Mediterranean in Fort Greene — 4.9 on Resy across 7,296 diner reviews
📍 7 Greene Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Italian in Fort Greene — 4.8 on Resy across 9,396 diner reviews
📍 211 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
a New Orleans-inspired room stacking sandwiches higher than seems wise
Must-try: Cornmeal-crusted fried shrimp sandwich, Crab and shrimp remoulade, Seafood platter
📍 63 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
April Bloomfield and Gabriel Stulman's Fort Greene restaurant — a nautical room doing seafood, roast chicken, and a much-loved burger
Must-try: Roast chicken for two, Oysters, Sailor burger
📍 228 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
a non-profit tea house doing thoughtful, relaxed Japanese fine dining
Must-try: Kaiseki courses, Potato dumpling with cheesecake filling, Tea service
📍 87 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Israeli-Mediterranean cooking in a Fort Greene brownstone with one of Brooklyn's best back gardens
Must-try: Hummus with lamb, Charred cauliflower, Malabi
📍 184 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Handmade pasta and a garden on Myrtle Avenue — Silvia Barban's Fort Greene trattoria
Must-try: Cacio e pepe, Lasagna, Tiramisu
📍 387 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
A hidden Japanese izakaya behind an unmarked door at the back of Walter's — dark, loud, and very good
Must-try: Uni toast, Tsukune, Japanese whisky
📍 166 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
A Dekalb Avenue Italian restaurant with a menu that changes daily — natural wine and seasonal cooking since 2010
Must-try: Daily pasta, Aperitivo, Whatever is on the blackboard
📍 243 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
a cave-like room opening onto a greenhouse and a string-lit garden
Must-try: Shrimp tacos, Salted peewee potatoes, Sunday asado
📍 219 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
a subterranean wine bar with a seasonal, French-leaning menu
Must-try: Steak tartare, Crab toast, Nettle and ricotta dumplings
📍 99 S Portland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
classic bistro cooking in the kind of room you can bring relatives to
Must-try: Steak frites, Oysters, Natural wine
📍 1 S Elliott Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217
a brownstone Caribbean room where the bartenders are half the entertainment
Must-try: Hamachi crudo with sorrel, Goat puff pastry, Braised oxtail
📍 271 Adelphi St, Brooklyn, NY 11205