Nasim Alikhani's Prospect Heights Persian room — the tahdig, the lamb shank, and the reason Persian food broke out in New York
Must-try: Tahdig, Braised lamb shank, Mast-o-khiar
📍 75 St Marks Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Mediterranean in Prospect Heights — 4.8 on Resy across 6,728 diner reviews
Must-try: Freshly baked focaccia, Vermouth & amaro list
📍 755 Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11238
a twelve-seat room doing New Orleans cooking the neighborhood is lucky to have
Must-try: Seafood etouffee, Po'boy, Oysters
📍 794 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
A quirky Fujianese spot with a massive room and dishes sized for a crowd
Must-try: General Tso's whole chicken, Sizzling lamb chops, Bourbon and cumin cocktail
📍 609 Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11238
A petite pasta room from the Ciao Gloria team with plates sized like a person eats
Must-try: Pappardelle bolognese, Gnocchi, Chicken milanese
📍 575 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
The most interesting Thai restaurant in the area, in a very pretty yellow room
Must-try: Papaya salad, Sour sausage and crunchy rice salad, Jasmine tea-smoked ribs
📍 638 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Tokyo-flown fish and an omakase that starts far lower than you would expect
Must-try: Omakase, Seared salmon nigiri, Bluefin with mushroom
📍 335 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
The casual alternative on the block - high-quality fish without the reservation stress
Must-try: Nigiri, Sashimi, Brooklyn roll with kani salad
📍 331 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Your grandmother's dining room restaged as a 1950s dinner party with very good cocktails
Must-try: Duck pastrami, Burger on challah, Seven-layer cake
📍 605 Carlton Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
A breakfast sandwich in the morning and wine on the back patio by night
Must-try: Sausage egg and cheese, The Tony mortadella sandwich, Roasted scallops with sofrito
📍 791 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
The outdoor living room for the neighborhood, garden gnomes and all
Must-try: Smashburger, Shrimp cocktail, Soft pretzel with beer cheese
📍 659 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238