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The best restaurants in Brooklyn
Thirty-three places from Brighton Beach to Greenpoint, from Eating With Ziggy’s 2025 map.
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1. Kashkar CafeUyghur food in Brighton Beach.South BrooklynFood & drink1 hourMains about $15–20, cheaper in cash
2. Berikoni Georgian BakeryGeorgian bread from the oven.South BrooklynFood & drink20 minKhachapuri about $8–15
3. Ocean View CafeRussian food by the boardwalk.South BrooklynFood & drink1 hourAbout $15–25, cheaper in cash
4. Burchak PidePide baked to order.South BrooklynFood & drink45 minPide $17–20, lahmacun $8
5. German Doner KebabDöner kebab.South BrooklynFood & drink20 minAbout $12–15
6. Laghman ExpressHand-pulled Central Asian noodles.South BrooklynFood & drink45 minLaghman about $16
7. Taste of AkkoMiddle Eastern plates.South BrooklynFood & drink30 minAbout $10–15
8. Lucia Pizza of Avenue XOld-school Avenue X slices.South BrooklynFood & drink20 minSlices a few dollars
9. Falafel TanamiFalafel and shawarma.South BrooklynFood & drink20 minAbout $8–12
10. MtskhetaGeorgian khachapuri and dumplings.South BrooklynFood & drink1 hourAbout $20–30 a person
11. WerkstattAustrian food in Kensington.Sunset Park & KensingtonFood & drink1 hourMains about $20–30
12. Coszcal de AllendeMexican food in Sunset Park.Sunset Park & KensingtonFood & drink1 hourAbout $20–35
13. Xin Fa BakeryA Chinese bakery on Eighth Avenue.Sunset Park & KensingtonFood & drink10 minA few dollars
14. Chuan Tian XiaSichuan cooking in Sunset Park.Sunset Park & KensingtonFood & drink1 hourAbout $20–30 a person
15. Kai Feng Fu Dumpling HouseCheap dumplings.Sunset Park & KensingtonFood & drink15 minA few dollars
16. La Brasa PeruanaPeruvian rotisserie chicken.Sunset Park & KensingtonFood & drink45 minAbout $15–25
17. Tacos El BroncoTacos on Fifth Avenue.Sunset Park & KensingtonFood & drink30 minTacos about $3–4
18. Cafe KestrelA Red Hook café.Red Hook to Fort GreeneFood & drink1–1.5 hoursAbout $40–60 a person
19. Red Hook TavernThe burger.Red Hook to Fort GreeneFood & drink1.5 hoursBurger about $30
20. Hometown Bar-B-QueTexas barbecue in a Red Hook warehouse.Red Hook to Fort GreeneFood & drink1–1.5 hoursAbout $30–50 a person
21. HaenyeoKorean cooking in Park Slope.Red Hook to Fort GreeneFood & drink1.5 hoursAbout $40–60 a person
22. Bar BêteA bistro in Carroll Gardens.Red Hook to Fort GreeneFood & drink1.5 hoursAbout $40–60 a person
23. F&F PizzeriaSlices from the Frankies team.Red Hook to Fort GreeneFood & drink20 minSlices a few dollars
24. CotraIn Park Slope.Red Hook to Fort GreeneFood & drink1.5 hoursAbout $40–60 a person
25. Panzerotti BitesFried panzerotti.Red Hook to Fort GreeneFood & drink15 minAbout $8–12
26. Indian TableIndian food in Cobble Hill.Red Hook to Fort GreeneFood & drink1.5 hoursAbout $35–50 a person
27. Shawarma MiaShawarma in Prospect Heights.Red Hook to Fort GreeneFood & drink20 minAbout $12–18
28. PopinaItalian food near the waterfront.Red Hook to Fort GreeneFood & drink1.5 hoursAbout $40–60 a person
29. LaRina Pastificio & VinoFresh pasta in Fort Greene.Red Hook to Fort GreeneFood & drink1.5 hoursAbout $40–60 a person
30. Nan Xiang ExpressSoup dumplings downtown.Red Hook to Fort GreeneFood & drink45 minAbout $15–25
31. LiliaPasta in Williamsburg; book ahead.Williamsburg & GreenpointFood & drink2 hoursAbout $80+ a person
32. Le CrocodileA French brasserie at the Wythe Hotel.Williamsburg & GreenpointFood & drink1.5–2 hoursAbout $70+ a person
33. Taqueria RamirezMexico City-style tacos in Greenpoint.Williamsburg & GreenpointFood & drink30 minTacos about $4
The guide
How to do it: The best restaurants in Brooklyn
Brooklyn has some of the most varied food in the country, spread across neighbourhoods that are each a trip of their own: Brighton Beach’s Central Asian and Russian food, Sunset Park’s Chinese and Mexican, and the restaurants of Carroll Gardens, Red Hook and Williamsburg.
This is a long list to dip into, not to finish.
- The order to do it in
- One area per visit: Brighton Beach and around; Sunset Park; Red Hook to Fort Greene; Williamsburg and Greenpoint.
- When to go
- Lunch for the casual places; book dinner at Lilia, Le Crocodile, Cafe Kestrel and Red Hook Tavern.
- Getting there
- Subway for most; Red Hook needs the B61 bus or the NYC Ferry.
- What it costs
- From $3 tacos to $80+ a head at Lilia.
Worth knowing
- Hainan Chicken House and Claro have closed and are off the list.
- Cash is cheaper or required at several of the small places.
Started from the pins on Eating With Ziggy’s Best Restaurants in Brooklyn map (the map). Places, notes and the guide checked and written by us; prices and opening times change, so check before you go.