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This tiny, jarringly lit take-out storefront serves up copious helpings of Chinese fare slightly heavy on the MSG.

A greener-than-green business serving two flavors of Greek-style frozen yogurt in a store in which nearly everything is biodegradable, has tailored itself for Park Slope.

New fro-yo destination whips up fresh organic yogurt and incorporates recycling holes into its cartoon-covered walls.

This hopping Park Slope spot is more of a date-night bistro than bar and grill.

Solid Italian and American fare draws regulars during the week, while a raucous crowd heats up the saloonlike space on weekends.

A simple and homey restaurant that represents its Italian hood.

Fantastically flavorful burgers in a minimal, sleek space just a few blocks from the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

The sister restaurant to Greenpoint watering hole Coco66 has a simple American menu that varies with the season.

A drab Park Slope coffee shop that serves donuts when you need them most: two minutes after last-call.

The owners of Camaje in Greenwich Village have opened a family-friendly cafe near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

With Senegalese, French, and Asian-inspired dishes on the menu, this Fort Greene gem is as eclectic as its neighborhood.

A laid-back west coast vibe permeates this part American diner, part taqueria.

It means "holy water" in Italian, but patrons are here to worship the rustic Italian cooking.

This restaurant boasts a mostly Greek wine list and winning dishes like tender grilled octopus and rooster pasta.

New York’s next generation of artists stays awake at this cool but comfortable Bushwick coffeehouse.

This funky, perpetually packed Brooklyn mom-and-pop shop turns out exquisite Northern Italian morsels.

Adequate to occasionally excellent pizza, and enough entrees to try something new every week for a year and not repeat a dish.

A bar-restaurant inspired by the townhouse gastropubs of Hempstead, London.

Rustic cuisine from Italy’s Le Marche region.

A stylish, Mexican restaurant on a gritty Carroll Gardens stretch that's fast becoming another Brooklyn restaurant row.

Jacques Torres's bakery picks up where his chocolate shop leaves off.

The dishes that emerge from this tiny Kensington storefront have the color and zip of traditional Bangkok street food.

Reminiscent of many restaurants in Bangkok, Amarin Café is essentially an extension of its noisy kitchen.

A cozy neighborhood Indian joint with a so-so menu and popular tandoori dishes.

A homogenized Indian culinary experience broadly writ.