Frankies is a tiny, cozy joint with simple Italian cooking, and the food is pretty damn great.

Buttermilk Channel is a true Brooklyn Neighborhood Hang serving some of the best fried chicken in town.

Quality cocktails and more than decent food on Smith Street. Brunch is a big deal here.

A Carroll Gardens Mexican bar and restaurant, owned by Jim Cramer from CNBC. Surprisingly, it is entirely devoid of yelling. It’s pretty damn good, too.

Some of the best sandwiches in Brooklyn. Court Street Grocers is a Carroll Gardens favorite, but it's good enough to travel for, too.

A Carroll Gardens neighborhood seafood gem, where the chef might throw a lobster at you. God bless this city.

Ugly Baby is a little spot in Carroll Gardens serving excellent, authentic Thai food. Come here when you want to try something you haven’t before.

Popina is a tiny, casual restaurant on the Brooklyn waterfront. The food is a mix of Southern and Italian, and they do some great chicken and pasta.

Leyenda is a Latin cocktail bar in Carroll Gardens with good small plates and a nice back patio.

F.O.B. is a casual Filipino restaurant in Carroll Gardens with a big back patio.

F&F Pizzeria is an excellent Carroll Gardens slice shop from the people behind Frankies 457 Spuntino and Franks Wine Bar.

Baby Luc’s is a slice shop from the Lucali team in Carroll Gardens where you can have a grown-up pizza party.

ACQ Bread Co is a takeout-only spot in Carroll Gardens known for making incredible milk bread.

Santo Bruklin is a casual Brazilian spot in Carroll Gardens with a nice backyard and some of the best pão de queijo in NYC.

Brooklyn Farmacy is where you should be eating ice cream sundaes on a hot day in Carroll Gardens.

Cremini’s is a small Italian spot in Carroll Gardens that feels like someone’s apartment.