If you like spicy food, go for the spicy catfish banh mi with a papaya salad. Note: This place is cash only!
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Get the truffle portabella toast with poached egg & broccoli rabe and the calamari. For cocktails, the Starburst is a scientific flavor miracle!
They sell all sorts of locally made products like @liddabit sweets and early bird granola. Get em!
Bloody Mary fans: try the Mermaid Mary. It has a serious kick and comes with a cocktail shrimp and cornichon.
salmon whitefish horseradish flying fish roe bagel (aka the super heebster). hi. welcome to my mouth.
If you can only order one thing from their menu, you MUST get the pecan pie sundae. It's happiness in a glass. Cozy atmosphere and great staff - one of the best restaurants in Brooklyn.
They have the best French-style macarons in NYC. Close enough to Pierre Hermes from Paris.
The fried chicken/biscuits are enough for two hungry or three snackie people and delicious as hell. The burger is not to be missed, wit' cheese!, and the fries are perfect.
Great brunch. Get the Eggs Polpettini: eggs covered in marinara sauce and little meatballs. Wash it down with a perfect Bloody Mary.
La Nonna is a friendly neighborhood Italian: sit outside, eat average, but inexpensive, pizza/pasta and watch the hipsters roll by. It's BYOB so hit UVA down the street for a bottle of red first.
Godfather sandwich is great. Other sandwiches are solid a well. Beer selection is very good. Lots of assorted groceries, salami, and cheeses.
go to Elettaria before 8pm and enjoy their tasty (1/2 price) cocktails. Or for brunch on Sundays and try the Flight of Pigs.
Go to PDT and get the bacon flavored bourbon. They use Momofuku bacon fat to flavor it. The tater tots are an excellent companion.
Killer chicken for two. Service has drastically improved here since opening. And obviously, the desserts are a must.
Go to the BGICT and get some sort of crazy topping - olive oil and salt, sriracha, dulce de leche and nilla wafers, or the popular Choinkwich - bacon ice cream sandwich!
Come here for the polish donuts that arrive at 6am. Hurry, they run out in less than an hour.
