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bklyn restaurants to try

1. Ho' Brah Taco Joint

8.5
8618 3rd Ave (btwn 86th St & 87th St), Brooklyn, NY
Taco Restaurant · Bay Ridge · 95 tips and reviews

Jon V.Jon V.: Try the street corn....

2. Tanoreen

8.5
7523 3rd Ave (at 76th St), Brooklyn, NY
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Bay Ridge · 118 tips and reviews

Annie A.Annie A.: Best brussels sprouts ever.

3. East Harbor Seafood Palace (迎賓大酒樓)

8.8
714 65th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Sunset Park · 86 tips and reviews

Kenny C.Kenny Chung: If you're ever here for dinner, order the scallops (ordered per person). Super fresh and prepared well.

Tacos El Bronco is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

4. Tacos El Bronco

8.7
4324 4th Ave (at 44th St), Brooklyn, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Sunset Park · 50 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the vegetarian taco. Creamy guacamole, a grilled spring onion, cotija cheese & drizzles of crema elevate the taco from humdrum to extraordinary. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Giuseppina's is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

5. Giuseppina's

9.0
691 6th Ave (at 20th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Greenwood Heights · 46 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try pizzaiolo Chris Iacono’s artisinal margherita pie, blistered in a hand-built, wood-fired oven. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

6. DUB Pies - Windsor Terrace

211 Prospect Park W (at 16th St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Windsor Terrace · 62 tips and reviews

Sara G.Sara Gorecki: Try the spinach and feta roll, it's absolutely amazing!

7. Buttermilk Channel

8.9
524 Court St (at Huntington St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Carroll Gardens · 354 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Try the brown butter, corn, and mushroom linguine-auced in a rich slurry of brown butter and corn milk, which pools at the bottom of the plate, where it's soaked up by feathery chanterelles.

Purple Yam is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

8. Purple Yam

1314 Cortelyou Rd, Brooklyn, NY
Filipino Restaurant · Flatbush · 78 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the Ukoy for brunch. Shrimp, sprouts and leeks, plus snow peas and napa cabbage, are stuffed into a banana leaf and plunged into the hot oil. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

9. Randazzo's Clam Bar

8.1
2017 Emmons Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Sheepshead Bay · 96 tips and reviews

Elana B.Elana B.: New England Clam Chowder = orgasm in a bowl (:

10. Peaches HotHouse

8.7
415 Tompkins Ave (at Hancock St), Brooklyn, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 249 tips and reviews

NYCLOUT.COMNYCLOUT.COM: Try the crabcakes, amazing!

Fatty 'Cue is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

11. Fatty 'Cue

91 S 6th St (btwn Berry & Bedford), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Williamsburg · 114 tips and reviews
The Farm on Adderley is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

12. The Farm on Adderley

1108 Cortelyou Rd (btwn Stratford Rd. & Westminster Rd.), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Ditmas Park · 192 tips and reviews

13. Pacificana

6.7
813 55th St (at 8th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Sunset Park · 42 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Spacious, loud, and packed with patrons, servers and steaming carts of food, everything you want in a dim sum restaurant. And the food is MUCH better than what you find in Chinatown. 

14. Prime Meats

465 Court St (at Luquer St), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Carroll Gardens · 236 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Grab a seat at the bar or in the small outside space. Then order up a WeissWurst, Landjager, Pork Schnitzel and The Prime Meats Burger with Bacon.

15. Superfine

7.3
126 Front St (at Pearl St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · DUMBO · 179 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: We love coming here for drinks at the bar, as well as a game of pool. Once day we’ll have to try the food, we heard brunch is great, as are the burgers.

16. Tacos Matamoros

7.7
4508 5th Ave (btwn 45th & 46th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Sunset Park · 58 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Enjoy awesome views of Manhattan while you devour tacos Al Pastor, or Lengua or Cabeza. Be daring with your choices and you’ll be rewarded.

