Hidden Food Gems in Brooklyn

Ba Xuyen

• ★ 4.1
• Vietnamese
• $
• Sunset Park

Ba Xuyen is a cash-only Vietnamese sandwich shop on 8th Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, open from 07:00 daily, with banh mi priced under $10.

Tashkent Supermarket

• ★ 4.4
• Uzbek
• $
• Brighton Beach

Tashkent Supermarket at 713 Brighton Beach Avenue in Brooklyn is an Uzbek grocery with a hot bar of plov, manti and samsa, plus in-house baking.

Toné Café

• ★ 4.2
• Georgian
• $$
• Brighton Beach

Toné Café is a Georgian restaurant and bakery on Neptune Avenue in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, baking its adjaruli khachapuri in a traditional clay oven.

Lahori Chilli

• ★ 3.7
• Pakistani
• $
• Midwood

Lahori Chilli is a Pakistani halal restaurant and sweet shop on Coney Island Avenue in Midwood, Brooklyn, whose two websites both post 24-hour service.

Sobre Masa

• ★ 4.4
• Mexican
• $$
• Bushwick

Sobre Masa on Harrison Place in Bushwick, Brooklyn, is a tortilleria and restaurant that mills heritage corn in house and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

Villabate Alba

• ★ 4.2
• Bakery
• $
• Bensonhurst and Gravesend

Villabate Alba on 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, is a family Sicilian bakery open since 1979, with ricotta cannoli, sfincione, cookies and gelato.

Gordo's Cantina

• ★ 3.9
• Mexican
• $$
• Bushwick

Gordo's Cantina on St Nicholas Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, is a family-friendly Mexican cantina with a Mexico City chef and a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

Ammazzacaffe

• ★ 3.6
• Italian
• $$
• Williamsburg

Ammazzacaffe on Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is an Italian trattoria with a wood bar, a back garden, pasta, spiedini and a Sunday jazz night.

Runner & Stone

• ★ 4.0
• American
• $$
• Gowanus

Runner & Stone on Third Avenue in Gowanus, Brooklyn, is a bakery and restaurant that bakes with locally milled whole-grain flours, with all-day sandwiches.

Yemen Cafe

• ★ 4.3
• Middle Eastern
• $$
• Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens

Yemen Cafe on Atlantic Avenue in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, is a Yemeni restaurant known for slow-cooked lamb haneeth and a bowl of marag broth to start.

Brennan & Carr

• ★ 4.2
• Sandwich
• $
• Sheepshead Bay

Order The roast beef sandwich or the Gargiulo burger, both under $10 on the operator's posted menu.

Brennan & Carr is a roast beef restaurant on Nostrand Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, serving hot beef sandwiches since 1938 and taking cash only.