This Ethiopian restaurant boasts an amazing vegetarian combo of seven dishes, including azifa-a cold lentil salad flavored with ginger and mustard that climbs right up your nose. Подробнее.
An excellent grilled fresh ham that was first marinated in white wine, and an appetizer of asparagus wrapped with the kind of great Polish ham they still smoke in Greenpoint. Подробнее.
Start your meal with "peasant lard," a pool of semi-liquid fat dotted with bacon -- it goes better on the rye bread than butter, and it's healthier, too. Подробнее.
Spawn of International Food House, a Dominican all-you-can-eat around the corner, Albert's specializes in mofongo-not to be confused with Mofungo, the East Village Noise band from the 1980s. Подробнее.
The homemade ice cream is old-fashioned tasting, and the soda fountain drinks of the remote past are all available. Подробнее.
The crunchy Apulian crackers called taralli are an excellent substitute for pretzels, and the best southern Italian bakeries in Brooklyn make them in several styles. Подробнее.
This modest bakery manages to cram lots of other stuff behind the small counter, including great fried dumplings, well-browned and spherical, and little coconut tarts with a perfect pastry. Подробнее.
Reflecting its Milanese heritage, Bar Veloce was the first East Village Italian wine bar, and it remains a very stylish place to have a drink. Подробнее.
This Turkish halal spot is popular with cabbies, often a good indicator of affordability and authenticity. Go for the eggplant salad and the cheese pide. Подробнее.
Crabby Shack in Crown Heights is now open after a successful Kickstarter campaign. Enjoy a seafood-centric menu of crab cake sliders, crab mac & cheese & crab tacos. Open daily at 3pm. Подробнее.
Fratelli's is open 24 hours from Sunday midnight to Friday midnight, to serve the drivers and warehousemen of the Hunts Point Market. Broccoli rabe, which couldn't get any fresher, is worshiped. Подробнее.
This Egyptian old-timer specializes, somewhat obsessively, in fish. Whole fish are dusted with whole wheat flour, blackened, and doused with salt water–peel off the skin to get at the succulent flesh. Подробнее.
There's that pizza which you compare to pizza in Italy, and then there's New York pizza. This is the small but fanatic third party of pizza: many Cajun flavors, and some are just "alternative." Подробнее.
Knock-out fried chicken with more black pepper than flour in the supremely crisp crust, mac and cheese, collards laced with smoked turkey wing, and pork ribs slathered with sauce and oven-roasted. Подробнее.
Grab one of the booths in the sunny front room, and try the fresh-veggie succotash if it's available. Подробнее.
The burger demands to be shared by two people, and you'll never forget it once you've tried it. Подробнее.
What may be the world's greatest hamburger: a pljeskavica, patty the size of a hubcap made with a lamb/beef mixture laced with onions. The wonderful homemade bun is a variation on the pocketless pita. Подробнее.
For dessert, opt for the tropical rice pudding or one of the many excellent pies on rotation. Ironically, there's no Dutch fare, but no doubt Carmellini could make army-green pea soup sparkle. Подробнее.
You can't go wrong with the short ribs Reuben or the roast pork and duck sauce-slathered sandwiches. And for dessert, indulge in the house-made rugelach and the St. Louis specialty, gooey butter cake. Подробнее.
Extremely well-curated selection of grocery goods (think Cheerwine soda, Brooklyn Brine pickles, farm-fresh eggs, fancy farro, and much more), along with delicious sandwiches and prepared foods. Подробнее.
The menu action is in the salads, including one called num tok – seared beef strips, purple onions, toasted rice, fresh mint, chiles, and lime juice. Keep your eye on the jungle curry and sour curry. Подробнее.
This northern-style Thai restaurant makes a fine alternative to Sripraphai, with an overlapping menu and food every bit as good. It's conjoined to a grocery store where you can shop between courses. Подробнее.
Voluminous and mind-bogglingly cheap meals for around $5. These include a mountain of white rice, plus your choice of four dishes chosen from a table of 36 selections and spooned up by attendants. Подробнее.
Highlights include sigara bureka (pastry flutes filled with cheese) and the innumerable bread dips and composed salads that make this the perfect place for mixed crews of carnivores and vegetarians. Подробнее.
Great (and cheap) flame-grilled kebabs, of which the ground-lamb adana is the best. A second grilled specialty are the whole fish – usually porgy, pink snapper, and sea bass – charred to order. Подробнее.
Boon Sik Zip specializes in wacky nori rolls (like bacon and pickled garlic) and fish-paste concoctions. Best go in the evening when the place is not so crowded. Подробнее.
Korea House takes a more serious approach to Seoul food, even producing medicinal ginseng-stuffed chickens. Подробнее.