Pies 'n' Thighs is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

17. Pies 'n' Thighs

8.9
166 S 4th St (at Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Williamsburg · 554 tips and reviews
Marlow & Sons is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

18. Marlow & Sons

8.9
81 Broadway (btwn Berry & Wythe St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 254 tips and reviews
Alchemy Restaurant & Bar is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

19. Alchemy Restaurant & Bar

7.5
56 5th Ave (btwn Bergen St. & St. Marks Pl.), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · North Slope · 110 tips and reviews
Char No. 4 is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

20. Char No. 4

196 Smith St (at Baltic St.), Brooklyn, NY
Whisky Bar · Boerum Hill · 230 tips and reviews
Dressler is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

21. Dressler

149 Broadway (btwn Driggs and Bedford Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 54 tips and reviews
Kimchi Grill is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

22. Kimchi Grill

8.2
766 Washington Ave (btwn Sterling & Park Pl.), Brooklyn, NY
Korean Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 106 tips and reviews
Flatbush Farm & Bar(n) is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

23. Flatbush Farm & Bar(n)

76 Saint Marks Ave (at Flatbush Ave), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · North Slope · 169 tips and reviews
Ba Xuyên is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

24. Ba Xuyên

9.2
4222 8th Ave (at 43rd St), Brooklyn, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Sunset Park · 77 tips and reviews
Talde is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

25. Talde

369 7th Ave (at 11th St), Brooklyn, NY
Asian Restaurant · South Slope · 269 tips and reviews

26. Pacifico

269 Pacific St (at Smith St), Brooklyn, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Boerum Hill · 30 tips and reviews

Gradie O.Gradie Oakes: Quesadillas are awesome

27. DuMont

432 Union Ave (btwn Metropolitan Ave & Devoe St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 146 tips and reviews

Court K.Court Klein: Get the crispy artichokes. Promise you won't regret it.

The Meatball Shop is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

28. The Meatball Shop

170 Bedford Ave (btwn N 7th & N 8th St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Williamsburg · 372 tips and reviews

29. Lodge

318 Grand St (at Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 180 tips and reviews

Michael G.Michael Galpert: mac and cheese is solid

30. The Brooklyn Star

593 Lorimer St (at Conselyea St), Brooklyn, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Williamsburg · 286 tips and reviews

Brooklyn B.Brooklyn Based: The brussels sprouts here are the most delicious thing ever.

Mable's Smokehouse & Banquet Hall is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

31. Mable's Smokehouse & Banquet Hall

7.8
44 Berry St, Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Williamsburg · 178 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the lush beef brisket, which spends up to 14 hours in the smoker before it hits the table; leaner cuts are sliced for platters ($15), while the fattier meat gets chopped up for sandwiches ($10). Read more.

Rabbithole is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

32. Rabbithole

352 Bedford Ave (btwn S 3rd & S 4th St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 222 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The candlelit patio here is a perfect spot to relax with a date. Nibble white-wine–steamed mussels with spicy chorizo ($13) or massive sandwiches like the mint-laced lamb burger ($13). Read more.

Traif is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

33. Traif

9.1
229 S 4th St (btwn Roebling & Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Williamsburg · 285 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Most of the snacks on chef Jason Marcus’s often-changing menu are $10 or less. Snag a table on the lush back patio, & feast with the knowledge you’re filling your belly without emptying your wallet. Read more.

34. La Casa Bella

8.7
2579 Cropsey Ave (26th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Gravesend · 23 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Delicious Italian food and friendly service (ask for Lisa for your waitress). Then try the stuffed pizza, the bow tie pasta or the eggplant rollantine.

35. The Burger Bistro

7217 3rd Ave (btwn 73rd St & 72nd St), Brooklyn, NY
Burger Joint · Bay Ridge · 44 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Keep an ear to the ground for the return of the Donut Burger! Otherwise, enjoy a fresh Beef Burger with Pepper Jack, Caramelized Onions & Applewood Bacon.

36. Tatiana Restaurant

7.4
3152 Brighton 6th St (Boardwalk, Brighton Beach), Brooklyn, NY
Russian Restaurant · Brighton Beach · 66 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Choose one of the extravagant banquets filled with home-cooked food and VODKA and stay for the entertainment. Make sure you bring a full wallet!

37. Cafe Glechik

3159 Coney Island Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Ukrainian Restaurant · Brighton Beach · 31 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Excellent and authentic Ukranian perogies. Try the borsch, the Vareniki Moscow and the Chicken Stroganoff. Don’t forget to order a glass of Compote.

38. Taci's Beyti Restaurant

8.8
1953 Coney Island Ave (at Avenue P), Brooklyn, NY
Turkish Restaurant · Midwood · 69 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Come with a group and eat family style, and its BYOB! The menu is simple and you should try as much as you can! It definitely won’t break the piggy bank either.

