot with black peppercorns like punctuation in a lengthy paragraph. The beet-dyed potato... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Italian |
Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout |
$$$ |
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456 Schenectady Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11203 : 718-221-2070
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 "Bajan" is what Barbados islanders like to be called, and this one-table café is the perfect showcase for their playful and delectable cuisine, which combines African and English elements. A centerpiece on the menu is flying fish and cou-couaan okra-laced cornmeal porridge with an African... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Barbadian |
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$ |
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255 Smith St. : New York, NY 11231 : 718-852-8321
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 On first glance, Battersby looks like every other twee Smith Street eatery. But something's different. A peek at the menu reveals none of the holier-than-thou artifice that often mars the Brooklyn dining experience. Chef-owners Walker Stern and Joseph Ogrodnek put out a constantly evolving menu... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
American, Mediterranean |
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$$$$ |
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1550 Bay Ridge Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11219 : 718-232-0126
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| Brooklyn |
Israeli, Mediterranean, Turkish |
Vegetarian Friendly |
$$ |
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296 Grand St. : Brooklyn, NY 11211 : 718-384-7770
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 Bozu has boldly shouldered the task of being a sushi innovator, remaking maki rolls (try salmon drenched in raw garlic), but more importantly, inventing athe bomba—sweet vinegared rice fashioned into buttons topped with fish, further surmounted with a variety of crunchy, smeary, branchy... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Japanese, Sushi |
Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$$ |
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92 Calyer St : New York, NY 11222 : 347-889-6323
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 The decor at this Greenpoint eatery seems to be modeled after a Midwestern hunting retreat: A forest-green sloped ceiling creates a cozy vibe, while wood paneling and brick walls lend rustic charm. It?s all the more surprising when you consider the food: highly inventive, artfully presented,... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Brunch, Latin, Latin American |
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$$$ |
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193 Atlantic Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11201 : 718-522-2880
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 Catania is a Sicilian snack shop variously known in Italy as a ?bar-café? or ?tavola calda,? meaning ?hot table.? The heart of the bill of fare is a series of small dishes served hot, running from pastas (ham-layered lasagna, rigatoni Norma with eggplant and ricotta salata), to baked items (... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Italian, Vegetarian |
Delivery, Takeout |
$$ |
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888 Broadway : Brooklyn, NY 11206 : 347-435-0813
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 This Mexican café followed the usual formula, evolving from a bodega and eventually adding an actual dining room. The bright green space offers commonplaces of Pueblan cooking, specifically from Cholula, an ancient Indian town on the outskirts of the capital, with a pyramid to prove it. Anything f... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Mexican, Vegetarian |
Delivery, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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806 Nostrand Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11216 : 718-771-8933
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 One of the city's rare Barbadian cafés, Cock's offers the full range of Bajan culinary delicacies, from the signature flying fish with cou cou (a sculpted mass of cornmeal porridge with fried fish in a zippy gravy) to puddina and souse (the former a cross between haggis and blood sausage... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Barbadian |
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$$ |
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7201 Eighth Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11228 : 718-833-0800
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 Founded in 1939, and obscurely located, Colandrea New Corner is a Dyker Heights institution, a red-sauced place espousing the ideals of Italian-American cuisine. That means you should probably eschew the higher-end entrees of veal and chicken (often layered with cheese and prosciutto) in favor... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Italian |
Catering, Delivery, Private Party, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$ |
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2580 Coney Island Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11223 : 718-339-8371
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 Don?t be discouraged by the unprepossessing exterior, which looks like your typical Brooklyn bodega. The place is actually an ambitious Peruvian restaurant with a full menu. Sure you can get the usual spice-rubbed rotisserie chicken (damn good!), but why not explore the menu, which has a... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Peruvian |
Delivery, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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1436 Flatbush Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11210 : 718-484-2424
