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Lunch near Transit Museum (in Brooklyn)
BoccaLupo is fantastic. You should give that a shot!
Brooklyn bridge marriott area
If you're going to Pedlar for coffee (yes, the best around), skip the bagels (Court St Bagels is mediocre at best) and get an egg wrap at Nectar (I add ham & tomatoes) for 4.50. Or hook around to Ted N Honey on Clinton St for other good light breakfast options. However, don't get coffee at T&H - blaargh!
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Nectar
198 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Ted & Honey
264 Clinton St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Cafe Pedlar
210 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Court Street Bagels
181 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Cobble Hill favorites...so far!
I've only been in this fantastic Brooklyn neighborhood for a few months now but here are a few of my favorite food related picks so far. Some are technically Boerum Hill and Carroll Gardens I guess.
Please add your own to the list.
Cortado at Cafe Pedlar
Red Neck wrap at Ted n Honey
Dark Meat Chicken Vietnamese sandwich at Hanco's
Turkey Leg sandwich at Henry Public
Bruschette at BoccaLupo
Spicy Chicken Kifta wrap at Darna
Semolina loaf at Caputo's
Baguette at BienCuit
Paisano sandwich at Los Paisanos
Roast chicken dinner at Cobblestone Foods (preferably w savory bread pudding side when available)
Hot Chocolate at Chocolate Room
Pumpkin whoopie pie at One Girl Cookies
Strawberry ice cream at Blue Marble
Many others I'm now forgetting...remind me!
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Paisanos Meat Market
162 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Hanco's
85 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Caputo Bakery
329 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Bocca Lupo
391 Henry St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
One Girl Cookies
68 Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Ted & Honey
264 Clinton St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Chocolate Room
269 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Cobblestone Foods
199 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Cafe Pedlar
210 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Henry Public
329 Henry St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Blue Marble Ice Cream
196 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Darna
200 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Bien Cuit
120 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Best coffee - Cobble hill, Carroll Gardens, Heights, Slope, etc?
Well sure enough in my short time in Cobble Hill thus far, Cafe Pedlar seems to be the only game in town. There are places that serve Stumptown drip, like Miles End, but as for top-notch espresso drinks I've found only duds. Ecropolis (what a teribble name) and Van Leuwen pull mediocre espresso. Have not tried Bien Cuit. I'll have to get over to Joe the Art of Coffee at the Dekalb Market. Joe, in my opinion, is the best coffee in NYC. We need one on Smith St!
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Cafe Pedlar
210 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Mile End
97 Hoyt St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream
81 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Bien Cuit
120 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
DeKalb Market
332 Flatbush Avenue Ext, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Ecopolis Cafe
180 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Best coffee - Cobble hill, Carroll Gardens, Heights, Slope, etc?
Hi. We're about to move to Cobble Hill. I am fired up about all the great food but also need coffee recommendations in the above mentioned hoods plus Fort Greene, Bed-Stuy, Prospect Heights. I already know about Cafe Pedlar (which I love) but what else. The only other place I've been is Ozzys in PSlope and frankly i thought it was terrible. Just being honest.
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Cafe Pedlar
210 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Essential BoCoCa?
My apologies, I will never use that lame realtor-invented term again. Thanks for all the great reccomendations. Can't wait to get the food adventures started!
New Lower East Side Coffee Shop
While exploring that LES meets Chinatown area the other day I came across this new shop called Lost Weekend which it turns out is the only Manhattan coffee shop serving Blue Bottle. Really cool place and the barista was saying they are all required to go through a Blue Bottle training. Well the training shows because the espresso was right on. I was genuinely impressed.
Blue Bottle's failed Caffeteria on Sullivan St has closed so Lost Weekend is now the Manhattan source. Welcome to the Lower East Side Lost Weekend!
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Lost Weekend
45 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
Essential BoCoCa?
Hi
We will soon be moving to Cobble Hill, BK. We are excited for the move but need an insider's opinion on what is the best of the best in Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, and Boerum Hill. Below is a list of places we like so far. Please help us to expand our list of "musts." Thanks for info!
Bill
Cafe Pedlar
Char #4
Frankies 457
Watty & Megs
Lunetta
(that's about all we've tried - what else???)
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Frankies 457 Spuntino
457 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Lunetta
116 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Watty & Meg
248 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Char No. 4
196 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Cafe Pedlar
210 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Where to eat in Little Italy?
You can do very well at:
Lupa
Malatesta
Da Andrea
Pepolino
Frank
Frankies Spuntino
And even La Carbonara
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Lupa
170 Thompson Street, New York, NY 10012
Malatesta
649 Washington St, New York, NY 10014
Da Andrea
35 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011
Pepolino
281 W Broadway, New York, NY 10013
La Carbonara
202 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
Best places for cheap, unique and good desserts
Coconut or chocolate chip cookie at Birdbath
Banana-chocolate ice cream sandwich at Three tarts
Crack pie at Milk Bar
Almond croissant at CeciCela
Banana pudding at Magnolia
Chocoate covered cheerios at Jaques Torres
your favorite desserts that make you fly like scooby doo
Pistachio cupcake - Sugar Sweet Sunshine
Banana chocolate ice cream sandwich - 3 Tarts
Cinnamon Bun - Balthazar
Sticky Toffee Pudding - Schillers
Coconut cookie - Birdbath
Sweet Revenge cupcake - Sweet Revenge
Toasted Marshmallow shake - Stand
Corn & Pumpkin ice creams - Sundaes & Cones
Blueberry cream cookie - Milk Bar
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Sugar Sweet Sunshine
126 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002
Sweet Revenge
62 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014
Looking for best places for breakfast pastries and strong coffee
I agree that the best combos of coffee and pastries have to be done separately. If in the West Village, grab coffee at Joe the Art of Coffee followed by croissants at Claude Patisserie. In my opinion, the best croissants in town. Early a.m. when they're fresh out of the oven is highly recommended.
