1. Red Hook Lobster Pound
8.9
284 Van Brunt St (btwn Verona St & Visitation Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Red Hook · 171 tips and reviews
Tasting Table: Try the Maine-style lobster roll, highlighting fresh lobster lightly seasoned with homemade mayo and a touch of lemon, served on a split J.J. Nissen bun. A contender in our 2012 Lobster Roll Rumble: Read more.
Karan Tamhane: This place has the best lobster roll ever! My favorite is the Maine style. Tons of fresh lobster meat, on a perfectly grilled roll with a touch of mayo.
Eva Drago: Best lobsters around. One of the few spots around where you can buy fantastic, fresh lobster at a reasonable price.
2. Luke's Lobster
8.7
11 Water St (Under the BK Bridge), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · DUMBO · 51 tips and reviews
Umair Zia: Holy crap these lobster rolls are legit. Add some serious ginger brew soda into the mix = epic meal. This is real, fresh lobster, people!
Cobey Flynn: Taste of Maine is the way to go for sharing. All three rolls are delicious! Insider tip: you can swap the bag of chips for their homemade coleslaw @ no extra charge.
Brittany L.: Best Lobster roll. Pair with Brooklyn Ice cream for a great eating adventure.
7. The Black Swan
7.6
1048 Bedford Ave (btwn Lafayette Ave & Clifton Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Gastropub · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 209 tips and reviews
Gothamist: Here Mac n' cheese works best when it's filled with all sort of culinary non sequiturs. Add sun dried tomatoes or jalapeños for $2, bacon for $3, fresh lobster meat for $7. Unadorned mac is $10. Read more.
Gothamist: This spot is particularly adept at furnishing their already perfectly suitable mac n' cheese with tasty extras like sun dried tomatoes, jalapeños, fresh lobster meat, bacon, etc. Read more.
Harlan Vaughn: Best prix-fixe brunch in Bed-Stuy AND amazing happy hour specials.
9. M Shanghai Bistro
7.5
292 Grand St (btwn Roebling St & Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Williamsburg · 126 tips and reviews
John Deely: Come for the dumplings and buns, and stay for the rice cake noodle dish with pork. It's de best!
Joeski Joe: Shredded chicken with chili pepper(#65)
Christine Huber: have the "pork buns," which are really soup dumplings, and the best at that!