The new Roots Cafe in Park Slope boasts, “You’ve never tasted finer coffee! Never!” Opening on December 27th, Roots will offer breakfast themed paninis, and also bagels, muffins, lunch paninis plus sweets like pies and cookies. But let’s get down to the brass tacks, what about the coffee? The website claims they’ll have drip coffee, […]

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A new cafe is opening up in Prospect Heights – Ortine will open this tomorrow (12/17) at 622 Washington Avenue (between Pacific & Dean Streets). They have great hours too! Especially wonderful for the java heads on their morning commute from Monday – Thursday 7:30am – 10:00pm, Friday 7:30am – 11:00pm, Saturday 8:30am – 11:00pm and Sunday 8:30am […]

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[Photo for GL by Meg Groome] After much rumor and speculation, a Hanco’s Vietnamese Sandwich and Bubble Tea sign appeared outside the old Tea Lounge on 7th and 10th in Park Slope. If it is anything like its twin in Boerum Hill, this Hanco’s will offer vietnamese sandwiches, bubble teas, and other vietnamese snacks. What […]

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There is bad news and more bad news about the sudden closing of the Boerum Hill Food Company on Smith Street. First, there’s the news from commenters and readers that says that it happened with no warning whatsoever to employees. (Also there is some vitriol from people who say they were sick of the place […]

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This is Alta Voce, the family-style Italian restaurant coming from the people that run Sotto Voce on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope and, sadly, are also behind Fifth Avenue’s Apperitivo, which may be one of the most vile Italian restaurants on the entire planet (including Communist Prague in 1987) in which we’ve had the misfortune […]

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[Photo for GL courtesy of E.C. Stephens] As we’ve noted, Playa, a new pan-Latino resturant on the corner of Fifth Avenue and President Street in Park Slope, opened late last week. It’s run by the same team that brought Barrio to Seventh Avenue this year and has a great spot called Cabana Bar in the […]

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Al di Là’s Anna Klinger and her husband Emiliano Coppa have been serving up some of the best Italian dishes in the borough. Park Slope foodies that have endured the notoriously long waits for dinner can now rejoice. Al di Là is entering into a new phase in its evolution by taking on the lunch […]

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[Photo courtesy Marco Boni/Flickr] Several food reports in from that Park Slope dining mecca known as Fifth Avenue: 1) Al di La, one of everyone’s favorite Slope Italians is now reported to be open for lunch, via correspondent E.C. Stephens. 2) Oh Baluchi’s. It was not open last night as had been previously rumored. The […]

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That didn’t take long. Crest Cafe on Union Avenue in Williamsburg near Metropolitan, which died a little while ago, has come back to life as the L Train Cafe. We haven’t been inside, but hope there are some good selections. The real allure of Crest was the garden out back, which was one of that […]

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The long-awaited (by some) Baluchi’s on Fifth Avenue, which has only taken about three years to open, is set to open (at least for carry out) on Thursday. We’re not yet clear on whether they will be open for full services. As of yesterday, the interior appeared to not quite be ready to accept customers. […]

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A GL reader writes to say that Trout on Smith Street, which had been Alan Harding’s Gravy until last year appears to have floated to the top of the big fish tank in the sky. Our tipster says: After 3 years, this diner, come diner/ beer garden, come fish shack/ beer garden has closed its […]

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Here’s a glimpse into the future ramen noodle emporium coming to Fourth Avenue and Degraw Street courtesy of GL’s E.C. Stephens. When Brownstoner originally broke news that the owners of Sheep Station would be opening it, they said they were shooting for November. Doesn’t look like they’re going to make the target, but it’s still […]

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Imagine the conversation that led up to this lightening bolt of genius. So, we’re going to put another Asian restaurant on Bedford Avenue. We’ve got Wild Ginger on the left. We’ve got Rice Bowl on the right. What can we call it? Oh. Wait. I know! Zen Tango. While we were taking the picture the […]

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You knew this was only a matter of time. It’s going to be on Bedford Avenue right next to Northside Car Service near the Subway. FroYo from Yogurtberry while you wait for your ride? The wisdom of opening in November or December? Eh. Not so good.

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If one had to select a couple of cuisines that Park Slope doesn’t need more of, one would be Japanese and the other would be Italian. Yet, here we are. This is Primo Atto, which is now open in the space formerly occupied by Cocotte. The menu looks interesting. It is a block from Villa […]

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Ah, Chinese food. The quintessential cuisine for any New Yorker with an empty fridge. If you google for a Chinese restaurant in New York City, you get over 13,000 restaurants from which to chose. How many of those places you think cater to vegetarians? Vegans? Sure, there are some in Manhattan… but in Brooklyn… not […]

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A tipster passed on to us the tip that long awaited Draft Barn has finally opened up on 3rd Avenue between 12th & 13th Streets in South Slope. And of course we have to put it out there for all who read here to know–beer is here! Apparently 200 different kinds to chose from. As […]

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Yeah, we know, it’s only a Baluchi’s, but given the astounding mediocrity of Indian food in Park Slope there’s something encouraging in the fact that the Baluchi’s on Fifth Avenue is nearing opening. Last night, the sign was lit an workers were inside getting the place together. The countdown is on.

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The new St. Alp’s Teahouse on Bedford Ave. in Williamsburg has been open for a couple of weeks. It occupies the site of a former laundromat–one of the useful businesses that are quickly disappearing in the neighborhood, although we do have to say that the toast and the deep fried shrimp balls were pretty good. […]

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This is the Santorini Grill a brand new, grandly opened restaurant on Grand Street a few storefronts from Bedford Avenue. Greek food with a fascinating looking menu.

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Yes, the Baluchi’s that has been coming to Park Slope for, like, two years now is actually making progress. It will be located on Fifth Avenue near Second Street and by the looking of things will open any month now. It’s one of the longest running restaurant construction sagas we’ve ever seen, but they’re really […]

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Ohhhhh boy! We can’t express the excitement and craving that we now have knowing that finally Brooklyn has its very own Atomic Wings. We’ve envied Manhattanites for the longest time… hell, even Jersey City had one! But now, we can saunter down onto 9th St between 5th and 6th Avenues and get ourselves a bucket […]

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The restaurant row of Smith Street in Carroll Gardens has a new partner near the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. Joining in the retail boom of its partners to the North, Olga’s restaurant on 407 Smith Street has a banner up announcing that it will soon be opening and serving vegan, vegetarian, and pescitarian food. A look […]

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Brighton Beach has a lot of gourmet coffee places, none of which are open before 8am and if you work in midtown, you most likely need to be on the B Train before then. The places that do open early–Rocco’s, Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts are very crowded with very long lines. Meanwhile there are several […]

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In recent months Bay Ridge has seen two new Middle Eastern grilled fish restaurants open up… both within one block of the Bay Ridge institution that is El Bahary Fish Market. While El Bahary was once the go-to place for grilled fish in Bay Ridge, it now has competition from Asmak Taama (on the same […]

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