Bed Stuy Restaurant Suggestions
A reader emailed us last night pointing out that the number of entries in the Restaurants Guide for Bed Stuy is pitifully low—and she’s right. Of course, the same could be said of some other nabes as well (Sunset Park, for example) and we’re working on that in general. In the meantime, we’d like readers…
A reader emailed us last night pointing out that the number of entries in the Restaurants Guide for Bed Stuy is pitifully low—and she’s right. Of course, the same could be said of some other nabes as well (Sunset Park, for example) and we’re working on that in general. In the meantime, we’d like readers to suggest the next five restaurants in Bed Stuy that we should cover. We’ll take Mrs. B out on a date to the two most popular and report back to you.
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I take the bus to Bushwick for quality groceries.
LOL
*rob*
There’s the new Umi Nom which technically is in Bed Stuy because it’s East of Classon.
Also, A&A Bake and Doubles on Nostrand near Fulton – it is take out, and they have weird hours, but they have AMAZING doubles. And cheap!
+1 on more Bay Ridge restaurants.
Many great places are missing…
Dish (Japanese fusion)
Great for sushi and non-sushi lovers
Elia (Greek)
Pricey but very good
Chianti’s (Italian)…
Lobster fra diablo, yumm…
Areo (Italian)
Not a fan but very popular
Cebu (American)
Good American, but gotten very pricey
Chadwick’s (American)
Chop’s the size of a small child!
For sunset park, at least the hispanic section, there’s really only Tacos Matamoros. Everything else is cookie cutter low-end mexican.
There is also a great Fish and Chips place on Halsey and Howard. Looks like a normal takeout place from the outside, but they pride themselves on made-to-order food. Their sign says they are “NOT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT.” You still have to order at a window, but there are chairs and tables and the ambiance is cute. They’re also really nice. For dessert and tea, go to Victoria’s Tea Room, on Howard between MacDonough and Decatur. Victoria is wonderful, and on Saturday nights there are poetry readings 🙂
I second (or third, or whatever) the grocery store thing- living in Bed-Stuy myself, I take the bus to Bushwick for quality groceries.
Kate – isn’t Shakoor’s closed? I went there & saw Shakoor & he told me he was moving that was at least 6 months ago. Did he not move or return?
if nobody on staff wants to do a grocery roundup i’d be willing to take on the project once i can start riding my bike again. i’ll do it for free! it’ll give me an excuse to explore. 🙂
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If new places make an effort to include the larger community, they will come. It’s places that are not subtle about letting you know that you are the “wrong kind” of patron that quite understandably only end up with their designated demographic, and that just can’t be sustainable.
that is SO spot on.
*rob*
‘The Rib Cage’ a block or two from the Gates stop on the J, Broadway Pizza(Older Brick Oven) On Broadway and Dekalb(?), Manna(Soul Food Buffet) On Broadway and. . .Park maybe? Between the Flushing and Myrtle stops on the J.
And you can include Crown heights i that excellent assessment too, MM.