They serve excellent smoked meat sandwiches by day, and innovative takes on Jewish classics at night. Great neighborhood spot; also worth the schlep across the river. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
The avocado and smoked eggplant biscuit sandwich on the brunch menu is everything that's right with vegan food.
Excellent Italian with thoughtful surprises, like roast Brussels sprouts served on a bed of whipped chickpeas with bacon and sorrel.
Charming (and consistently popular) Brooklyn Italian spot, a favorite Boerum Hill neighborhood dinner spot.
There's always an interesting and flavorful tofu treatment on the menu. Great for vegetarians and carnivores alike.
“‘Portlandia’-level preciousness is forgivable because the kitchen is equally meticulous. At Marco’s, a fancier and more expensive restaurant, the pastas are the primi, rather than the main event.” Read more.
Have some ricotta on toast to begin, mushrooms or a steak if available, and a date cake you can walk off with a hike down Atlantic Avenue, to Brooklyn Bridge Park. Read more.
Spawned by the owners of Saul and Num Pang Sandwich Shop, the Vanderbilt is a restaurant for those who love rich food. In pursuit of that ideal, homemade charcuterie commands center stage. Read more.
The waitress said they make the veggie burger by cooking down a mixture of mushrooms, beets, and other vegetables, canning the mix, steaming it, then slicing it into patties. Holy shit it was amazing.
We love the bread and enjoy the pastries here, though the full menu doesn't quite measure up.
No resy, total mob scene, noisy, and absolutely delicious describe the decade-plus-old Brooklyn Italian. Be aware that there's a more accessible wine bar attached. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
The Kale Salad was featured in NY Mag's 2012 "Best Of" issue: kale with basil, cilantro, mint and a craaaazy vinaigrette.
For pizza, we recommend the Finocchio Flower Power ($16). Desserts like the Cannolo and Tartufo are definite winners.
Lucali still serves some of the city's finest pizzas, and the dining room is a real beauty. [Eater 38 Member]
Recommended dishes: Gilly falafel, Mediterranean chicken falafel, eggplant à la Yafa. The falafel at this modest and mostly takeout shop is crisp yet moist, airy yet creamy. Read more.
Get the Market Veg Salad- Nothing about it is conventional: enoki mushrooms, slightly bitter frisée undercarriage, thin-sliced summer squash (which you may have mistook for cucumbers) & vinaigrette
The chefs recently served dishes like hamachi crudo, Maine sea urchin with soba, cod with smoked bacon and beets, pork belly with roasted fruit, beef ribeye, and duck with black kale. Read more.
Ottima pizza cucinata proprio come in Italia, locale graziosissimo e personale cordiale ed educato. Pizzeria consigliatissima, per il tempo della cena vi scorderete di essere a New York! Read more.
Order new American plates (fresh-pressed tofu with sous vide pumpkin and smoked tomato, house-made cavatelli with a trotter ragù) while hanging in the backyard garden when it's nice out. Read more.
Southern-inspired and always interesting, Buttermilk Channel is worth checking out. The grilled flatbread and vegetable sides with cheddar waffles are always stand outs.
Butter-crusted pies with fillings that are more hipster than Great Plains Grandma in style and substance. We adore their chocolate oatmeal pie, plus anything double-crusted with apple or rhubarb.
Get the delicious pancakes. They're the closest you'll come to eating funnel cake for a meal.
Twice bitten. Jalapeño infused buffalo trace bourbon. Like juice. Homemade ginger beer. Pickled jalapeños. Seriously. Drink this. Often and lots.
