Eat in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Chavela's

• ★ 4.1
• Mexican
• $$

Order The guacamole with smoked trout, taquitos de cangrejo, and chicken or enchiladas in mole.

Chavela's is a Mexican restaurant at Franklin Avenue and Sterling Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, with a Bib Gourmand, open daily from 11:00 to 23:00.

Zig Zag Oyster Bar

• ★ 4.2
• Seafood
• $$$

Order Oysters, clams and peel-and-eat shrimp, with a cocktail to follow.

Zig Zag Oyster Bar is a raw bar on Prospect Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, from the Cervo's team, opened in July 2026 with oysters, clams and mussels.

Izzy's Brooklyn Smokehouse

• ★ 4.3
• American BBQ
• $$

Order The brisket, smoked for 18 hours, and the smoked then fried chicken sandwich.

Izzy's Brooklyn Smokehouse on Troy Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, is a kosher barbecue spot under OK supervision, known for brisket smoked for 18 hours.

Silver Rice

• ★ 4.0
• Japanese sushi
• $

Try Silver Rice Cup of warm sushi rice and fish

Silver Rice is a walk-up sushi window on Park Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, built around the Silver Rice Cup of warm rice and fish to go.

West Indian American Day Carnival

• ★ 4.7

The West Indian American Day Carnival ends on Labor Day with the parade down Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, and stands along the route sell jerk, oxtail, bake and shark and curry shrimp.

La Flor Pizzeria

• ★ 4.0
• Pizzeria
• $

Try Cheese and pepperoni slices

La Flor is a pizzeria on Classon Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, selling cheese slices for $3.50, pepperoni for $4 and sausage pepperoni for $5.

Peppa's Jerk Chicken

• ★ 4.2
• Caribbean
• $

Try Small jerk chicken with festival

Peppa's Jerk Chicken serves Jamaican jerk chicken with festival on Prospect Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where a small order runs near $10.