Splurge in Brooklyn

Aska

• ★ 4.8
• 2 MICHELIN stars
• Nordic
• $$$$
• Williamsburg

Aska is a two-Michelin-star Nordic tasting menu room in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where chef Fredrik Berselius serves 12 to 14 courses for $375.

Restaurant Yuu

• ★ 4.6
• 1 MICHELIN star
• French fine dining
• $$$$
• Greenpoint

Restaurant Yuu is a one-Michelin-star French counter in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where chef Yuu Shimano serves an 18-seat tasting menu for $300.

Shota Omakase

• ★ 4.6
• 1 MICHELIN star
• Japanese sushi
• $$$$
• Williamsburg

Shota Omakase is a one-Michelin-star Edomae sushi counter near Domino Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where chef Cheng Lin's omakase runs $238 to $360.

Maison Sun

• ★ 4.4
• Vietnamese
• $$$$
• Downtown Brooklyn and Boerum Hill

Maison Sun is an eight-seat tasting-menu counter in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, cooking Vietnamese flavors with French technique for $185 a guest.

Peter Luger Steak House

• ★ 4.2
• Steakhouse
• $$$$
• Williamsburg

Order The sizzling porterhouse with German potatoes and creamed spinach, then cheesecake with schlag.

Peter Luger Steak House, established in 1887 by the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn, dry-ages its USDA Prime beef on site and serves the porterhouse.

The River Café

• ★ 4.2
• American
• $$$$
• DUMBO

The River Café is a waterfront dining room under the Brooklyn Bridge in Dumbo, Brooklyn, open since 1977 and serving a $215 fixed-price American dinner.