Eat in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Sailor

• ★ 4.3
• American
• $$$

Order Roast chicken at dinner; at lunch, the burger with a stack of fries.

Sailor is a Fort Greene, Brooklyn neighborhood bistro on DeKalb Avenue serving chef April Bloomfield's seasonal American menu of familiar dishes.

Mango Bay

• ★ 4.2
• Caribbean
• $$$

Order The braised oxtail with rice and peas, plus the char-grilled octopus starter.

Mango Bay is an Afro-Caribbean restaurant in a Fort Greene brownstone on Adelphi Street in Brooklyn, known for braised oxtail with rice, peas and coconut.

Speedy Romeo

• ★ 4.2
• Pizzeria
• $$

Order A pizza with pork-beef meatballs and ricotta, or the St. Louis pie with meats and pickled peppers.

Speedy Romeo is a pizzeria in a former auto parts shop on Classon Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, with a Bib Gourmand and neo-Neapolitan pies.

Miss Ada

• ★ 4.4
• Israeli
• $$

Order Whipped ricotta with brown butter and honey, and hummus topped with lamb shawarma.

Miss Ada is a Fort Greene, Brooklyn restaurant on DeKalb Avenue from Israeli-born chef Tomer Blechman, with modern Mediterranean dishes and a Bib Gourmand.

Place des Fêtes

• ★ 4.2
• Modern European
• $$$

Order Bangs Island mussels en tinta, the sardine toast, and the heritage pork porterhouse.

Place des Fêtes is a Clinton Hill, Brooklyn wine bar and seasonal restaurant on Greene Avenue, with natural wines from Spain and France and seafood plates.

Dinner Party

• ★ 4.2
• New American
• $$$

Dinner Party is a micro-seasonal Clinton Hill, Brooklyn restaurant with a four-course prix-fixe that rotates every four weeks, plus weekend cafe service.

Theodora

• ★ 4.3
• Mediterranean
• $$$

Theodora is a Fort Greene, Brooklyn restaurant on Greene Avenue from chef Tomer Blechman, built around dry-aged fish and open-fire Mediterranean cooking.

Radio Kwara

• ★ 4.4
• West African
• $$$

Order Goat in spicy broth poured tableside, with ati obe bread and the charred octopus suya.

Radio Kwara is a small Nigerian restaurant on Greene Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, from the team behind Dept. of Culture, open Wednesday to Sunday.

Karasu

• ★ 4.1
• Japanese
• $$

Order Sayoko's karaage, the wagyu short rib yaki niku, or the fried butterfish with spring onion aioli.

Karasu is a Japanese bar and restaurant at the back of Walter's on DeKalb Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, with raw plates, karaage and Japanese whisky.

Bittersweet

• ★ 3.9
• Cafe
• $

Order Cold brew

Bittersweet is an aquamarine-painted coffee shop on DeKalb Avenue near Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, with a cold brew line and pastries and sandwiches daily.

Choice Brooklyn

• ★ 3.7
• Cafe
• $

Order Espresso

Choice Brooklyn is a family-owned cafe at 318 Lafayette Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, with house-baked French pastries, espresso and sandwiches.

Saint Street Cakes

• ★ 4.4
• Bakery
• $

Order Almond cake slice with pistachio-lemon buttercream

Saint Street Cakes on South Portland Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, sells cake slices, cookies and cake martinis, and takes custom orders for full cakes.

Brooklyn Roasting Company

• ★ 4.1
• Coffee roaster
• $

Brooklyn Roasting Company roasts at its Navy Yard headquarters and runs a cafe at 200 Flushing Avenue in Brooklyn, selling fair trade and organic coffees.

Rhodora Wine Bar

• ★ 4.3
• $$

Rhodora Wine Bar is a zero-waste natural wine bar on Adelphi Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, with a Loire-to-Sicily list and outdoor tables in warm weather.

Bar Heretic

• ★ 4.0
• $$

Bar Heretic is a natural wine bar on Clermont Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, near Fort Greene Park, with snacks and homemade bread Thursday to Sunday.

Entre Nous

• ★ 4.3
• $$$

Entre Nous is a French natural wine bar on Clifton Place in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, with a 33-page wine list, oysters and French small plates.

Golden Ratio

• ★ 4.3
• Cocktail bar
• $$$

Drink Seasonal, ingredient-driven cocktails

Golden Ratio is a Clinton Hill, Brooklyn cocktail bar with seasonal, ingredient-driven cocktails, thoughtful non-alcoholic drinks, bar snacks and dinner.

Endswell

• ★ 4.0
• Cocktail bar
• $$

Drink Cocktails, with a posted happy hour menu

Endswell is a French-American restaurant and bar on Fulton Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn: a laid-back cocktail bar by night and a brunch spot on weekends.

Athena Keke's

• ★ 4.2
• Sports bar
• $$

Drink Now You're Gay, a rum Manhattan riff with coconut rum and cardamaro

Athena Keke's is a women's sports bar on Greene Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, with two pages of cocktails, $8 mini martinis and a steak sandwich.

Los Burritos Juarez

• ★ 4.1
• Mexican
• $

Try Guisado burrito on a house-made flour tortilla

Los Burritos Juarez is a compact Fort Greene, Brooklyn shop making border-style burritos on house-made flour tortillas with slow-cooked guisados.

Transmitter Brewing

• ★ 4.3
• Brewery
• $$

Transmitter Brewing is a taproom and brewery in Building 77 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, pouring Belgian- and French-style farmhouse ales.

Fort Greene Greenmarket

• ★ 4.2
• Market
• $

Fort Greene Greenmarket sets up on Saturdays year-round on Washington Park outside Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, a GrowNYC market since 2003.

Jalapa Jar Salsa Kitchen

• ★ 3.9

Jalapa Jar runs salsa making classes in its Salsa Kitchen at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, teaching guests to make Jalapa Jar-style salsa; classes are by inquiry.