Dine in Brooklyn is Here!

Hide the children and pack up the valuables, kids. Dine-In Brooklyn has arrived. In what promises to be the most current Restaurant Week on record (see what I did there?), the old standbys along with some new blood are coming to the party. Some people think of March and get excited for silly things like [...]

Williamsburg | Barcade

Barcade
338 Union Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-302-6464
www.barcadebrooklyn.com
Barcade, a hidden treasure of Williamsburg, is a must visit for Gen-X and Gen-Y kids that grew up with arcade classics such as Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Gauntlet and 1943. I say hidden, as the bar can easily be missed from the street, with only a small, poorly lit sign to [...]

Brooklyn Label for Brunch

Brooklyn Label
180 Franklin Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222
718-389-2806‎
www.brooklynlabel.com
Looking for a bite after an excursion to the Brooklyn Brewery, I stumbled upon Brooklyn Label, a hybrid cafe / restaurant where Franklin Street and Java Street intersect.  Coincidentally — or ironically — Brooklyn Label is a coffee house on the corner of Java Street.

Drinking Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Brewery

Brooklyn Brewery
#1 Brewer’s Row
79 North 11th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-486-7422
www.brooklynbrewery.com

First things first: Brooklyn Brewery does not serve its own food, but it does let you bring or order your own.  It even provides delivery menus.  What Brooklyn Brewery does serve is an impressive selection of craft beers.  The brewery is open to the public Friday nights [...]

Sakura

Sakura
346 Graham Ave
Brooklyn, NY11211
718-218-8056
I decided to stop in at Sakura on a total whim- and I’m glad I did! I had seen several locations around the city and was interested in trying their bento combo box, which is served only at lunch.

Walter Foods: To Breakfast or to Lunch?

Walter Foods
253 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 387-3783
http://walterfoods.com/
I love Walter Foods. I’ve been for dinner more times than I can count and the au jus on their french dip calls to me in the winds at night. So, for New Year’s Day brunch, it was the clear choice of decadent–yet not so greasy you are in a [...]

Nha Toi

Nha Toi
160 Havemeyer St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-599-1820
In another installment in my quest to find the perfect Brooklyn made banh mi sandwich: Nha Toi. This restaurant, whose name means “my house”, offers up both traditional and unique takes on the classic banh mi sandwich, as well as a wide variety of summer rolls. Some of the more [...]

M Noodle Shop

M Noodle Shop
549 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY11211
(718) 384-8008
http://www.mnoodleshop.com/
I wanted to like my neighborhood’s newest addition: M Noodle Shop. I really, really did. It’s minutes away from my apartment (on the walk home from the train no less), their Pan Asian menu items looked amazing, and they are open until 6 am.  Can you say dream come true?

Banh Mi 172

Banh Mi 172
72 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 384-0028
With Banh Mi shops opening up all over Manhattan, it was only a matter of time before the craze hit Brooklyn. While a handful of shops have opened, none have quite gathered the cult like following of Manhattan’s Nicky’s or Banh Mi Saigon. As a loyal banh mi [...]

Fornino? Si Senor(ino)

Fornino
187 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY‎ 11211
(718) 384-6004‎
www.forninopizza.com‎
Nowadays, you can’t walk two blocks in this city without tripping over a wood burning oven, pizza spot. Seriously. The other day I was walking, and I fell RIGHT OVER one. Really. Foot…stuck…in an entire pizza place. Twas weird. Anyway, in Williamsburg alone we have Baci and Abbracci, [...]