The Pastrami with whitefish and Riesling sauerkraut on pumpernickel is quite possibly the best tasting thing I've ever eaten. Ever. Ever ever.
"The baked salmon salad works really well with a warm, toasty bagel; in one bite, the combination is cool, warm, crunchy and soft. The salad tastes fresh and will satisfy any salmon lover." Read more.
Try the Peter Shelsky. A spin on the bagel-and-lox format with 3 kinds of fish—Eastern Gaspé salmon, soft sable & sweet pickled herring in cream sauce. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks of 2011 Read more.
This is one of the best places to buy one of the best-tasting spirits, Sorel. Great whiskey and local (Long Island/North Fork) wines.
The staff here are super friendly and helpful - they're happy to make recommendations and I've never had a miss w/one. Love the $12 and under table and the free wine tastings & classes. Great shop.
I'm no connoisseur (tend to pick wine by the design on the label), but it seems like they keep the cheaper stuff on a table in the middle, and in general have a great selection.
Hans Von Muller German white wine is a great Riesling!
Great selection. Don't miss the wine cellar in the back room.
Very nice and good recommendations
Red Hook Winery is worth the trek, offering an impressive variety and amazing waterfront views. Read more.
Brooklyn has its very own winery?! These guys are right on the beautiful Red Hook pier, offer tastings on the weekends and even have a killer wine club where they send you 12 special bottles a year.
Tastings for $5 Saturdays from 12-4!
Place gets pretty busy for dinner so call ahead if you want to get a good seat. Pizza is perfect to share with a friend over some Riesling.
How come I never been to Shelter before ?!Best pizzas that I've tried in Williamsburg so far. Awesomely cosy vibe (love the fireplace)... I will definitely go again !
In true Williamsburg style, it offers pizza and Argentinian empanadas w/ an interior of a ski lodge and exterior of an Italian cafe, along with aloof service. The wobbly tables spill water all over!
Incredible selection of amaro. If you're curious, ask the bartender if you can try a few. Fantastic team - these people really love Italian food and wine, and make you feel right at home.
Lovely new spot in the hood - bartenders and the manager are super friendly and have a great deal of knowledge about everything they serve!
V tiny in here, you have to be okay with being as smooshed as possible. The grilled octopus and all the pastas make it worth it.
My favorite restaurant in Brooklyn! Absolutely adore their grilled octopus. Their other food is great, but this one is a must!
I just love this place consistent and great!
Grilled fish is the best... I highly recommend the grilled octopus.....
The food was fantastic, the beet salad was so great, shrimp Oreganata was so light and string beans done just right. The Snowflake dessert drink was outstanding’
Best lemon cookies around : )
After you eat go next door & pick up their DELISH lemon cookies! They have a wide selection of cookies & food! Heaven
Straightforward, home-style Italian food, with the BEST garlic knots. Get the house salad, followed by fried zucchini and something from their specials menu.
Good stuff
Fresh, delicious, can't go wrong with anything on this menu...and top it off with zeppoles!
Great wine and beer selection; fantastic food. Try the cheese plate with the special farmers' market salad (changes seasonally but is always amazing). This place is one of my all-time Brooklyn faves.
The brunch is fantastic. Get the breakfast plan, comes with a plate full of delicious food and a bellini/mimosa. Their cheese selection is also really good, the Blue di Bufala is deelish.
When you're here for brunch: the Logger is just a wonderful mix of fresh and fried and bread and a delicious half of a grapefruit with salt & honey. Read more.
If you have room for dessert and don't like chocolate go for the pear tart.
Try the avocado mashed potatoes w/ sea scallops GREATEST FOOD EVER!!!
Warm and inviting service. Get the ribeye.
Save room for the fresh canolli. They're divine.
Burrata & octopus apps, Branzino market fish of day with fregola $22. No cover for live jazz.
This warmly lit, cozy wooden house offers an excellent selection of wines and a small menu of casual small plates such as crostini, cheese and daily specials. Read more.
This cabinlike saloon, complete with a clapboard façade and Adirondack chairs out front, was “designed with two places in mind: Stowe, Vermont, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.” Read more.
Ever-romantic Wine House is the fireplace bar to go to. The rustic, farmhouse-style wine bar lets you settle in with a glass ($6.50-$11) or bottle ($28-$45). So relax and enjoy the warmth. Read more.
We had a sea of apps. The ribs, crepe and chicken wings are delicious but you can forgo the pigs ears. The garden is so pretty and serene you'll forget you're in the city.
Check out the bathroom, where you can witness the distant creation of the universe while you wash up.
With an expanded new menu, this Vietnamese joint in Brooklyn has caught our attention. Try the sizzling and sprout-driven ban xeo crêpes heaped with fresh herbs. Read more.
A chill, all day cafe and bar, Greenpoint's Achilles Heel has a real neighborhood feeling, offers delicious small plates, and an ambitious coffee program with selections from different roasters. Read more.
Good god - they serve the best oysters I've had in my life.
A chill neighborhood bar, Achilles Heel is run by the same group as Marlow & Sons and as such, has a quality daytime coffee program, also featuring George Howell. No food and not a work space. Read more.
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