39. Phở Vietnam

7.0
1243 Avenue U (at E 13th St), Brooklyn, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Homecrest · 19 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Great and inexpensive Vietnamese food served by twin waitresses. Try the #1 Pho with an order of Spring Rolls or Calamari.

40. El Tamal

85 E 18th St (Church Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Flatbush · 1 tip

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: One man, one counter, one dollar, and a whole lot of flavor. Get here early to enjoy these delicious tamales, El Senor’s food usually sells out by 1pm.

Calexico is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

41. Calexico

8.5
122 Union St (btwn Columbia & Hicks St), Brooklyn, NY
Taco Restaurant · Carroll Gardens · 89 tips and reviews
Fonda is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

42. Fonda

8.6
434 7th Ave (at 15th St), Brooklyn, NY
Mexican Restaurant · South Slope · 133 tips and reviews

43. al di là

8.7
248 5th Ave (at Carroll St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · North Slope · 200 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: This is one of our favorite restaurants in all five boroughs. We’ve waxed poetic before, but forgot to mention the White Salad and the Faro Salad, both hidden gems.

44. The Grocery

288 Smith St (at Sackett), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Carroll Gardens · 39 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: For a light lunch, try the Chopped Salad – it’s perfect. For a light dinner (or as a starter) the Noodle Salad is a must.

45. Bierkraft

191 5th Ave (btwn Union & Berkeley), Brooklyn, NY
Food and Beverage Retail · North Slope · 131 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Serrano Ham and Manchego: Salty, sweet, spicy, bitter—this Serrano and Manchego sandwich from beer-fiend destination Bierkraft covers all the bases. Read more.

Peaches is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

46. Peaches

8.6
393 Lewis Ave (at MacDonough St), Brooklyn, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 171 tips and reviews
Pilar Cuban Eatery is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

47. Pilar Cuban Eatery

397 Greene Ave (at Bedford Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Cuban Restaurant · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 89 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Grilled Cheese and Plantain: A heaping mound of shredded cheddar and Gruyère melted into an oozy pool kept in check by butter-soaked grain bread, and the soft fried plantains added sweetness and heft. Read more.

48. Burger Joint

8.5
119 W 56th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Theater District · 783 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Tony claims it is your patriotic duty to order a burger medium rare. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.

49. Fette Sau

8.9
354 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Havemeyer & Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Williamsburg · 561 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: For BBQ and Meat lovers! Awesome Brisket, Pork Ribs and Berkshire Belly. The Baked Beans and Potato Salad are rockin. Get a pitcher of Sly Fox Rauch.

La Esquina is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

50. La Esquina

8.3
114 Kenmare St (at Lafayette St), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · SoHo · 723 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the Pescado a las Brasas taco, available at the sit-down café and takeout taqueria. It's one of NYC's 26 best tacos! Read more.

Ricos Tacos is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

51. Ricos Tacos

7.3
505 51st St (at 5th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Sunset Park · 37 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the Taco Arabes here, this Lebanese-Mexican roll-up combines spiced spit-roasted pork with sweet strings of caramelized onion. It's one of NYC's 26 best tacos! Read more.

Rucola is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

52. Rucola

9.3
190 Dean St (at Bond St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Boerum Hill · 232 tips and reviews
Vinegar Hill House is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

53. Vinegar Hill House

9.1
72 Hudson Ave (at Water St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Vinegar Hill · 264 tips and reviews

54. Frankies 457 Spuntino

9.2
457 Court St (btwn 4th Pl & Luquer St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Carroll Gardens · 237 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The cavatelli pasta alone is worth the trip, but, then, so is the rest of the food and scene here, which is quintessentially Aging Hipster in the best possible way. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Battersby is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

55. Battersby

255 Smith St (btwn Degraw & Douglass St), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Boerum Hill · 84 tips and reviews
Moto is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

56. Moto

394 Broadway (at Hooper St), Brooklyn, NY
French Restaurant · Williamsburg · 100 tips and reviews
Kaz an Nou is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

57. Kaz an Nou

53 6th Ave (btw Dean & Bergen), Brooklyn, NY
French Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 68 tips and reviews
The Vanderbilt is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

58. The Vanderbilt

570 Vanderbilt Ave (at Bergen St.), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 141 tips and reviews
Hibino is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