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 Successor to Park Slope’s Corn Bread Café, this modern diner was founded in Flatbush by North Carolinians, and the best items on the menu often highlight that heritage. There’s an amazing chicken and dumplings – tender pieces of skin-on chicken in a saline broth with small... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Diner, Soul Food |
Delivery, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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83 N. Seventh St. : Brooklyn, NY 11211 : 718-963-1925
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 And you thought one Sardinian wine bar was enough? D.O.C.—the letters indicate controlled production zones of products like Chianti and Parmesan—is situated in a Williamsburg backwater, and its warm interior might be mistaken for a chalet. Wine is king, the rudimentary snacks obedient... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Italian |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party |
$$ |
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285 Grand Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11238 : 718-398-8900
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 More night club than restaurant, this Clinton Hill Senegalese regales you with African high life or American jazz while you eat in a room that can barely contain the band and six tables. The other evening we enjoyed a Cameroonian ensemble as we downed big plates of food barely reconstructed from... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
African |
Catering, Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$ |
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2024 McDonald Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11223 : 718-339-7907
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 Formerly McDonald Coffee Shop, this tiny green gem under the Culver Local (F train) tracks has a bill of fare that concentrates on wonderful Salvadoran enchiladas (like Mexican tostadas) topped with sautéed beef, crema, and crumbled cheese, and banana-leaf-wrapped tamales, which have the... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Mexican, Salvadoran |
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$ |
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160 Irving Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11237 : 718-417-4174
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 Don?t expect anything fancy?-this is a hash house, albeit one with excellent, belly-stuffing food. Same for the humongous chandelier-?which seems like it might have belonged to a previous Italian restaurant--the décor is purely functional, but it will fade from view as the montanero (?mountain c... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Ecuadorian |
Takeout |
$$ |
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151 Union St. : Brooklyn, NY 11231 : 718-855-1545
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 Nearly a century old, this antique focacceria is proof that Sicilians landed in Brooklyn at the same time as Neapolitans; a potbellied stove is still the center of attention. The favorite snack is the panelle special, layering smoky chickpea fritters on a homemade roll slathered with ricotta and... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Deli, Italian |
Delivery, Family Style, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$ |
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354 Metropolitan Ave. : Brooklyn, NY 11211 : 718-963-3404
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 Located in a former Williamsburg garage, Fette Sau ("Fat Pig") channels the sainted barbecues of Central Texas, serving up 'cue on a plain tray on a sheet of butcher paper. While there are two sauces available, you've got to put them on yourself. On a recent revisit, the barbecue was as... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Barbecue |
Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$$ |
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485 Lorimer St. : Brooklyn, NY 11211 : 718-388-8820
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New York City isn't short on pizzas. But how many places boast deep-fried varieties? None that we know, save for Forcella, a cozy Neapolitan hangout in Williamsburg. To make the montanara (the eatery?s crowning jewel), pizzaiolo Giulio Adriani first submerges the dough in oil, creating a base... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Pizza |
Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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333 Henry St. : Brooklyn, NY 11201 : 718-260-8052
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 Hidden away on a Cobble Hill side street, Hibino features the cuisine of Kyoto, southeast of Tokyo, for centuries the capital of Japan. The heart of the menu is four dishes that change daily called obanzai, which reflect the home style cooking of Kyoto. (You can look online at Hibino?s website... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Japanese |
Delivery, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$ |
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588 Grand St. : Brooklyn, NY 11211 : 718-218-8555
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 Joining joints like Jimmy’s #43 and Cantina, Huckleberry is one of those bars that offer amazing food made in equipment-challenged micro-kitchens. Using only an oven and an electric knife, chef Seth Johnson turns out a memorable toasted cheese sandwich featuring Salumeria Biellese ham,... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
Eclectic |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining |
$$ |
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135 N. Fifth St. : Brooklyn, NY 11211 : 718-388-9222
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 This theme park of a French brasserie offers several appealing locales for dining and drinking: a barroom, a back room, a solarium, even a rooftop bar that catches breezes off the East River late into the warm summer evenings. The menu, too, offers something for everyone, including saucisson... More >> |
| Brooklyn |
French |
Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout |
$$$ |
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