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Best Restaurants in Fort Greene

The best restaurants in Fort Greene, New York City — 13 ranked picks with ratings, must-try dishes and live table availability.

13 picks

Fort Greene has 13 restaurants worth the trip, and this is the ranked list. Theodora leads it at 4.9 stars, with Evelina close behind. This is a higher-spend list — plan accordingly, and the strongest showings are Italian, Mediterranean and Seafood. If you only order one thing, make it the cornmeal-crusted fried shrimp sandwich at Strange Delight. 2 of the 13 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.

Fort Greene eats well and calmly — DeKalb Avenue and the blocks around it carry a strong, mostly independent restaurant scene.

Theodora

Mediterranean  ·  Fort Greene  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.9

Mediterranean in Fort Greene — 4.9 on Resy across 7,296 diner reviews

📍 7 Greene Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Evelina

Italian  ·  Fort Greene  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.8

Italian in Fort Greene — 4.8 on Resy across 9,396 diner reviews

📍 211 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205

Strange Delight

Seafood  ·  Fort Greene  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.8

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

Sailor

Seafood · New American  ·  Fort Greene  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.6

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

Ikigai

Japanese  ·  Fort Greene  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.5

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

Miss Ada

Mediterranean · Israeli  ·  Fort Greene  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.5

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

LaRina Pastificio & Vino

Italian · Pasta  ·  Fort Greene  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.5

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

Karasu

Japanese · Izakaya  ·  Fort Greene  ·  $$$

★★★★½ 4.5

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

Roman's

Italian · Seasonal  ·  Fort Greene  ·  $$$

★★★★☆ 4.4

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

Colonia Verde

Latin  ·  Fort Greene  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.3

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

Fradei

Wine Bar  ·  Fort Greene  ·  $$$

★★★★☆ 4.3

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

Cafe Paulette

French  ·  Fort Greene  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.1

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

Mango Bay

Caribbean  ·  Fort Greene  ·  $$$

★★★★☆ 4.0

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best restaurant in Fort Greene?

Theodora — 4.9 stars across 7,296 reviews, the highest on this list. Mediterranean in Fort Greene — 4.9 on Resy across 7,296 diner reviews.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

2 of the 13 book online — Theodora and Evelina. 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 cornmeal-crusted fried shrimp sandwich at Strange Delight, the roast chicken for two at Sailor and the kaiseki courses at Ikigai. 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 — 13 of the 13 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.