59. Hibino

9.2
333 Henry St (at Pacific St), Brooklyn, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Cobble Hill · 156 tips and reviews
Rye is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

60. Rye

247 S 1st St. (at Roebling), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 205 tips and reviews
Five Leaves is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

61. Five Leaves

8.9
18 Bedford Ave (at Lorimer St), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Greenpoint · 535 tips and reviews
Seersucker is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

62. Seersucker

329 Smith St (President and Carroll), Brooklyn, NY
Southern Food Restaurant · Carroll Gardens · 91 tips and reviews
DuMont Burger is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

63. DuMont Burger

7.8
314 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & S 2nd St.), Brooklyn, NY
Burger Joint · Williamsburg · 226 tips and reviews
Habana Outpost is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

64. Habana Outpost

8.7
757 Fulton St (at S Portland Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Cuban Restaurant · Fort Greene · 247 tips and reviews
Tulcingo Restaurant is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

65. Tulcingo Restaurant

7.0
5520 5th Ave (56 st), Brooklyn, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Sunset Park · 8 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the Enchilada taco here, the guajillo-based enchilada sauce covers moist pieces of spicy pork. It's one of NYC's 26 best tacos! Read more.

Chavella's is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

66. Chavella's

Franklin Ave. (Franklin Ave. & Sterling Pl.), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · 46 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the Nopales taco here, the vegetarian-friendly nosh features piquant slices of sautéed cactus folded with bright pico de gallo. It's one of NYC's 26 best tacos! Read more.

67. Yola's Cafe

524 Metropolitan Ave (at Union Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Williamsburg · 50 tips and reviews

Lala L.Lala Lopez: The chicken tinga is all you will ever need. A must stop if you love Mexican and are in the area. Beats Kelloggs anyday.

68. Calexico Restaurante

88 5th Ave (btw Warren and St Mark's Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Mexican Restaurant · North Slope · 6 tips and reviews

cccc: $2 tacos! Vegetarian ones are packed and way more filling than the meat tacos. Chimichangas, guac, & quesadillas also tasty. Mexican Coke (that means real sugar- no high fructose corn syrup!)

Calexico is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

69. Calexico

8.6
645 Manhattan Ave (at Bedford Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Taco Restaurant · Greenpoint · 255 tips and reviews
Oaxaca Taqueria is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

70. Oaxaca Taqueria

250 4th Ave (btwn President & Carroll St.), Brooklyn, NY
Taco Restaurant · Gowanus · 100 tips and reviews
Fornino is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

71. Fornino

256 5th Ave (btwn Carroll St. & Garfield Pl.), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · North Slope · 27 tips and reviews
Café de La Esquina is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

72. Café de La Esquina

225 Wythe Ave (btwn N 3rd St & Metropolitan Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Taco Restaurant · Williamsburg · 126 tips and reviews

73. Fat Goose

125 Wythe Ave (at N 8th St.), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 36 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: Plenty of good eating on the menu with smoked pork belly, strip steak served 2 ways, mussels steamed in beer with chorizo, and seared scallops in grain mustard foie gras butter - beers go for $4 a cup

Le Gamin is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

74. Le Gamin

556 Vanderbilt Ave (at Dean St), Brooklyn, NY
French Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 45 tips and reviews

75. El Almacén

557 Driggs Ave (btwn N 6th & N 7th St), Brooklyn, NY
Argentinian Restaurant · Williamsburg · 223 tips and reviews

NearSay NYCNearSay NYC: We love the Entrana steak that comes served on a cross section of a tree with chimichurri sauce, salsa and a poblano puree.

76. Caracas Arepa Bar

291 Grand St (btwn Roebling & Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Arepa Restaurant · Williamsburg · 218 tips and reviews

Cara C.Cara Capello: Is there anything not to like?

Lake Trout is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

77. Lake Trout

160 Havemeyer St (at S 2nd St.), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 9 tips and reviews
Brucie is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

78. Brucie

234 Court St (at Baltic St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Cobble Hill · 98 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try the house-rolled tagliatelle, with crispy brussel sprouts, rich tomato butter and creamy burrata. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

79. Don Pancho

492 Grand St (at Hooper St), Brooklyn, NY
Mexican Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 26 tips and reviews

AniqAniq: The guacamole rocks.

