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Best Casual Dining Restaurants in Greenpoint

19 ranked casual dining restaurants in Greenpoint, New York City — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.

19 picks

These are the 19 best Greenpoint restaurants for a casual meal, ranked. Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co. is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.9 stars across 3,281 reviews. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. If you only order one thing, make it the lobster roll at Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co.. 1 of the 19 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.

Greenpoint pairs its Polish backbone with a wave of small, ambitious rooms along Franklin and Manhattan Ave, and still charges less than Williamsburg.

Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co.

Seafood  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.9

a fish market and restaurant with a genuinely sustainable raw bar

Must-try: Lobster roll, Fish tacos, Oysters

📍 114 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Bernie's

American  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.9

a retro room of vinyl booths and suburban nostalgia

Must-try: Cold martinis, Chicken parmesan, Brownie sundae

📍 332 Driggs Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Kelang

Malaysian  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.8

a casual Malaysian room whose stewed pork is the reason to come

Must-try: Jiggly stewed pork, Hainanese chicken, Paratha

📍 715 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Rule of Thirds

Japanese  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.7

Greenpoint izakaya in the old A/D/O space — yakitori, tonkatsu, and one of the best restaurant gardens in Brooklyn

Must-try: Karaage, Yakitori skewers, Japanese soufflé pancake

📍 171 Banker Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Taqueria Ramirez

Tacos  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.7

exceptional tacos from a counter modeled on a Mexico City stand

Must-try: Suadero tacos, Al pastor, Longaniza

📍 94 Franklin St, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Karczma

Eastern European  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.7

a kitschy barn-themed Polish room with the best pierogi options around

Must-try: Pierogies, Kielbasa, Hunter's stew

📍 136 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Border Town

Mexican  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.7

a walk-in spot built on lard-laced flour tortillas and very good cocktails

Must-try: Flour tortilla tacos, Pork ribs in salsa verde, Refried beans

📍 148 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Sailor & Siren

Seafood  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.7

Lobster rolls sourced straight off the family wharf in Maine

Must-try: Lobster rolls with butter and mayo, Hot dogs, Whoopie pies

📍 817 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

El Pinguino

Spanish  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.7

a Spanish seafood bar with indie-rock energy and a very good gin list

Must-try: Raw bar, Seafood platters, Well-made cocktails

📍 25 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Chrissy's Pizza

Pizza  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.7

A tiny Greenpoint pizzeria doing pan pizza that regularly gets called the best in New York

Must-try: Pepperoni pie, Margherita pie, Whatever the special is

📍 142 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

ACRE

Japanese  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.7

a Japanese coffee shop with colorful bento boxes and very light lunches

Must-try: Pork katsu bento, Chicken karaage bento, Egg sandwich

📍 64 Meserole Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Taku Sando

Japanese  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.6

a sandwich shop whose house-baked milk bread eats like a donut

Must-try: Pork tonkatsu sando, Ribbon fries, House milk bread

📍 29 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Frankel's Delicatessen

Deli  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.5

an instant-icon Jewish deli built on very recognizable bagel sandwiches

Must-try: Combo #1 with lox, Egg sandwich, Turkey reuben

📍 631 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Salsa Pizzeria Napoletana

Pizza  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $

★★★★☆ 4.4

a Neapolitan pizzeria hidden on a residential street, charred but fluffy

Must-try: Margherita, Broccoli rabe and sausage, Charred crust

📍 40 Clifford Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Chez Ma Tante

New American · Bistro · Brunch  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.4

Greenpoint bistro with the thick, lacy-edged pancakes that ruined every other brunch in Brooklyn

Must-try: The pancakes, Burger with fries, Whatever fish is on that night

📍 90 Calyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Di An Di

Vietnamese  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.3

as good for a solo seat at the bar as for a group dinner

Must-try: Brisket pho, Herb plate, Cocktails

📍 68 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Wenwen

Taiwanese  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.2

hearty Taiwanese cooking and cocktails that occasionally arrive on fire

Must-try: Lo ba beng, Black pepper beef and broccoli, BDSM chicken

📍 1025 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Radio Bakery

Bakery  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $

★★★★☆ 4.1

exciting riffs on bakery classics, and a line most mornings

Must-try: Rotating special croissants, Chocolate croissant, Cinnamon buns

📍 135 India St, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Socceria

Mexican  ·  Greenpoint  ·  $

★★★★☆ 4.0

a sports bar with blue corn tortillas and very saucy eggs at brunch

Must-try: Huevos rancheros, Huevos ahogados, Ramirez burger

📍 46 Norman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best casual dining restaurant in Greenpoint?

Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co. — 4.9 stars across 3,281 reviews, the highest on this list. a fish market and restaurant with a genuinely sustainable raw bar.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

1 of the 19 book online — Rule of Thirds. The rest are walk-in or phone-only. Each card here shows live availability for tonight where the restaurant publishes it.

What should I order?

The lobster roll at Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co., the cold martinis at Bernie's and the jiggly stewed pork at Kelang. 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 — 17 of the 19 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.