Where can you grab a coffee in Crown Heights or shrimp-and-grits in Bedford-Stuyvesant? Read on for our guide to the eateries that are transforming Brooklyn’s culinary landscape.
Clinton Hill
Nero Doro
395 Classon Ave. between Green Avenue and Clifton Place, (718) 484-8822
This Wi-Fi ready café is the newest in a slew of operations populating Clinton Hill’s edges with gourmet beans.
Prospect Heights
Cornelius
565 Vanderbilt Ave. at Pacific Street, (718) 398-6662
The cozy bar and restaurant provides an otherwise sparse stretch of Vanderbilt Avenue with seasonal fare and single-malt Scotch.
Crown Heights
Glass Sho
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766 Classon Ave. between St. Johns and Sterling Places, (718) 387-4777
Last summer, premium Aussie-style coffee came to a former glass factory in java-starved Crown Heights.
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Saraghina
435 Halsey St. at Lewis Avenue, (718) 574-0010
The newbie pizzeria’s Neapolitan pie put Bed-Stuy on the culinary map, nabbing a spot in New York Magazine’s “Top 20 Pizzas of the Moment.”
Peaches
393 Lewis Ave. at MacDonough Street, (718) 942-4162
Southern home cookin’ came to grits-hungry Bed-Stuy courtesy of the Smoke House joint team in 2008.
Bushwick
Roberta’s
261 Moore St. between Bogart and White Streets, (718) 417-1118
Hankering for some good food and a place to hang, Bushwick residents opened this raved-about artisanal pizzeria. Fresh herbs are grown in a huge rooftop greenhouse.
The Northeast Kingdom
18 Wyckoff Ave. at Troutman Street, (718) 386-3864
This homey place — think cheeseburgers, homemade sausages and mac and cheese — doubles as restaurant and neighborhood hang-out.
Ditmas Park
The Castello Plan
1213 Cortelyou Rd. at Argyle Road. No phone yet
An offshoot of Mimi’s Hummus, this joint is slated to be a vast wine bar with more than 100 wines and a light menu.
The Farm on Adderly
1108 Cortelyou Rd. between E. 11th and E. 12th streets, (718) 287-3101
Sustainable cuisine and frequent community-based event (like movie night) make this a local must.
Purple Yam
1314 Cortelyou Rd. between E. 13th Street and Rugby Road, (718) 940-8188
Attracted by the neighborhood spirit, Purple Yam’s owners closed their popular SoHo eatery to bring their inventive Filipino cuisine to a neighborhood that needs it.
Prospect Lefferts Garden
K-Dog and Dunebuggy
43 Lincoln Rd. between Flatbush and Ocean avenues, (718) 282-7139
The solitary place in the neighborhood for a decent cup of coffee, this cozy café is always buzzing.
Café Enduro
51 Lincoln Rd. between Flatbush and Ocean avenues, (718) 282-7097
The Mexican fare here is the neighborhood’s sole relief from West Indian fare.
Kensington
Brancaccio’s Food Shop
3011 Fort Hamilton Pkwy. between E. Second and E. Third streets, (718) 282-7139
Just this year, Kensington got its first pioneer, hawking dishes like pear glazed pork tenderloin.