Loreley Restaurant & Biergarten is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

80. Loreley Restaurant & Biergarten

64 Frost St (btwn Lorimer St. & Meeker Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Williamsburg · 32 tips and reviews
Fushimi is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

81. Fushimi

7.8
475 Driggs Ave (at N 10th St), Brooklyn, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Williamsburg · 72 tips and reviews

Kimm A.Kimm Alfonso: Try the Williamsburg roll, most excellent and spicy. Also a trip to the bathroom is a must

82. Phở Hoài Restaurant

7.8
1906 Avenue U (at E 19th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Homecrest · 35 tips and reviews

Ariel B.Ariel Brodsky: Sweet n sour soup with shrimp is to die for

83. El Tenampa Deli Grocery

8.7
706 4th Ave (btwn 21st & 22nd St.), New York
Mexican Restaurant · Greenwood Heights · 29 tips and reviews

Ms. Madeline M.Ms. Madeline MS: Delicious tacos and tostadas !

84. Peter Luger Steak House

8.8
178 Broadway (at Driggs Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Steakhouse · Williamsburg · 694 tips and reviews

Buford B.Buford Barnes: Established 1887 as "Carl Luger's Café, Billiards and Bowling Alley" in the then-predominantly German neighborhood. Mostly continuously operated. Named best steakhouse 28 years in a row.

85. Red Hook Lobster Pound

8.9
284 Van Brunt St (btwn Verona St & Visitation Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Red Hook · 171 tips and reviews

amNewYorkamNewYork: Because sometimes we need to have a lobster roll at inconvenient hours, we love that Red Hook Lobster Pound sells their signature lobster salad and packages of J.J. Nissen buns from Maine to go.

Two Boots is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

86. Two Boots

514 2nd St (at 7th Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Central Slope · 51 tips and reviews
St. Anselm is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

87. St. Anselm

9.1
355 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Havemeyer & Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 317 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: 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.

James is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

88. James

605 Carlton Ave (at St Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 165 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: 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.

Isa is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

89. Isa

348 Wythe Ave (at S 2nd St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 97 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Try chef Igancio Mattos’ rib eye, so tender it’s served with a table knife. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Do or Dine is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

90. Do or Dine

1108 Bedford Ave (btwn Quincy & Lexington), Brooklyn, NY
Gastropub · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 97 tips and reviews
Cafe El Puente is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

91. Cafe El Puente

6.8
231 S 4th St (Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Caribbean Restaurant · Williamsburg · 9 tips and reviews
Benchmark Restaurant is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

92. Benchmark Restaurant

339A 2nd St (nr 5th Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Central Slope · 74 tips and reviews

93. Bay Sushi

29 Bay Ridge Ave (at corner of Owls Head Ct), Brooklyn, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Bay Ridge · 4 tips and reviews

Valerie F.Valerie Ferreyra: Greatest cheap sushi in Bay Ridge.

94. Zio Toto

6.6
8407 3rd Ave (btwn 84th & 85th St), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Bay Ridge · 35 tips and reviews

Valerie F.Valerie Ferreyra: Nutella Pie-- 'nuff said.

95. Cebu' Bar & Bistro

7.9
8801 3rd Ave (at 88th St), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Bay Ridge · 62 tips and reviews

Valerie F.Valerie Ferreyra: fabulous brunch.

96. Polonica Restaurant

7.0
8303 3rd Ave (83rd Street), Brooklyn, NY
Eastern European Restaurant · Bay Ridge · 20 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Winner of Best Polish in the Village Voice 2011 Best Of issue!

Sancho's is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

97. Sancho's

7410 3rd Ave (Bay Ridge ave), Brooklyn, NY
Spanish Restaurant · Bay Ridge · 14 tips and reviews
Nouvelle Restaurant is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

98. Nouvelle Restaurant

8716 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Bay Ridge · 3 tips and reviews
Kimchee Korean Cuisine is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

99. Kimchee Korean Cuisine

9324 3rd Ave (at 94th St), Brooklyn, NY
Korean Restaurant · Bay Ridge · 12 tips and reviews
Olea is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

100. Olea

9.3
171 Lafayette Ave (at Adelphi St), Brooklyn, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Fort Greene · 236 tips and reviews
Fort Reno Provisions is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

101. Fort Reno Provisions

669 Union St (btwn 4th Ave & 5th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · North Slope · 51 tips and reviews
Il Fornetto is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

