The Best Places in Brooklyn
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Rank 279. L'Albero dei gelati
Italian Dessert
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Rank 279. L'imprimerie
French Bakery
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Rank 279. La Cabra Roastery
Coffee
The individual library-style carrels built into the "solid oak retail structure" tell you everything: this Danish roastery and coffee shop in Bushwick is more serious than cozy. The cafe wraps across several storefronts of an upcycled industrial block, with roasting operations visible in back and a pastry counter up front where the warm staff, dressed in lab coats, quietly undercut the austere Scandinavian design. The pastries routinely upstage the excellent coffee.
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Rank 279. Loveless
New York Nordic Coffee Shop
The pink-tiled bar and arched mirrors make the Nordic-leaning coffee shop look like a pastel fever dream from 1987, and the baristas lean into the contrast by taking everything very seriously. Pour-overs and espresso drinks are made with their own roasts, and a bowl of oatmeal is on the table if you need it. Sustainability runs deep here, from compostable materials to a Loring roaster chosen specifically for its fuel efficiency.
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Rank 279. Mable's Smokehouse
Central Texas Barbecue
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Rank 279. Me-Do Desserts
Chinese Dessert
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Asian Dessert Spots In NYC
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Rank 279. Miolin
French Bakery
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Croissants In NYC
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Rank 279. Patisserie Tomoko
Japanese Bakery
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Asian Dessert Spots In NYC
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Rank 279. Simple Loaf Bakehouse
French Bakery
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Croissants In NYC
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Rank 279. St. Anselm
Steakhouse
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Rank 279. Three Legged Cat
Coffee
A coffee shop in East Williamsburg that skips the iPad-flip tip prompt entirely, which alone earns goodwill before the espresso arrives. The team runs it as a multi-roaster cafe, rotating names like Onyx and Obscure Coffee, with excellent pastries from Native Bread alongside. Bar takeovers and barista events keep things lively without tipping into self-important. The vibe is coffee-serious without being coffee-cold, which in this neighborhood is a genuine achievement.
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The curved ceiling and wood fixtures make this narrow coffee shop look a little like a vintage railway car, which is more than most cafes can say. The original location of what's now a multiborough roaster and chain, it pulls shots from seasonally rotating single origins and house blends alongside pastries from Colson. Warmer and more lived-in than the sterile white-box aesthetic that swept the neighborhood, with sidewalk seats for anyone who enjoys watching Williamsburg go by.
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Red Hook sits off every subway line, which keeps Fort Defiance comfortably local. This all-day neighborhood bar fits eight tables and a bar counter that seats twelve if everyone breathes in. The name nods to a nearby Revolutionary War fort that once blocked the British from the East River, which gives the place more historical gravitas than most spots this relaxed have any business claiming.
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- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide: 4 stars · Difford's Guide
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Rank 331. Prime Meats
Artisanal German
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- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide: 4 stars · Difford's Guide
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Rank 331. The Richardson
Cocktail Bar
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- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide: 4 stars · Difford's Guide
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No website, no phone number, and nothing on the exterior but a small street number and white tiles that read more like a morgue than a cocktail bar. Weather Up in Prospect Heights commits fully to the bit. Inside, those same tiles climb the ceiling over a zinc-topped wooden bar with sculptural stools, turning the whole room into something between a former bathhouse and a very stylish fever dream.
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- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide: 4 stars · Difford's Guide
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Greenpoint
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Rank 335. Brouwerij Lane
Beer Bar
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Greenpoint
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Rank 335. Di An Di
Vietnamese Noodle Shop
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Rank 335. Eavesdrop
Japanese
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Greenpoint
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A gallery of cow portraits on the wall sets the tone at this no-frills Park Slope coffee shop, which does not take itself too seriously but does take espresso seriously. Black & White roasts come out of a small, sunny space with tile backsplash, a handful of stools, and Colson pastries for the indecisive. The staff know what they're doing, which in this neighborhood is less common than it should be.
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Rank 335. Fulgurances Laundromat
Experimental French
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- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide: 4.5 stars · Difford's Guide
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Rank 335. Le Crocodile
French
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- The New York Times 2020 · 3 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- Roadbook The Best Restaurants and Bars in Williamsburg
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Rank 335. Lise & Vito
Natural Wine Bar
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Greenpoint
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A small "Cocktails" neon sign is the only clue visible through the net-curtained windows of this Williamsburg cocktail bar, which occupies a former auto-parts store near McCarren Park. Inside, ornamental plates crowd the walls, tasseled fittings hang overhead, and ceramic tiles fool the eye into reading as rugs. It feels like a great-aunt's drawing room, if your great-aunt had excellent taste and kept unusual hours.
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- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide: 3 stars · Difford's Guide
- Roadbook Roadbook: The Best Restaurants and Bars in Williamsburg
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2020 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- Roadbook Roadbook: The Best Restaurants and Bars in Williamsburg
- The New York Times 2020 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- Roadbook The Best Restaurants and Bars in Williamsburg
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Rank 335. OddFellows Ice Cream Co.
