BEST OF BROOKLYN FESTIVAL
SATURDAY JANUARY 28 INDUSTRY CITY
Bogota Latin Bistro
www.bogotabistro.com
Bogota Latin Bistro, a Fifth Avenue
institution, is the best spot for Colombian and
Latin food in Park Slope. The inside’s got a
funky vibe with colorful murals celebrating
Latino culture that will take your mind to
the tropics, no matter the weather outside.
What will really transport you are the rural
Colombian dishes, like the “bandeja paisa”
(Spanish for “mountain platter”), a serving of
grilled steak, “chicharron” (fried pork skin),
“arepa” (white cornmeal cake), rice, beans,
fried egg, “maduros” (sweet plantains) and
avocado. And they’re open for brunch, lunch
and dinner. And they cater!
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Giovanni's Brooklyn Eats
www.giovannisbrooklyneats.com
Hearkening back to the days when South
Slope was a largely Italian neighborhood,
Giovanni's is the place for real Italian comfort
food. Owner and Brooklyn native Giovanni
Tafuri opened this restaurant with the goal
of bringing some of his family to you. Dishes
like Luca’s Lasagna, Spaghetti alla Calabrese
and their signature dish, Nonna’s Famous
Meatballs, are all recipes passed down
through his family. Those, along with the
family heirlooms and photos of the Tafuri
family past, make you feel like you're stepping
into a living room in the Old Country. If you
grew up without your Nonna telling you to
"mangia, mangia!" come on by Giovanni's and
get a feel for being part of the family.
Bareburger
www.bareburger.com
Bareburger may span the globe with 41
locations in 5 countries, but it all started in
Brooklyn. Back in 2002 Euripides Pelekanos
and his family opened a dive bar, performing
art space and music venue in Bed-Stuy.
They also sold organic, grass-fed burgers on
the side. Soon after the Pelekanos realized
people wanted the burgers most of all, so they
opened the fi rst Bareburger in 2009. Not 10
years later they're slinging patties the world
over. The impetus for this explosive growth
is — you guessed it — incredible burgers. All
ingredients are free of pesticides and GMOS,
cage-free, pasture-raised and the highest
quality. This is how you make a name in a
crowded burger market.
Miti Miti: Modern Mexican
www.mitimitinyc.com
Opened as recently as 2015, Miti Miti is a
newcomer to the Park Slope food scene.
But its provenance goes back farther, being
the second restaurant opened by George
Constantinou and Farid Ali Lancheros, the
owners of wildly successful Bogota Latin
Bistro. Miti Miti off ers Mexican fare with a
twist. Classic fajitas, empanadas, ceviche and
quesadillas sit alongside 14 diff erent types
of tacos (!). And they just recently expanded
Taco Tuesday (kind of like a happy-hour for
our tortilla-wrapped friends) to fi ve nights a
week. Perfect for a date or just taking a solo
trip to Taco Town.
Kulushkat
www.kulushkat.com
Kulushkat is Hebrew for "Shut up and eat!" Of
course, it's said with love, especially coming
from the owners' grandma, who insisted
food come fi rst. This philosophy guides
the restaurant, which off ers mostly vegan
Israeli and Middle Eastern dishes. Simple
favorites like falafel, hummus and stuff ed
grape leaves will surprise you with complex
fl avors, thanks to high quality, local and allnatural
ingredients. There are also delicious
all-natural chicken, beef and lamb dishes, too.
In case you're wondering, all veg and non-veg
dishes are cooked separately, so you can share
company with a meat-eating pal, but not the
meat.
Cafe Grumpy
www.cafegrumpy.com
Cafe Grumpy is the ur-Brooklyn coff ee shop
and roaster. With name-dropped fame
from HBO’s «Girls,» a successful wholesale
business and locations throughout the city, it’s
easy to forget that Cafe Grumpy started with
one shop in Greenpoint. Since then they’ve
grown into a city institution, but haven’t lost
that local appeal. And the coff ee is still so
damn good.
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Ho’Brah
www.hobrahtacos.com
Ho’Brah is what you say when you’re about to
tell your buddy about Ho’Brah’s tacos or what
you utter once you bite into their Baja Street
Corn. Ho’Brah is an attention getter from
Hawaiian surfer slang used by the owners as
they travelled the world looking for the best
tacos known to man. Once satisfi ed with what
they found, they brought the tasty Mexicali
cuisine to Bay Ridge, merging it with a chill
vibe you usually only fi nd on Oahu.
Empanada Papa
www.instagram.com/empanadapapanyc
LIC Flea market favorite Empanada Papa is a
relative newcomer to the NY food truck scene,
but no shrinking violet. They claim to have the
best empanadas in the city; we might have to
agree. They’re perfectly fried -- not too crispy,
not too soft. And Papa’s not afraid to depart
from traditional street fair style. Exotic fl avors
like guava and cheese and churro empanadas
are so deliciously sweet and savory, they
justify the hyperbole.
Kings Highway Bakery
www.kingshighwaybakery.com
Kings Highway Bakery storefront may seem
understated, but that's only because their
baked goods are good enough to speak for
themselves. This traditional Brooklyn bakery
is where locals keep coming back for freshbaked
Italian and French breads, cannoli,
cookies, doughnuts and everything else gluten
and good!
Chavela's
www.chavelasnyc.com
Way back when, Chavela's was a tiny, crowded
fi ve-table bistro on Classon Avenue. From
such an austere beginning grew one of the
best Mexican restaurants this side of the East
River. Now their new home on Franklin takes
up two storefronts and is always fi lled to the
brim with happy diners. The guacamole is
thick and chunky — enough almost to spoil
your appetite. But you always fi nd room for
their tortas, quesadillas and, oh, the tacos
(get the Nopales, seriously). Add to that an
awesome beer and tequila selection and
incredible sweet breads and you've got one
hell of a meal.
Gourmet Fit
www.gourmetfi t.net
Gourmet Fit Kitchen has brought the concept
of healthy eating to a traditional, sit-down
restaurant. These aren’t just bean sprouts and
raw kale dishes — they make healthy food
you want to eat! Check out the hummus and
guac’ appetizer. The wild salmon and tuna
are incredible — and good for you. You’ll also
fi nd burgers made with grass-fed beef, organic
everything (even the beer and wine!) and
even delightful, light desserts. Go on, you’ve
earned it.
Beehive Oven
www.beehiveoven.com
Born out of a spontaneous charitable food
stand after Hurricane Sandy, the BeeHive
Oven has become the place for Texas comfort
food in Brooklyn. Husband and wife team
John and Chef Treva Chadwell are native
Texans off ering nearly two dozen diff erent
types of biscuits, Southern treats like shrimp
and grits and chicken-fried steak and now a
wide beer selection. Check out their new cook
booklet and bring some of that Texas taste
home with you.
Coney Shack
www. twitter.com/ConeyShack
Coney Shack is a food truck serving Southeast
Asian-inspired tacos, plus American beach
fare like burritos, quesadillas, grilled cheese
and hot dogs. You’ll fi nd them all around the
city — even Midtown for lunch. Just follow
their Twitter feed and keep an eye out for the
Coney Island «Funny Face» on the black and
red truck.
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