Dine In Brooklyn Restaurant Recommendations
River Café, which can easily cost $127 per meal, is offering a $20.10 lunch during Restaurant Week.
Photo: courtesy of the restaurant
Next Monday, March 15, is the start of Dine In Brooklyn, the borough's own Restaurant Week. To help you decide where to eat, we came up with a list of the participating restaurants with the highest food scores. Happy dining!
| Food | Decor | Service | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 18 | 22 | $47 |
Apart from the "inevitable long wait" ("if only they took reservations!"), pretty much "nothing beats" this "laid-back" Park Sloper's "top-notch" Venetian cuisine, "reasonable" prices and "accommodating" service; the "whole wonderful experience" is enough to make you want to go "al di time" – including during "recently begun lunch service", when tables are easier to come by.
| Food | Decor | Service | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 21 | 23 | $47 |
A "favorite" of the "locally grown–obsessed", this "homey", "pricey" Park Slope New American standout delivers "creative" cuisine highlighting "just-off-the-farm-fresh" ingredients (including an "outstanding" brunch); the "nothing-fancy" digs get "a tad too loud" and "tight" when the "local hipster" crowd converges – but "caring" service eases the pain.
| Food | Decor | Service | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 19 | 21 | $58 |
This "serene" SoHo–Park Slope Japanese twosome from the versatile Bromberg siblings owes its stellar reputation to "exquisite", "like-it-was-caught-that-morning" fresh fish and appealingly "no-fuss" service; for such "top-notch" meals, sushiphiles willingly brave "long waits" and serious tabs.
| Food | Decor | Service | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 28 | 26 | $127 |
A "beauty inside and out" with "food as good" as its "magical harbor view", Buzzy O'Keeffe's "amazing" New American on the Dumbo side of the Brooklyn Bridge is one of those "not-to-be-missed" NY experiences – just bear in mind that jackets are required and dinner is $98 prix fixe only; with a table overlooking the water "watching Manhattan light up at sunset", that special someone will be hard-pressed not to say ‘yes.'
| Food | Decor | Service | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 21 | 22 | $52 |
Fans of these SoHo and Brooklyn "winners" would like to keep them a "secret", but realize that the "refined, creative" Italian cuisine, pleasingly "rustic" setups, "gracious" service and "doable" tabs are too good not to share; the Williamsburg location has a beautiful "outdoor arbor" but comes with "cash-only" hassle.
| Food | Decor | Service | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 19 | 23 | $36 |
A "must-try" for its Kyoto-style "daily obanzai" (small plate) lineup, this "super-cute" Cobble Hill Japanese also "keeps things exciting" with "superior sushi" and "fresh, warm" "homemade tofu"; "gracious" staffers tend the "minimalist" space, and "considering the high quality", the price is "excellent."
Petite Crevette
dinner
144 Union St. (enter on Hicks St., bet. President & Union Sts.)
Phone: 718-855-2632
| Food | Decor | Service | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 19 | 21 | $36 |
"Unpretentious" is putting it mildly at this "tiny" Carroll Gardens seafooder where the "menu is handwritten on the wall" and the "bargain" tabs are abetted by "BYO" and "cash-only" policies; bottom line, it "delivers the goods", although trade-offs include "funky" atmospherics and "cheek-by-jowl" seating.
| Food | Decor | Service | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 20 | 22 | $50 |
"Personal care" enhances the "all-around solid" dining at this Park Slope "neighborhood keeper" where an "attentive" crew serves midpriced, "supremely satisfying" New Americana; the "neo-farmhouse" quarters are apt to be "packed", especially during the "scrumptious brunch."
| Food | Decor | Service | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 27 | 25 | $55 |
Perfect for an "intimate" tryst with "your secret flame", this Williamsburg izakaya is hidden behind a "nondescript exterior" concealing a "dark" triplex setting lined with "mirrors and bamboo"; diners summon the "spot-on" staffers with "buzzers" to order "refined" Japanese small plates, and though it's "a splurge", it's sure to "make a big impression."
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