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Read MoreAl di Là
This welcoming neighborhood spot—which now draws diners from all over—offers a menu crammed with fantastic northern Italian dishes such as trippa alla Toscana, homemade ravioli and braised rabbit with polenta. Since this is Brooklyn, husband-and-wife team Anna Klinger and Emiliano...
Read MoreAllswell
The menu at this Williamsburg gastropub, from Spotted Pig veteran Nate Smith, changes daily based on what’s available at the market. You can usually expect a wonderful pasta tossed with whichever greens are of the moment (pole beans, pesto and...
Read MoreBarboncino
This friendly, cool pizza place on Franklin Avenue, in walking distance to the Brooklyn Museum and the Botanic Garden, is a great spot for a quick dinner. The thin-crust pizzas are excellent as are the ever-changing appetizers and innovative cocktails....
Read MoreBlanca
Blanca, the tasting-menu restaurant from the same folks as locavore pizzeria Roberta’s, may be one of the hardest reservations to score in New York City. Located in its sister eatery’s asphalt garden, the spot serves a 25-to-31-course feast to 12...
Read MoreCafe Colette
Tucked just off of Bedford Avenue, the bustling main artery of Williamsburg, Cafe Colette is a charming, informal spot offering New American dishes with Spanish, Italian and Central American influences. Diner-style booths are lined across from a tiled bar with matching...
Courtesy Cecconi’s DumboRead MoreCecconi’s Dumbo
For a scrumptious meal with a stunning view, look no further than Cecconi’s in Brooklyn’s Dumbo, where the waterfront tables face the iconic Manhattan skyline just across the East River. This NYC outpost of the trendy Soho House-backed chain offers...
Read MoreChef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare
Long gone are the days when Cesar Ramirez’s 18-seat chef’s table was a BYOB operation, whispered about only by certain BK culinary types who hoped fiercely to keep the secret. They could not. Chef’s Table is now a three-Michelin-starred restaurant,...
Read MoreClover Club
One of the best places to explore the city’s well-documented craft-cocktail craze, Clover Club is owned by master mixologist Julie Reiner (of Flatiron Lounge and Lani Kai fame). Behind the 19th-century mahogany bar, a squad of bartenders attired in vests...
Read MoreColonia Verde
The team behind cozy and cool Soho restaurant Cómodo opened their second venture, on Fort Greene's neighborhood-y main street, Dekalb Ave. Also following a Latin American–inspired taste, the kitchen focuses on meats and veggies cooked on charcoal grills (in both...
Read MoreEmily
Despite the seemingly endless array of pizza joints studding Brooklyn, foodies are loyal to Emily, which is adored for its delectable pies like the Colony (red sauce, homemade mozzarella, pickled chilis, pepperoni, honey) and the Emily (white sauce, pistachios, mozzarella,...
Read MoreGlasserie
Making the trek to this industrial stretch of northern Greenpoint, nowhere near any subway, requires some justification—and this truly unique, inspired Middle Eastern–inspired restaurant is it. The small plates (fava bean and chickpea dip served in fried potato husks, hot-grilled...
Read MoreLilia
Lilia has transformed what used to be a run-down garage into a trendy Italian restaurant with an airy, elegant atmosphere. Missy Robins, who holds a Michelin star at her other two restaurants and was nominated twice for a James Beard...
Courtesy Douglas Lyle ThompsonRead MoreLlama Inn
Head to Llama Inn for a Peruvian vacation by way of Williamsburg. The restaurant uses exotic ingredients and foreign influences to produce playful dishes like the Llama Del Rey sangria and beef heart skewers. The interior is equally fabulous and...
Read MoreLucali
At this revered Carroll Gardens restaurant, only true pizza devotees will find the notoriously lengthy wait worthwhile. (Certain very important people—such as Jay-Z, who is a regular—don’t have to wait.) Owner Mark Iacono spent two years renovating the cozy space,...
Read MoreMaison Premiere
Indulge in absinthe and oysters at this perpetually packed Williamsburg hot spot. You’ll wait a while to be seated and service can be strained when it’s busy, but this NOLA-inspired haunt is nonetheless a charmer thanks to its serious cocktail...
Courtesy Mel BarlowRead MoreMarlow & Sons
Years ago, well before Williamsburg was a hub for artisanal products, skyrocketing rents and beckoning restaurants on every corner, there was Marlow and Sons, a café by day and restaurant by night that’s led the way for countless farm-to-table eateries...
Courtesy Olmsted, Noah FecksRead MoreOlmsted
The distinctive brunch and dinner menus at this neighborhood spot in Prospect Heights feature such eclectic items as kale crab rangoon, carrot crepes, spinach shakshouka and highly Instagrammable breakfast egg rolls stuffed with bacon, eggs and cheese. For a particularly...
Read MorePeter Luger Steak House
Let’s get one thing out of the way: You’ll have to sacrifice some creature comforts at this old-school steak institution, which opened in 1887. But in exchange for surly service, lackluster side dishes and an inexplicable cash-only policy, you’ll receive...
Read MorePrime Meats
This rustic spot, a neighborhood favorite of Bon Appetit editor Andrew Knowlton’s, dishes out hearty, German-inflected fare in a wood-and-brick dining room. A project from Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli’s of Frankies Spuntino fame just up the street, you can...
Read MoreReynard
This stylish eatery just off the lobby of Williamsburg’s Wythe Hotel offers elegant, creative New American cuisine with hyper-seasonal ingredients. From the same team as neighborhood standbys Diner and Marlow & Sons, the open kitchen turns out of-the-moment dishes—refreshing cucumber...
Read MoreRoberta’s
You know this place is cool because neighborhood hipsters wait hours to eat here. You know it’s worth the wait because the Clintons also eat here (or they did once in 2012, propelling this far-flung Bushwick pizzeria to instant fame)....
Read MoreSt. Anselm
Though St. Anselm presents itself as a simple steakhouse—and its steak is indeed excellent—you’d be mistaken not to order off the rest of the menu, which celebrates the pleasures of the open fire. It is the grill, rather than red meat,...
Read MoreSunshine Company
Run by the same owners as the excellent Blue Bird Coffee in the East Village, Sunshine Company sits on a, yes, sunny corner of Washington Avenue, in walking distance to the Brooklyn Museum and Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Gorgeous flower arrangements...
Read MoreThe Ides Bar (at the Wythe Hotel)
For a fine explanation of Williamsburg’s hot-spot reputation for locals and in-the-know travelers alike, look no further than the Ides, the sixth-floor drinkery atop the Wythe Hotel. Enjoy finely wrought cocktails—made with locally distilled fixings, of course—in a red banquette...
Read MoreTom’s Restaurant
This 70-plus-year-old institution in Prospect Heights has thankfully survived the neighborhood’s rapid, still ongoing, gentrification. With its large plantings and flower pots framing the entrance, it’s impossible to miss when you’re walking down Washington Avenue. There’s also always a massive...
Read MoreTotonno’s
Dig into a slice of old Brooklyn at this Coney Island institution, frequented by pizza fanatics, residents of the peninsular neighborhood and tourists refueling between Cyclone rides. Founded in 1924 by Anthony “Totonno” Pero, an apprentice of New York’s original pizzaiolo...
Read MoreVinegar Hill House
If its name didn’t already suggest it, Vinegar Hill House is a welcoming and cozy retreat from the bustling Brooklyn streets. The interior features charming touches like antique lanterns, rustic furniture and a colonial flag covering a wall. Vinegar Hill...