102. Il Fornetto

2902 Emmons Ave (at E. 29th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Sheepshead Bay · 28 tips and reviews
Michael's is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

103. Michael's

8.4
2929 Avenue R (at Nostrand Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Italian Restaurant · Sheepshead Bay · 11 tips and reviews
Cafe Steinhof is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

104. Cafe Steinhof

422 7th Ave (at 14th St.), Brooklyn, NY
Austrian Restaurant · South Slope · 65 tips and reviews

105. Joya

8.1
215 Court St (at Warren St), Brooklyn, NY
Thai Restaurant · Boerum Hill · 157 tips and reviews

New York HabitatNew York Habitat: Our favorite spot for Thai in BK. We recommend the Tom Yum Koong, Spicy Noodles, and Chicken Pad Thai.

106. Bogota Latin Bistro

8.8
141 5th Ave (at St. Johns Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Colombian Restaurant · North Slope · 249 tips and reviews

New York HabitatNew York Habitat: Happy hour goes all day on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Stick with the arroz con pollo, it doesn't disappoint.

107. Littleneck

288 3rd Ave (btwn President & Carroll St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Gowanus · 141 tips and reviews

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108. Buka Nigerian Restaurant

6.6
1111 Fulton St (claver pl), Brooklyn, NY
African Restaurant · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 27 tips and reviews

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109. Kelso Restaurant

648 Franklin Ave (btwn Bergen & St. Marks), Brooklyn, NY
Latin American Restaurant · Crown Heights · 23 tips and reviews

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110. Sheep Station

149 4th Ave (at Douglass St), Brooklyn, NY
Australian Restaurant · North Slope · 75 tips and reviews

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111. Juliette

8.2
135 N 5th St (at Bedford Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
French Restaurant · Williamsburg · 279 tips and reviews

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Birdbath Neighborhood Green Bakery is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

112. Birdbath Neighborhood Green Bakery

160 Prince St (btwn W Broadway & Thompson St), New York, NY
Bakery · SoHo · 150 tips and reviews
Sea is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

113. Sea

7.8
114 N 6th St (btwn Berry St & Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Thai Restaurant · Williamsburg · 257 tips and reviews

114. Robin des Bois

195 Smith St (btw Baltic & Warren), Brooklyn, NY
French Restaurant · Boerum Hill · 24 tips and reviews

karen b.karen bonna rainert: Get drinks in the garden. It’s crazy town back there and they speak french.

115. Blue Ribbon Sushi

278 5th Ave (btwn 1st St. & Garfield Pl.), Brooklyn, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Central Slope · 21 tips and reviews

karen b.karen bonna rainert: This place is fantastic. Order the Omakase and they'll include japanese horse mackerel. It's possibly the most delicious fish served raw and cooked (you'll get both with the Omakase).

Purbird is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

116. Purbird

8.4
82 6th Ave (at St Marks Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · North Slope · 71 tips and reviews

Alex R.Alex Rainert: As someone who prides himself on being a rotisserie chicken connoisseur, the birds here are top notch. The whole wheat mac and cheese + chopped salad make for a great combo.

Eton is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

117. Eton

635 Vanderbilt Ave (btwn St Marks & Prospect Place), Brooklyn, NY
Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 6 tips and reviews
Chuko is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

118. Chuko

8.6
565 Vanderbilt Ave (at Pacific St), Brooklyn, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 389 tips and reviews
Am Thai Chili Basil Kitchen is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

119. Am Thai Chili Basil Kitchen

359 McDonald Ave (at Albemarle St), Brooklyn, NY
Thai Restaurant · Kensington · 14 tips and reviews
My Thai Restaurant is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

120. My Thai Restaurant

7803 3rd Ave (78th St), Brooklyn, NY
Thai Restaurant · Bay Ridge · 29 tips and reviews
Song Thai Restaurant & Bar is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

121. Song Thai Restaurant & Bar

295 5th Ave (2nd St), Brooklyn, NY
Thai Restaurant · Central Slope · 119 tips and reviews
Pok Pok NY is one of bklyn restaurants to try.

122. Pok Pok NY

117 Columbia St (at Kane St), Brooklyn, NY
Thai Restaurant · Cobble Hill · 341 tips and reviews

123. Buschenschank

320 Court St (at Sackett St.), Brooklyn, NY
German Restaurant · Carroll Gardens · 104 tips and reviews

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