Places to take your foodie Mom

1. Thistle Hill Tavern

441 7th Ave. (at 15th St.), Brooklyn, NY

Gastropub · South Slope · 125 tips and reviews

Serious Eats: Casual neighborhood restaurant with affordable cocktails and craft beer.

Fonda is one of Places to take your foodie Mom.

2. Fonda

8.8

434 7th Ave (at 15th St), Brooklyn, NY

Mexican Restaurant · South Slope · 133 tips and reviews

Vanessa V.: Do yourself a favor and go to Fonda for brunch. Holy guacamole. Try the rancheros divorciados and ask them to scramble your eggs. And don't forget to ask for extra tortillas for your beans and guac!

Fort Defiance is one of Places to take your foodie Mom.

3. Fort Defiance

365 Van Brunt St (at Dikeman St), Brooklyn, NY

American Restaurant · Red Hook · 194 tips and reviews

Village Voice: Great reasonable priced cocktails. Winner of Best of NYC Critic's choice for Best Foodie Adventure: Redhook, BK.

Supper is one of Places to take your foodie Mom.

4. Supper

8.4

156 E 2nd St (btwn Ave A & B), New York, NY

Italian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 277 tips and reviews

Gansevoort Hotel Group: One of the best Italian places in the city! Get the Spaghetti al Limone or the Risotto of the day! :]

Cafecito is one of Places to take your foodie Mom.

5. Cafecito

185 Avenue C (btw 11th & 12th St), New York, NY

Cuban Restaurant · Alphabet City · 65 tips and reviews

Brianne Sperber: Try the Ropa Vieja and indulge in a mango margarita. Perfect birthday meal.