Recommended: Baguette, sunflower-rye bread, sandwiches, almond-pear danish, peach-and-raspberry tart, cauliflower-and-Brie tart, croissants. Read more.
Try the addictive Sundae of Broken Dreams, 2 vanilla scoops topped w/ caramel sauce from Nine Cakes bakery, homemade whipped cream & bits of broken pretzel. It’s 1 of our #100best dishes & drinks 2011 Read more.
One of our favorite bakeries is launching an occasional Sunday supper with the chef from the Spotted Pig. The $45 prix fixe includes free beer and, of course, pie. Read more.
This is our spot for provisions for a picnic in Prospect Park – you can try everything before you buy. We also love their salted caramel gelato. Actually, everything is perfect.
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.
Don't miss the Salted Crack Caramel, an intense and just salty enough butter caramel ice cream that gets even better with "crack cookies," buttery chocolate-covered Saltines.
Veg Ramen: made with a seaweed-based miso broth studded with roasted squash chunks and soft cabbage leaves between the springy noodles.
Ooey Gooey Goodness abounds at this upscale doughnut shop. Try a nutella filled, a dulce de leche or a hibiscus, paired with a hot cup of stumptown coffee.
Try the luminous blood-orange doughnut: stretchy, yeasty dough, slathered with a tart citrus glaze and crowned with a candied slice of the fruit. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Possibly the best doughnuts in New York. If you can't make it to this location, check them out at the Williamsburg Flea Market. Get a doughnut, some Stumptown coffee, and enjoy the river views!
You will likely forget about the sacrilege once your table is covered with plates of the deliciously unclean eggs scrambled with lobster and mascarpone ($14), a few pork dishes and bacon doughnuts. Read more.
A wood-fueled smoker from Austin’s Franklin Barbecue produces gloriously pink slices of beef burnished with black pepper and smoke-infused lacings of fat in the popular Pat LaFrieda brisket. Read more.
Great cocktails, excellent, hearty food in a romantic, pared down setting. It's a major win for the area. Make sure to try the meatloaf sandwich, the duck, the Old Fashioned. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Try the flame-kissed grilled sardines, prepared with a slick of citrusy ponzu sauce, a quick char over smoky fire & a bit of olive oil & Maldon salt. They’re one of our #100best dishes & drinks 2011. Read more.
Our own Robert Sietsema calls the Lamb Liver Toast With Kumquat Marmalade “one of the most spectacular ovine usages in town.” No wonder it ranks number 7 on his top 10 lamb dishes in NYC.
We dig their salted chocolate chip cookies and Old Salties. Bike there (bring your helmet in) and get 10% off your purchase, and 50% off coffee and tea if you show them your East River Ferry ticket.
Friendly locavore restaurant with all-day service, equally pleasant for a quiet breakfast or cozy dinner.
This restaurant produces some of the finest dim sum this city offers. At 2 p.m. pricier fare starts appearing on the carts whirling through the dining room, but over-rice dishes are always cheap.
Hipsters rejoice! This huge Williamsburg Park is part of AT&T and New York City's initiative to bring wi-fi to 26 city parks. Read more.
Winner of Best Vindication of Frozen Yogurt in the Village Voice 2011 Best Of issue! The other 'gurt chain have nothing on their refreshing take.
Join the Cupholders Club. Buy a vintage mug and get $1 drip every time you bring it back
Beyond Sushi, FOODfreaks, Heirloom Vegan Eatery, Tamallier, Wine Sorbet, Robecelli’s, Tumbador Chocolates
Sam Mason’s new Wonka-like Williamsburg creamery features 8-10 flavors. Be sure to check out some of the wonderfully weirder ones – and wash them down with homemade soda!
Living up to its punny name, the focus is on the other white meat. Beneath a taxidermied boar’s head named Piggie Smalls, sink your teeth into sticky, succulent ribs or slow-smoked pulled pork. Read more.