Ice Cream Shop
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Rank 335. Paulie Gee's
Neapolitan Pizzeria
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Peaches HotHouse is a casual Bed-Stuy counter-service spot for Nashville hot chicken, back when that was a rare find in the city and long before the chains with celebrity backing showed up. You pick your heat (regular, hot, extra hot) and your bird, shrimp, or catfish, then add grits and collards. Dress for a paper-lined basket and a mild sweat. Eater lists it among the best places to eat in the neighborhood.
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Rank 335. Principles GI Coffee House
Personality-Driven Coffee
The pourover menu specifies black only, no exceptions, which tells you everything about this coffee shop before you've ordered. A queer-owned community hub straddling Park Slope and Gowanus, Principles runs on small rotating roasters, plant-based milks across the board, and a gratuity-included model. Cyclists and coffee obsessives fill the place, drawn as much by the ethos as the espresso. The garage door opens when weather permits, and there's a bike repair area out back.
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Greenpoint
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Rank 335. Saraghina
Pizzeria
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Rank 335. Southside Coffee
Minimalist Coffee
Window-service only since 2020, this minimalist coffee shop in South Slope turned its interior into a commissary, which turns out to be a fine trade. Counter Culture beans anchor the drinks, but the daily-rotating pastries, cheddar jalapeño corn muffins, and hugely bready sandwiches are what bring out the line of families and dogs. Greenwood Cemetery is an easy walk, if you need somewhere to eat.
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Greenpoint
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Rank 335. The Hidden Pearl
Japanese Cocktail Bar
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Rank 335. Trad Room
Izakaya
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Rank 335. Twins Lounge
Dive Bar
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Bars In Greenpoint
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Rank 335. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
Ice Cream Shop
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Rank 335. Villager NYC
Coffee
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Rank 372. She Wolf Bakery
Old-School Bakery
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- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
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Rank 373. Hainanese Chicken House
Malaysian
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2023 · 2 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
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Rank 374. Karenderya
Filipino
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- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurant
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Rank 376. Dunya Kabab House
Afghan
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2022 · 2 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
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Rank 376. Nabila's
Lebanese
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2022 · 2 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
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Rank 378. Ras Plant Based
Ethiopian
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Rank 379. dokidoki
Japanese
A standing bar modeled on the Japanese tachinomi tradition, which means you're on your feet, shoulder to shoulder, and the whole room is already talking. Low-alcohol cocktails, sake, and shochu anchor the drinks list, with classics quietly reinterpreted through Japanese and Latin ingredients. The two bartenders behind the counter bring serious cocktail-bar pedigree to a room that wears it lightly, and the small bites fold Japanese technique into Puerto Rican and Salvadoran flavors.
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Rank 387. Fradei Bistro
Bistro
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2021 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
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Rank 388. El Encebollado de Rossy
Ecuadorean Peruvian
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2020 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
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Rank 388. Kokomo
Caribbean
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2020 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
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Rank 390. Boran
Thai
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2019 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
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Rank 390. Mama's Noodle House
Noodle Shop
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2019 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2019 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
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Rank 393. Claro
Mexican
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2018 · 2 stars · Restaurant Review
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Rank 393. Village Café
Middle Eastern
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2018 · 2 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2018 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
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Rank 395. Lagman House
Chinese Noodle Shop
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2018 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
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A tasting counter in Brooklyn where the kitchen uses yuzu as sauerkraut draped over clams instead of a tidy squeeze of acid. Chef Victoria Blamey's avant-garde tasting menu runs about three hours and tends to fill your head with strong flavors that most restaurants at this price point seem too nervous to attempt. The Dungeness crab empanada, built on a Chilean abalone dish with Chartreuse and fermented black beans, is the kind of thing that makes you question your senses.
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2015 · 3 stars · Restaurant Review
- The New York Times The New York Times: 2024 · The Restaurant List
- The New York Times The New York Times: 2024 · Dungeness Crab Empanada · Hungry for the Best? Here Are Our Top New York Dishes of 2024.
- The New York Times 2015 · 3 stars · Restaurant Review
- The New York Times 2024 · The Restaurant List
- The New York Times 2024 · Dungeness Crab Empanada · Hungry for the Best? Here Are Our Top New York Dishes of 2024.
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A prix-fixe dinner party where strangers share a table and, apparently, an extraordinary chocolate cake. The cake alone landed on the New York Times list of top dishes of 2024: dark cocoa crumb, pink-peppercorn buttercream, and the kind of thing that makes you rethink everything you assumed about the format. Communal seating and a tasting menu in the $60 to $75 range make this feel more like a good dinner at a friend's place than a restaurant.
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Rank 398. Sofreh Cafe
Persian
Nasim Alikhani's minimalist Persian cafe on Flatbush is the kind of place you visit for one thing and leave thinking about it for weeks. That thing is the latifeh, a traditional confection the New York Times flagged as one of 2024's top New York dishes: two rounds of soft, rose-scented cream sandwiched between pastry and rolled in salted pistachios. Made fresh constantly so they never turn soggy, each one disappears faster than you planned.
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Rank 400. ICHIRAN Brooklyn
Japanese Noodle Shop
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- The New York Times The New York Times: 2017 · 1 star · Restaurant Review