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Best American Restaurants in Prospect Heights

The best American restaurants in Prospect Heights, New York City — 4 ranked picks with ratings and must-try dishes.

4 picks

Prospect Heights has 4 American restaurants we would send anyone to, ranked here by rating and review depth. Lowerline sits at the top with 4.6 stars. If you only order one thing, make it the seafood etouffee at Lowerline. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.

Prospect Heights is a American-leaning pocket of New York City where the 4 restaurants we track average 4.2 stars.

Lowerline

American  ·  Prospect Heights  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.6

a twelve-seat room doing New Orleans cooking the neighborhood is lucky to have

Must-try: Seafood etouffee, Po'boy, Oysters

📍 794 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Gertrude's

American  ·  Prospect Heights  ·  $$$

★★★★☆ 4.1

Your grandmother's dining room restaged as a 1950s dinner party with very good cocktails

Must-try: Duck pastrami, Burger on challah, Seven-layer cake

📍 605 Carlton Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Cafe Mado

American  ·  Prospect Heights  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.1

A breakfast sandwich in the morning and wine on the back patio by night

Must-try: Sausage egg and cheese, The Tony mortadella sandwich, Roasted scallops with sofrito

📍 791 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Grimm Tavern

Grimm Tavern

American  ·  Prospect Heights  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.0

The outdoor living room for the neighborhood, garden gnomes and all

Must-try: Smashburger, Shrimp cocktail, Soft pretzel with beer cheese

📍 659 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best American restaurant in Prospect Heights?

Lowerline — 4.6 stars across 2,887 reviews, the highest on this list. a twelve-seat room doing New Orleans cooking the neighborhood is lucky to have.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

None of the 4 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.

What should I order?

The seafood etouffee at Lowerline, the duck pastrami at Gertrude's and the sausage egg and cheese at Cafe Mado. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.

How were these picked?

Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 3 of the 4 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.