These Are the 38 Best Affordable Restaurants in Brooklyn
Hometown BBQ, one of the best affordable restaurants in Brooklyn
photo by Austin McAllister
Michelin stars are among the most highly coveted awards a restaurant can earn; chefs have been known to actually kill themselves over losing one. This seems excessive! But what do we know. Anyway, the things about those Michelin stars is that they’re usually attached to the kind of restaurants at which it’s possible to spend as much on dinner for two as some people do on groceries for a whole month (and that’s before adding in the cost of a nice bottle of wine). But luckily for those still pretty fixated on eating at a Michelin recommended restaurant, the guide also puts out a list of what they call “Bib Gourmand” restaurants, which bear the distinction of being, well, cheaper than their normal selections, although often not exactly cheap. But whatever! We’ll take what we can get. And in this case, that’s really, really, really good food. Below are the 38 best affordable restaurants in Brooklyn, according to a guide put out by a French tire company!
DUMBO, Boerum Hill, and Downtown Brooklyn
Ganso Ramen, Downtown Brooklyn
Gran Eléctrica, DUMBO
Hill Country Chicken, Downtown Brooklyn
Mile End, Boerum Hill
Sottocasa, Downtown Brooklyn
Vinegar Hill House, DUMBO
Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Gowanus, and Red Hook
Buttermilk Channel, Carroll Gardens
Frankies 457 Spuntino, Carroll Gardens,
The Good Fork, Red Hook
Hometown Bar-B-Que, Red Hook
Prime Meats, Red Hook
Runner & Stone, Gowanus
Fort Greene and Clinton Hill
The General Greene, Fort Greene
Lulu & Po, Clinton Hill
Speedy Romeo, Clinton Hill
Umi NOM, Clinton Hill
Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights
Chavela’s, Crown Heights
Do or Dine, Bed-Stuy (now closed! too sad!)
Gladys, Crown Heights
Bushwick
Blanca
Falansai
Faro
Roberta’s
Park Slope, Ditmas Park, and Sunset Park
East Harbor Seafood Palace, Sunset Park
Elberta, Park Slope
Lea, Ditmas Park
Purple Yam, Ditmas Park
Williamsburg and Greenpoint
Bacci & Abracci, Williamsburg
Diner, Williamsburg
Egg, Williamsburg
Marlow & Sons, Williamsburg
Paulie Gee’s, Greenpoint
Rye, Williamsburg
Shalom Japan, Williamsburg
Traif, Williamsburg
Xixa, Williamsburg
Zizi Limona, Williamsburg
