Definitely get the hot peppers on your pie. They're real good. Put your name in at 5:30, hang out in the hood or BYOB and hang out till your table's ready. Order extra sauce and dip your crust in it.
Have some ricotta on toast to begin, mushrooms or a steak if available, and a date cake you can walk off with a hike down Atlantic Avenue, to Brooklyn Bridge Park. Read more.
Don’t be deterred by the kitchen’s unusual pairings: “This is food that’s meant to challenge you, which is presumably why the kitchen presents it as art.” Indeed, art that you're guaranteed to devour. Read more.
Try the fiery Hellboy: chili pepper-infused honey drizzled over a blistered pie w/ sopressata picante, creamy fior di latte & grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. It’s one of our #100best dishes & drinks 2011. Read more.
the pretzel & pork dumplings, oyster & bacon pad thai and fried chicken w/grapes were the standouts. great vibe, great bar selection and most seats come with a view of Dale slaying it behind the line.
Delicious 5-course tasting menu for $65 (or 7/$85). The combinations are very original and have a vegetarian slant, with kale making an appearance twice. Setting is quaint + cozy. Highly recommended!
Try their peanut butter and jelly and the maple bourbon. Never knew that vegan doughnuts can taste so good.. Even though it's 14 for 6 I would pay that again any day.. Decor is awesome
Fresh mozzarella from the Bronx, cheese from upstate, produce and chocolate from Brooklyn, home goods from the South, and more—there's quite a bit tucked into this specialty shop.
The Porky Melt is mind-blowingly delicious. Marbled rye bread with mustard, a juicy sweet pork sausage, thick caramelized onions, and melted cheese. This is bar food done to perfection.
One of the best restaurants in Carroll Gardens. Loved the spaghetti Nero as app. Endive salad is great side share. Lamb ribs = yum. For cocktails: Meyer lemon smash (bourbon) or Earl Swizzle (rum).
NY’s new Pok Pok is even better than the West Coast original. The wait-time for a taste of garlicky muu kham waan & incendiary duck laap can be interminable. Bangkok, though, is a 25-hr flight away. Read more.
Yes, you should order the Pratt Fall (Cognac, lemon, honey, Smebby's Chai & Rye bitters) to go with your Foie Gras Doughnuts. Read more.
Creative and surprisingly restrained Jewish-Japanese fusion fare from a chef couple in a sleepy corner of South Williamsburg. Don't miss the challah baked with sake kasu.
Small and cozy. 5 Course Tasting menu with or without beer pairings. Delicious and creative use of seasonal ingredients. Can't wait to come back.
2 Duck Goose, serves creative takes on Cantonese food. Menu items include a "paper bag fish, "soy sauce chicken & a whole roasted duck that needs to be ordered a day in advance. Read more.
Food from French-born chef Laurent Kalkotour, cocktails designed by PDT alum Payman Bahmani.
Go when the weather is right and sit in the garden – it’s like walking into a fairy tale. We recommend the outrageously delicious Stuffed French Toast with Mascarpone.
The pumpkin pancakes with fried chicken, honey, and hot sauce are absurdly delicious. Savory and sweet, two for the price of one.
Any poached egg special of the day is going to be delicious. The one I tried with sauteed watercress and pancetta white bean puree on country toast was fantastic.
We love this place! You must get the Chicken Liver Pate and a whole lot of oysters to start. The dinner specials change daily, and we recommend ordering one of them.
Boasting an affordable but comfort-oriented menu, Tutu's gives simplicity a boost of unpretentious creativity. Go for the sandwiches, ranging from po' boys to burgers.
Happy hour oysters! Love how they have an outdoor seating area. They also change their drink menus regularly and it's always good.
Traditional Japanese bento meals. Awesome ramen. The menu/name changes based on time/day (bentos at lunch, ramen in evenings, tasting menu only weekends).
Oh man, this place is perfectly tucked away. Cocktails on draft are good, but get the mezcal one!