There are many coffee shops on Greenpoint's Manhattan Ave, but Propeller is one of the best places to work, with fast wifi, a few plugs, and a clean, spacious design, with different seating areas. Read more.
A revamped pecan sticky bun featuring candied orange, molasses, pleasantly spicy chilies, and pecans. Try one out if you can handle it -- these breads don't hold back.
Tiny but ambitious spot that combines French fine dining with Korean cuisine at affordable prices.
We love the morning bun, a croissant dough snail with a sprinkle of cinnamon-sugar; the liege waffle, with soft, elastic dough, pearls of sugar, and a perfect crust; and an actively buttery palmier. Read more.
At the first US outpost of this Italian gelato shop, you'll find excellent gelato in sweet and savory flavors using local, organic produce, plus baked goods and some savory items.
New York Magazine Cheap Eats issue says to get a cafe con leche (3.75) and the sandwich Cubano ($8).
The food pays homage to the greasy Americanized "bodega Chinese places" with backlit photo menus that you definitely love, but works in envelope-pushing ingredients and flavor profiles. Read more.
This upscale London-based boutique offers a monthly artisan tea subscription to its up-and-coming Greenpoint neighborhood. Read more.
Live bands every night, an array of tea from around the world, amazing cafe treats and couches so comfortable you may just want curl up and take a nap, makes this an N-Sider favorite!
Fritzl's makes a worthy pub-style burger in a neighborhood lacking in good burger options.
After-Dinner-Drink and Dessert hybrid: Wine Infused Ice Cream (you might get carded!). They also have non-alcoholic ice cream, sorbet, and other goodies for the under-aged.
Try: Sisig - a dish of crispy pig's cheek, ear and snout with lime and chilies. Fresh Lumpia - a rice crepe filled with heaps of sauteed cabbage, sprouts, leeks and mushrooms Read more.
If the wait's long, put your name on the list and hit its sister wine bar. Once the food arrives, though, nothing else will matter. Guard your plate - spaghetti with clams is irresistably delicious!
A good choice for a casual bite, a celebratory feast, and everything in between. Reynard is hip without being exclusive, and everyone in your party will love the rustic fare. [Eater 38 Member]
This sandwich shop has some nutty ingredients in their subs, but have no fear—they're tasty stuff, and reasonably priced to boot.
Get the Mexican mocha. The warm, spicy flavors of Mexican hot chocolate with a caffeinated finish.
Sweet or savory? Pie or cake? This choose your own adventure bakery will lead you to a happy ending no matter which dessert you choose to complete your meal with!
Open on Sundays, Eagle Street Rooftop Farm has a CSA program, apprenticeships, and many community events. And cute animals! Read more.
With some of the best cafe design in NYC, with open beams, rough hewn floor, sagging shelves of books, a grand piano, and a leather couch, this is a cozy spot to read, work or meet a friend. Read more.
Inside Bushwick's Shops at Loom is a large, quiet coffee house with lots of tables, wifi, plugs & a grand piano, but inconsistent coffee via Brewklyn Grind. There's a large back deck for warmer days. Read more.
A new Stumptown shop in Williamsburg serving usually good espresso & rotating French press offerings, lots of seats & plugs & strong wifi, built by the owner w/ reclaimed barn wood and found objects.
Enjoy a cup of Vietnamese coffee in this minimalist café. Be sure to check out the waterfalls! Read more.
We love iCi for their emphasis on serving its customers food made with fresh and organically-produced ingredients. We recommend poached eggs and grits, as well as some amazingly crispy thick cut bacon
Delicious, simple, elegant out of the way gem waiting to be discovered. Food wait times can get lengthy but sipping a cocktail or coffee in the cozy backyard makes it worth your while!
Tasting Table: "Jewish deli meets Japanese small plates at this Williamsburg spot...To eat, there's sake challah and pastrami-filled chicken, and to drink, Eastern European wines and sake"
Delicious vegan sandwiches (try Kevin Bacon or the Cubano) in a very cool euro-coffee shop environment.
