A German bakery founded in the 1930s, still the neighborhood's morning meeting point
Must-try: Bienenstich, Black forest cake, Alfajores
📍 905 Seneca Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Venezuelan street food done properly, with fillings you build yourself
Must-try: Cachapas, Patacones, Arepa with shredded beef
📍 678 Seneca Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
the Rolo's team doing rotating jello and a brunch built for groups
Must-try: Small plates, Tacos, Heirloom masa pancakes
📍 68-22 Forest Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
a quesadilla specialist working with thick housemade corn tortillas
Must-try: Cheese and pork quesadilla, Chorizo tacos, Guajillo pambazo
📍 766 Seneca Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
a casual Dominican room serving very good plates under $20 a head
Must-try: Crispy pernil, Chicharron, Rotisserie chicken
📍 55-37 Myrtle Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Days-long fermented dough giving a thin, crackly crust with big pockets of air
Must-try: Fulgheri with provolone and caramelized onions, Manopella with vodka sauce and pesto
📍 6298 Forest Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Handmade pierogi with a Polish grocery attached, carrying on Ridgewood's oldest food tradition
Must-try: Potato-and-cheese pierogi, White borscht, Kielbasa
📍 57-34 Catalpa Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
an '80s-themed parlor whose pies come out thin, crisp and properly charred
Must-try: Maitake mushroom pizza, Nduja pizza, Tomato and cheese
📍 690 Woodward Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385