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Café Kestrel
Pan-European French
A tiny Red Hook corner spot where the menu fits on one page and the fried halloumi, served warm over honey, made the New York Times list of top dishes. Café Kestrel runs pan-European with a French lean: terrines, duck confit, a seafood plate finished with gaufrettes. The room is casual enough for a Tuesday but pulled-together enough that you won't feel underdressed ordering dessert, which the staff will gently insist upon anyway.
Three honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Eater Restaurant We'd Most Want to Be Regulars
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times Fried Halloumi · Here Are Our Top New York Dishes
One number, weighted & current 80
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Sage-infused fried halloumi Michelin Guide
- Seafood terrine with crème fraîche Michelin Guide
- Apricot cake with caramel sauce Michelin Guide
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