1. Purple Yam
7.9
1314 Cortelyou Rd, Brooklyn, NY
Filipino Restaurant · Flatbush · 78 tips and reviews
Time Out New York: Try the Ukoy for brunch. Shrimp, sprouts and leeks, plus snow peas and napa cabbage, are stuffed into a banana leaf and plunged into the hot oil. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Stephen Gucciardo: Pork belly is generous and delicious !!! Shrimp fritterS !!
The New York Times: Recommended: Kimchi, chicken adobo, pork belly, sisig, duck, noodles, halo halo. Read more.
2. Thai Farm Kitchen
8.8
416 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Thai Restaurant · Kensington · 18 tips and reviews
Kevin Yeh: Warm, attentive service + the owner sat outside and was very friendly and grateful to ppl waiting/exiting. Pad thai (w/ shrimp + squid) is good, lamb massaman curry is soo tender and flavorful.
Dylan McKenzie: Nice people and delicious food.
Michael Rose: Extraordinary flavors from a tiny open kitchen. Prepare for long waits.
3. East Wind Snack Shop
8.8
471 16th St (at Prospect Park West), Brooklyn, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Windsor Terrace · 52 tips and reviews
Carmen N: Super delicious. Pork dumplings, pork belly bao, Napa cabbage dumplings... All wonderful.
Freda Kreiner: I love dumplings and these are great.
Emily Wilson: The aged beef potstickers are worth the extra couple of dollars. I'll most definitely be coming back to try some of the other snacks this place has to offer.
7. Brooklyn Fare
8.7
200 Schermerhorn St (at Hoyt St), Brooklyn, NY
Grocery Store · Boerum Hill · 81 tips and reviews
Mary Woods: I fell in love with the place it has everything and a lot of choices from meats veggies etc. Service is great. Will definitely be back to shop
The New York Times: Turn off your device and let the evening wash over you like a dream. Don’t return to the grid until afterward. Pinky swear on that. Read more.
KP: Everyone should shop here. Excellent food, good product selection, and great prices.
8. James
605 Carlton Ave (at St Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 165 tips and reviews
Tarah Feinberg: Pulled pork on cheddar paprika scones with napa cabbage slaw. Read more.
MidgeMadge D: Go for the burger-pint happy hour. Beautiful bar. Service is good. Great when Mom and Dad are in town.
Time Out New York: Here on a Monday? Get the lamb burger—a half-pound puck, dusted in cumin, seared in a cast-iron pan, anointed with warm goat cheese & cipollini onions. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks of 2011 Read more.
Faye B: Great vegetarian options. I enjoyed the tofu summer rolls and the veggie sampler with lemongrass tofu, tomato-tamarind lotus root, and pumpkin curry.
Village Voice: Lift the lid on the Clay Pot Catfish: supple hunks of white fish bathed in a subtly peppered broth and topped with carrots and scallions. Enjoy over a mound of freshly steamed rice.
Vivek Bhagwat: Get the shaking beef and Mama's sautéed ginger chicken and potato
13. Le Barricou
533 Grand St (btwn Union Ave & Lorimer St), Brooklyn, NY
French Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 274 tips and reviews
Taylor Marsh: duck confit hash, pancakes, eggs benedict, croissants, brunch
R.G. Logan: THICK. ASS. PANCAKES.
Matt Langan: Eat all of the things.