246 Best Restaurants in Brooklyn, New York City

The chef/owner of Nightingale 9 sticks closer to his Southern roots in this spot named for his grandmother. Comfort foods on offer include pimento cheese, fried bologna sandwiches, and baskets of perfectly seasoned fried chicken. The sun-soaked restaurant is a great place to take children, with a kid-friendly menu and large tables. For the grown-ups, there’s a stellar burger, which you can top with that pimento cheese for an extra couple bucks. The juicy birds are from local farmers and much of the produce comes from the nearby Carroll Gardens farmers' market.

After one bite of Wong Good’s springy and tender hand-pulled noodles, you’ll understand why area residents depend on this place for a quick and hearty meal. This unadorned shop doesn’t offer much in the way of atmosphere or seating, but it’s fun to watch as cooks pull noodles to order for the soup dishes.

This casual neighborhood bistro serves mouthwateringly good Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dishes, drawing inspiration from the cuisines of Israel, Morocco, Greece, Turkey, and Southern Italy. You could easily make a meal of the tapas-style "Small Zi's," like the baba ghanoush with basil and feta, the silky hummus, and falafel with tomato salsa and yogurt sauce—but then you'd miss out on the delicious tagines (stews) and kebabs. The restaurant is cozy and unpretentious, with exposed-brick walls, wooden tables, and white shelves stocked with traditional products like tahini, honey dates, halva, and the spice blend za'atar.

You can't miss this fun taquería inspired by Mexico City's Zona Rosa neighborhood, thanks to the 1946 Airstream trailer embedded in the facade—the eatery started as a food truck and the restaurant was built around it. Tacos, like the flavorful mahimahi with grilled pineapple, onion, and cilantro, arrive on the bottom of a two-tiered wooden platter, with three salsas on top. Be sure to start with a margarita (classic or flavored with watermelon, pineapple, or jalapeño) and the luscious guacamole served with homemade chips. On a warm night, the terrace overlooking Metropolitan Avenue is the place to be.

Burgers, beers, and fries. That's what you'll get at this low-key burger joint. Among stroller-toting parents and neighborhood regulars, you can sidle up to the bar (or grab a table in back) and sink your teeth into a burger patty that was ground that morning by local butcher Los Paisanos. The headliner is the two8two burger, topped with roasted poblano chilies, cheddar cheese, and two8two sauce (a combination of mayo, ketchup, and spices), but there's also a lettuce wrap burger for the gluten-free or merely carb-phobic The bar features a variety of craft beers on tap, including a couple of local selections, as well as the chipotle-habanero Bloody Mary–-it's as hot as it sounds.