A tiny German-Austrian room that is almost too well suited to sharing schnitzel with a crush
Must-try: Schnitzel, Labneh with carrot, Vodkalicious
📍 449 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Ayo Balogun's communal Nigerian tasting menu — a set price, a fixed seating, and food from Kwara State
Must-try: Ìjẹbú-style dishes, Goat, Fresh-pounded yam
📍 327 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216
A cash-only Trinidadian counter with a line that never really goes away
Must-try: Bone-in goat roti, Doubles with channa, Pholourie
📍 1267 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11216
A thirty-seat Bed-Stuy restaurant inspired by the Mediterranean coast — small, precise, and consistently full
Must-try: Grilled fish, Beef tartare, Seasonal vegetables
📍 506 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Trinidadian doubles on Fulton Street — a few dollars, served fast, and named essential by nearly everyone
Must-try: Doubles with pepper sauce, Aloo pie, Bake and shark
📍 1337 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11216
New Mexican cooking in Bed-Stuy — red and green chile, breakfast burritos, and blue corn
Must-try: Breakfast burrito, Red chile, Blue corn pancakes
📍 387 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Sandwiches, soups, and pastries worth taking a leisurely lunch for
Must-try: Roast beef sandwich, Soups, Pastries
📍 395 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza in a rambling Bed-Stuy corner building with a garden — a neighborhood anchor since 2009
Must-try: Margherita pizza, Burrata, Weekend brunch eggs
📍 435 Halsey St, Brooklyn, NY 11233
A neighborhood staple since 2005 serving fantastic, comforting Senegalese food
Must-try: Lamb mafe, Jollof rice, Thieboudienne
📍 1168 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Southern cooking on Lewis Avenue since 2008 — shrimp and grits, fried chicken, and a Bed-Stuy institution's steady hand
Must-try: Shrimp and grits, Fried chicken, Mac and cheese
📍 393 Lewis Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11233
Tender, juicy halal pastrami that quietly outclasses far more famous counters
Must-try: Halal pastrami on rye, Brisket, Corned beef
📍 533 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216
a Hudson Valley-style diner under mismatched chandeliers
Must-try: Masa pancakes with spicy honey butter, Thick-cut bacon BLT, Bloody mary
📍 198 Lewis Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221
A slice shop that made its name on toppings no one else was brave enough to try
Must-try: Oxtail pizza, Curry shrimp slice, Jerk salmon slice
📍 93 Howard Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11233
A big U-shaped bar, moody lighting, and rotisserie chicken as the whole point
Must-try: Rotisserie chicken, Chicken sandwich, Veggie sandwich
📍 549 Classon Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Oaxacan-focused cooking on the best tortillas anyone in this city is making
Must-try: Memelas, Tetelas, Tlayudas
📍 343 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
A restaurant that is also a bar, with strawberries in the michelada and very cheesy beans
Must-try: Short rib tacos, Chicken enchiladas, Refried beans
📍 397 Tompkins Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216