From hot dogs to dry-aged steaks, Brooklyn has become every bit the culinary juggernaut that Manhattan claims to be, with some of the most sensational traditional food and even more inventive cuisine than you'll find in the most well-known corners of New York
An unassuming and brilliantly postured pizza place in Carroll Gardens that offers hand-crafted pizza of the freshest and tastiest order. Rated among the best in the city as well as the country.
575 Henry StreetThe original Saul spent 14 years lording over Smith Street in Cobble Hill, earning itself and restaurateur Saul Bolton a coveted Michelin star, which inevitably meant the space would shutter, only to reopen a year later in the Brooklyn Museum. The menu is the original article fro...
200 Eastern ParkwayThis Mediterranean/American cafe/restaurant has indoor/outdoor seating and raw bar/grocery store components for sitting down with/taking home the freshest ingredients and dishes.
81 BroadwayWilliamsburg's hidden and hiding Japanese jewel, with cozy, warm ambiance and elegant, thoughtful dishes.
77 N 6th StreetNot that Park Slope is dying from a lack of Italian restaurants, but al di la offers a homey-ambiance that Sotte Voce lacks and a dessert menu that all the rest lack.
248 Fifth AveNashville style fried chicken from Southern food impresarios Craig Samuel and Ben Grossman.
87 S Elliot PlaceThe odd timeline that brings a former Bouley cook to Williamsburg to open a pizza parlor might seem like a long story, but it's more simple for Motorino owner Mathieu Palombino, who has simply always loved the popular Italian food and wants to do it the justice he feels it deserv...
139 BroadwayStellar Chinese food in Bay Ridge Brooklyn.
8701 5th AveReal southern-style cooking by Stephen Tanner and Sarah Buck. We haven't experienced this much ambiance since eatin' BBQ in rural Oklahoma off I-10. In particular, the black-eyed peas are great, the fried chicken superb, the pulled pork delicious, and the pork hash even more deli...
166 S 4th Street (Driggs Ave.)Located on Brooklyn's Fifth Avenue, Stone Park Cafe is at the forefront of New York's neighborhood dining trend. The restaurant's goal is to create an experience that is casual and unpretentious, focusing on fresh, seasonal ingredients, served in a comfortable neighborhood enviro...
324 5th AveThe two Frankies who run this casual family style restaurant — Frankie Castronovo and Frankie Falcinelli - are much loved in their Carroll Gardens neighborhood. As much for their lively personalities as for the simple and flavorful Italian dishes they serve nightly from the home ...
457 Court StreetHow apropos that a barbecue joint built across the street by the owners of Spuyten Duyvil should be called "Fat Pig" in German, for of all the new BBQ joints in New York City, this one strikes us as the most authentic. What exactly constitutes authentic? The right mix o...
354 Metropolitan Ave. (Havemeyer St.)Public alumni bring seasonal American cuisine to Brooklyn Heights. new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'profile', rpp: 4, interval: 6000, width: 250, height: 300, theme: { shell: { background: '#0a0a69', color: '#ffffff' }, tweets: { ...
127 Atlantic Ave (Hicks St.)Established in 1983 Marco Polo is located in the heart of Carroll Gardens and is one of Brooklyn's most popular and acclaimed Italian eateries. Aneighborhood favorite, Marco Polo is famous for it's Daily Chef specials, and offers a variety of Northern and Southern Italian dishes...
345 Court St (Union St.)Defonte's has long held dominion over the sandwich domain of Brooklyn from its Red Hook home.
379 Columbia StGreat Boerum Hill restaurant with nice garden and fine wine selection.
409 Atlantic Ave (Bond & Nevins Streets)Leave it to the ever-gentrifying Red Hook to continue attracting new business, like the restaurant, cocktail bar, and coffee house Fort Defiance.
365 VAN BRUNT STThis clean and simple Italian bistro stands at a perfect location to sate the stomachs of recent ejectees from the Brooklyn Academy of Art. Featuring one of the best braised beef ribs in the city (over a stellar, cheesy risotto, no less) and tremendously tender racked lamb chops,...
63 Lafayette AveA favorite of the mini-mogul set, Peter Luger Steak House has been serving the finest USDA Prime steaks since 1887. But you need not be a mogul to eat here; one of the biggest surprises is the chopped steak (a/k/a hamburger), possibly the very best in New York City, and served at...
178 Broadway (Kent Ave.)One of the few Mexican joints peppering the landscape of Park Slope (and on the contested border between that neighborhood and Windsor Terrace), Clemen's uses some of the freshest ingredients in their burritos and tacos, with a shredded chicken that has flavor above and beyond th...
252 Prospect Park WestThis is it, the most famous Nathan's that's over 90 years old now. After a ride on the Cyclone, it's almost required you down one or more of these hot dogs. Japanese champion eater Takeru Kobayashi swallowed 53 and 1/2 in 2005. How many will you eat?
1310 Surf AveThe shuttered Russian cabaret mecca becomes Romanoff. Meet the new bar, same as the old bar.
2670 Coney Island AvePeruvian takeout from chef Miguel Aguilar who has moved his previous effort to larger space in the Gowanus.
351 Fifth Ave