I just paid $4.25 for an iced coffee - what the...?
My original posting was not to suggest Grumpy isn't doing quality stuff. They really are and yes, that Costa Rican did have some very interesting dimensions of flavor. However, regardless of the uniqueness of the bean (not all that unique), and the extra labor involved in making iced (not much), the price tag simply isn't justified.
Also, the trend in coffee pricing in New York is part of what I was commenting on. I also refuse to pay 4 bucks to the Blue Bottle Cafe-teria place for their Kyoto iced thing.
Top 5 "Must Eats" in NYC
Must disagree! Lupa absolutely blew my mind the times I went. Nothing short of outstanding. Momofuku a sham? Come on. Some people seem to be bitter because Chang has become a celeb chef and want to condemn his restaurants because of that. The reality is his food is brilliant and delicious. I'm missing the "sham" part. Also, I've only had great service there.
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Lupa
170 Thompson Street, New York, NY 10012
Recs for a Man-Dinner
How about Azul in the Lower East Side? Lively Argentine place with killer mixed grill platters that include steak, chicken, lamb, chorizo, blood sausage. A great place for a man-feast! Just enough of a scene. Not too much.
Please don't go to Morandi. Over-priced and mediocre.
I just paid $4.25 for an iced coffee - what the...?
No, it was not good enough to justify 4.25. It was really good, but not exceptional. It should have booze in it for that price! Honestly, I've always liked Grumpy pretty well but after that kind of price gouging, they've simply lost my business.
I just paid $4.25 for an iced coffee - what the...?
Okay, so the quality of coffee has recently risen in NYC. Certainly. With the emergence of Stumptown, Blue Bottle, etc., we have finally become a reputable coffee town. The prices, however, are out of control.
I'm a big fan of iced coffee in the summer and I'm lovin' the cold brewed stuff. Birch Coffee and Think Coffee being my two recent faves. But today I ordered an iced coffee at Grumpy. It cost 4.25! I mean come on, I'm happy to pay 2.75, 3 bucks, maybe even a quarter or so more (I do understand the labor involved with making iced coffee well), but 4.25? Jesus!
Costa Rican bean. Great. Brewed in a clover. Nice. That'll be 4.25 please. Um...no!
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Think Coffee
1 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012
Stumptown
18 W 29th Street, New York, NY 10001
Birch Coffee
5 E 27 St, New York, NY 10010
Best iced coffee?
Glad to see this posting revived. 3 years later, my favorite iced coffee is now at Birch Coffee in the Gershwin Hotel.
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Birch Coffee
5 E 27 St, New York, NY 10010
Best place for a variety of Baltimore specialties?
Hi, I am in Baltimore for the weekend and read a thread mentioning some of the best local delicacies. I am hoping to find a market or neighborhood where I can get a cross section of the non-crab cake local favorites, such as pit-beef, scrapple, sausages, peachcake, snowballs, etc, etc. Is a place like Cross St Market the best place to sample a variety of these items?
If I go to Baltimore, MD what kind of foods are the known for other than crabs and crab cakes? Thanks.
I happen to be in Baltimore this weekend and came across this thread while hounding around. Is there a market or even neighborhood that has a good cross-section of these local specialties? A place where some of the best pit beef, crab cake, sausage, peachcake, snowballs, etc, etc can be experienced all at once?
Perhaps a place like Cross St Market is the place, but what do the locals think?!
Where to go for moist cupcakes?
Best two cupcakes in town: Pistachio at Sugar Sweet Sunshine & the namesake peanut butter with chocolate ganache at Sweet Revenge.
Any decent Italian food near Quad Cinemas (13th bet. 5th/6th Aves.)
Highly recommend DaAndrea. Try the lamb shank.
kids at shopsins?
Although the kids will inevitably love the food at Shopsin's, and Kenny will be sweet as pie to them, his foul-mouthed son will drop f-bombs the whole time, so it's up to you how you feel about that. I happen to love the food there but would never take my daughter.
Dinner for 9 in West Soho or South West Village
Italian - Bar Pitti, Da Silvano, Scuderia
Pizza - Spunto, Keste, 18 Carmine
Chicken-fried steak and grits?
I haven't been yet but have heard that The Redhead in the east village is the place for killer comfort food of that variety.
La Carbonara - How did I miss this place?
What a great little find. Probably the best value I've found in quite some time. Really attractive space and better than average Italian at a surprisingly reasonable price point. We split a roasted eggplant appetizer, the pasta carbonara, and whole wheat penne with chicken, broccoli rabe, and mushrooms. All were excellent!
This is going to be a regular spot for me. On par with the likes of Malatesta and Da Andrea, but even cheaper.
New York food gifts (Coffee, Cheese, Wine, Olives)
Neither Stumptown nor Porto Rico are uniquely New York, but Stumptown's beans are much higher quality than PR. The mere fact that PR leaves their beans out in barrels and not sealed is reason never to buy beans there. Talk about a no-no for storing beans.
Who has the best pancakes in Manhattan?
None compare to Shopsin's. If you're with another person get an order of Slutty Cakes and an order of Blisters on my Sister ( a Huevos Rancheros-like dish) split them and tell me you've had a better breakfast...ever.
Great, High-end and Unique Downtown Coffee shop
Your unique, high-end friend will probably appreciate Stumptown at the Ace Hotel.
http://www.stumptowncoffee.com/locations/nyc-ace
