The eclectic assortment of dishes has influences from China, India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Shrimp—whether whole or pulverized, fresh or fermented—is the great unifying taste. Read more.
At dinner, "girls’-night posses descend for watermelon margaritas and guacamole. The waitresses wear short, calico-print dresses, and have the spirit of the unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt." Read more.
"On summer Fridays and Saturdays, in the pleasant garden of the Kings County Distillery, one can enjoy a mint julep or a John Collins (apologies to Tom—it has bourbon in lieu of gin)." Read more.
"Threes combats short attention spans by having different restaurants occupy its kitchen for brief residencies, which, alongside the ever-changing beer menu, keeps things novel." Read more.
At Gaia, "oven-baked dishes satisfy cravings for simple, homemade food, such as meatballs and potatoes generously dusted with Parmesan crumbles." Read more.
Sarah Larson calls Sid Gold's an "elegant punk-and-pop piano bar, where you can sit in an alcove booth or on a barstool around the piano, drink Hemingway Daiquiris, eat clams casino, and perform..." Read more.
“The bar is a sort of baby Bungalow 8, or, as one patron described it, a place for 'young people skewing old and old people skewing young.'” Read more.
"Few things are more intoxicating than the pairing of poetry and a good pint." Read more.
“The world’s best kale salad, tossed in a chunky dressing made from ground almonds, almond milk, garlic, and lemon zest, and even better adorned with avocado ‘del sur.’” Read more.
“Bar Bolonat is no copycat of Balaboosta—if the two restaurants were sisters, they’d be fraternal twins who share interests but not clothes, because one has more expensive taste.” Read more.
“The flavors at Marta are so assertive that one slice of each pizza is often enough. Fortunately, there are standout dishes across the menu.” Read more.
“You stand at a counter, Tokyo-train-station style, in this narrow storefront, where conversation is precluded by exhalations of transcendent satisfaction.” Read more.
“In a town lousy with burrata, [Brendan] McHale’s, which is piled with super-sweet maple-glazed squash wedges ... and topped with pepitas, might be the best right now.” Read more.
“It’s a casual joint that aims no higher than to lighten the wallets of those raucous young men in blue oxfords whose tastes increasingly determine the downtown bar scene.” Read more.
Amelia Lester on the Argentine steak house: “Go with someone who loves you: the steaks come with a head of roasted garlic on the side, and there’s more in the chorizo.” Read more.
The Brooklyn Heights restaurant offers a “lovely dinner service that’s conversant in the clichés of the borough—think kale croquettes—but never succumbs to them.” Read more.
It's March which means it's time for the Madness. Don't miss your chance to be a part of the 2016 Big East basketball tournament to find out who will be dancing at this years NCAA finals. 2/9-2/12. Read more.
Spring is here early, so head over to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for the Make Brooklyn Bloom Festival where you can celebrate nature through workshops and classes on how to preserve it. Sat, 3/12. Read more.
Enjoy the awesome deals of Restaurant Week at ABC Kitchen. This restaurant delivers high quality food as flavorful and stunning to look at as it is healthy for the planet. Read more.
