1. Snacky
187 Grand St (btwn Bedford Ave. and Driggs Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Asian Restaurant · Williamsburg · 65 tips and reviews
Brandon Williams: Don't order an entree, just get a bunch of snacky snacks. Kimchi hotdogs, octopus salad, and a couple of popsies.
Cheapism: Go here for cheap, delicious dim sum. For under $5, choose small plates like chicken shitake dumplings, wasabi shumai, & scallion pancakes. Read more.
Christina Ray: Get the special Zatoichi sake+Tsingtao for $4!
2. Miranda
80 Berry St (at N 9th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Spanish Restaurant · Williamsburg · 39 tips and reviews
Jacqueline Abernathy: Octopus salad is super delicious. The service is fantastic; everyone is helpful, approachable and knowledgeable.
saehoon lee: Skirt steak is a must. Octopus salad is light and refreshing
Navnit Kundra: Adorable little restaurant. Great music selection and ambiance. Had the torta de polla and it was delicious! Light and refreshing.
4. Hachi Asian Bistro
631 Grand St (btwn Manhattan Ave. & Leonard St.), Brooklyn, NY
Asian Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 40 tips and reviews
Kristen Zeff: Try the Calamari salad. Also, the bottles of wine are a great deal!
Michel: One of the neighborhoods best. Great everything, awesome service. Cheers Hachii. (try iPod squid)
Michel: Pretty much everything is amazing and the service is super friendly, neighborhood must!
6. Rosarito Fish Shack
7.1
168 Wythe Ave (at N 7th St), Williamsburg, NY
Seafood Restaurant · 169 tips and reviews
Melanie Travis: Get the octopus salad!
Rafaela Pires: Best ceviche ever! For desert the "tres leches" was amazing!
Mike Fabbri: At night it's like something out of a Stefon sketch. This bar has everything; blow up dolls, 80s music, an upside down deer head, Jim Henson's Labyrinth on a projector...
9. Battery Harris
64 Frost St (btwn Lorimer St & Meeker Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Williamsburg · 158 tips and reviews
Alice Q: Get the frozen dark and stormy. It's excellent. The grilled calamari salad is good too.
Dana D: Have a Van Damme inspired cocktail while lounging outside. The Carribbean meets concrete with a well-seasoned menu of island bites. And there's a crazy wing thing canopy too.
The New Yorker: “You might not realize, until you explore the expansive back patio, just how close it is to the B.Q.E. (It used to be a gas station.)” Read more.
10. Marlow & Sons
9.0
81 Broadway (btwn Berry & Wythe St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 254 tips and reviews
Ben K.: There's a reason this place has been a Williamsburg staple for sometime. Excellent cocktails, but most importantly incredible food and experience. Order several starters and the brick chicken.
Foster Kamer: FUCK MANHATTAN
nymag: The restaurant's signature dish is the result of what happens when you sandwich half a chicken between a roaring hot skillet and a 35-pound brick. One of our 5 favorite roast chickens in the city! Read more.
11. Aurora
8.7
70 Grand St (btwn Kent & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Williamsburg · 129 tips and reviews
Amanda Kludt: If it's a special, try the venison. Otherwise, the octopus is a must.
Brooklyn365: Lunch special, $20 for 3-courses and wine... awesome.
Andy Stone: The French toast tastes like the center of a croissant. One of the single best bites of food that I have ever experienced.
13. Nita Nita
146 Wythe Ave (N 8th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Williamsburg · 69 tips and reviews
Kate Furman: Hang in the backyard during the summertime. The pickle juice brine used in picklebacks is excellent, strong and spicy.
Gregory K.: Try matt cook's gravy back shots. Yumsss
Johanna: The sweet potatoes with chorizo are delicious. Split some with a friend, along with the greens + shaved parmesan, and blueberry lemonade.