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Page 2Evelina
Evelina is a Mediterranean spot that feels cooler than most of the other neighborhood restaurants in Fort Greene.
Where To Dress Up And Not Feel Stupid
If you're looking for a place to wear that sample sale piece sitting in the back of your closet, try one of these restaurants.
Patacon Pisao
The original location of Patacon Pisao in Inwood serves great fried plantain sandwiches out of a food truck.
Keens Steakhouse
Keens is a classic Midtown steakhouse filled with historical artifacts. Even if you don’t care about Albert Einstein’s smoking pipe, you’ll have a great meal here.
Ho Foods
Ho Foods is a small restaurant in the East Village that specializes in Taiwanese beef noodle soup.
Tacos El Bronco
Tacos El Bronco is a very casual spot in Sunset Park that serves some of the best Mexican food in Brooklyn.
Ruffian
Ruffian is a tiny East Village bar with a huge natural wine list and a short menu of really good Mediterranean food.
Miss Ada
Miss Ada is a small, comfortable spot in Fort Greene with great Israeli food and an outdoor garden in the back.
The Fulton
The Fulton in the South Street Seaport is where you should go to eat phenomenal seafood while looking out at the Brooklyn Bridge.
Leyenda
Leyenda is a Latin cocktail bar in Carroll Gardens with good small plates and a nice back patio.
Au Cheval
The original Au Cheval in Chicago makes one of our all-time favorite burgers, and the location in Tribeca serves a damn good one as well.
Peppa’s Jerk Chicken - Crown Heights
Peppa’s is a small counter-service spot in Crown Heights that serves some great jerk chicken.
Tournesol
Tournesol is a French small plates restaurant in Long Island City that’s ideal for casual date night.
El Floridita Restaurant
Floridita is a Cuban spot in Washington Heights that serves one of the best Cubano sandwiches in the city.
Dirt Candy
All of the food at Dirt Candy is vegetarian, but you should come to this East Village tasting menu spot no matter how you feel about meat.
Dirty French
Dirty French is a Lower East Side French restaurant from the people behind Carbone, and like that place, dinner here is definitely an event.
Glou
Glou is a wine bar and small plates restaurant in Prospect Lefferts Gardens that’s one of your best options in the area for a first/early date.
Haenyeo
Haenyeo is a walk-in-only spot in Park Slope with a fun atmosphere and some very good Korean food.
Narcissa
Narcissa is an American spot in the Standard East Village with a space you’ll want to hang out in, but food we can’t really recommend.
Saggio Restaurant
Saggio is a casual Italian spot in Washington Heights where you’ll want to become a regular.