This Vietnamese sandwich shop is only open until 6:30 pm, but it is so good people hurry home from work to score their banh mi. Our favorite is the one made with canned sardines, mmm...
Aside from being one of the best date bars in town, Black Mountain Wine House kicks it in the cold season with a fireplace in the back. Grab a seat near the flames and warm up with a bottle of wine. Read more.
Indulge in all things Matcha! A fantastic selection of matcha inspire drinks (hot and cold) and baked treats. Great relaxing atmosphere. The perfect place to escape the busy city.
Incredible single origin chocolate allows the chocolate to truly speak for itself—If you ever doubted the concept of 'terroir' in wine do yourself a favor and taste through the series. Mind blown.
Chef Joe Paqualetto, fresh from Daniel and Café Boulud, brings seasonal produce to the forefront of his menu. Meats like Long Island duck are paired with fresh sweet cherries ans braised Swiss chard.
New Greenpoint restaurant is serving dishes like rabbit terrine with golden delicious mustard & hazelnuts ($14) and duxelles-stuffed chicken served over creamed broccoli with broccoli stem jus ($19). Read more.
Try the Clean Slate - a dish that takes warm naan, loads it with garlicky hummus, heaps it with fluffy bulghur wheat and tart pickled veggies, & drizzles it with a refreshing yogurt sauce. Read more.
NYT recommends the whole rabbit; squid w/eggplant & chickpeas; rice w/yogurt, chanterelles & hen of the woods mushrooms; chicken w/cranberry beans & summer squash; lamb shoulder; sea bream.
New York Magazine Cheap Eats issue says to get flatbread ($3), labneh ($4), chicken, black beans, and cilantro ($16).
Head to this airy restaurant to sample the exciting Mediterranean fare from Brooklyn's Sara Kramer. Standout dishes include the rabbit, the bulgur croquettes, and the flaky bread. [Eater 38 Member]
Great homemade donuts (cinnamon sugar), Portuguese Egg Sandwich is amazing, and always the Seasonal Scramble for brunch. Sunday dinners are a good way to end the weekend.
Recommended dishes: Sardine, tartare, chanterelle and pig ear, white beet and apple salad, pig tail, broth, calamari, cod, duck, rib-eye. Read more.
An organic garden on the roof provides veggies for former Il Buco Chef Ignacio Mattos, who charms diners as he displays his talents in the open kitchen. Read more.
From top shelf titles to celebrity speakers from Questlove to David Sedaris, the amphitheater-shaped venue is arguably the most buzzed-about bookshop in Brooklyn.
Weekend events a must try. Don't miss the Saturday parties with free booze & snacks!
Wood, brick, and living greenery walls are a natural backdrop to the heirloom salads, farm-raised game, and playfully named cocktails you’ll find at this upscale seasonal dining den.
Balinese cuisine using local, organic, sustainable ingredients. Grass Fed beef and wild caught fish! Love this place!!!!
Shinobi Ramen, filled with broth prepared using a whole chicken, flavored with green apples, cooked down for seven hours, served with crunchy bean sprouts, corn, and savory slices of pork and chicken.
French pastry meets American comfort food. Go for the monkey bread or Nutella crepe cake on your first visit.
A cross between a Japanese tea house and a tree house. A must try-- everything on the menu was great.
The noticeable heft of their chocolate babka comes from the generously marbled layers. If you ever want to eat your feelings or die by chocolate, do not pass go. A half loaf is beyond sufficient.
A great place for NYC dog lovers who don't have the space or time to own a furry best friend of their own. Spend some time with these well-trained dogs: best form of free animal therapy ;)
Vietnamese kitchen serving classics like Pho and Banh Mi in a compact, trendy atmosphere (the bathroom is behind a trap door!). Tacos are served in a Banh Xeo crepe shell, which adds a nice twist.
The storefront in this chocolate factory sells their premium dark chocolate and rich, barely sweetened hot cocoa.
