Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Brooklyn

OpenTable

Updated October 05, 2024

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Brooklyn? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

ASKA

4.9

4.9 (38)

$50 and over

Nordic

Williamsburg

About the restaurant

Chef Fredrik Berselius brings his love of nature to his urban surroundings through food at Brooklyn's only two Michelin-starred restaurant. With an emphasis on ingredients from the Northeastern region and influenced by his Scandinavian homeland, Aska, Swedish for "ashes," offers a distinctive dining experience through a procession of courses prepared from an open kitchen and served to guests of only ten tables each night.

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OpenTable Diner

Dined 3 days ago

The entire team from start to finish were true to their standards. We sat through a wonderfully whimsical menu that was not only immersive but tantalizingly playful. Exquisite table-side service and beautifully presented plates. Everything we expected and more, chef Fredrik and his team are very well in tune with their menu and knowledge. We will be returning.

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Experience

ASKA Tasting Menu

Experience

ASKA Lunch Tasting Menu

Experience

ASKA Gift Certificate - Lunch Tasting Menu

Shan Szechuan

4.9

4.9 (25)

$30 and under

Sichuan

Cobble Hill

About the restaurant

On Smith Street in Brooklyn, we have prepared a feast of oriental cuisine for you with passion and professionalism - Shan.

Our environment is warm and comfortable, and our menu is rich and diverse. From classic Mapo Tofu, Chongqing Spicy Chicken, and Lamb Dry Pot to various handmade dumplings, wontons, and pot stickers, every dish is the masterpiece of our chefs. Our beverage selection is equally impressive, featuring craft cocktails, selected wines, beer, and spirits.

Welcome to Shan to enjoy the food and taste of life.

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Sofia

Dined on Sep 25, 2024

Great service, delicious food with good amount of heat! and amazing cocktails! They even let our group stay late, past closing which was very sweet. Highly recommend this place and I look forward to our next night out there!

Nami Nori - Williamsburg

4.9

4.9 (8)

$31 to $50

Japanese

Williamsburg

About the restaurant

Nami Nori is a casual, award. winning, temaki bar specializing in open-style sushi hand rolls. Our menu features signature temaki, including crunchy varieties, as well as takes on the classics and a special vegan section. The open-style temaki allows guests to enjoy a wide variety of flavors, in each fun-to-eat, visually tempting bite.

We also serve Japanese-inspired snacks and appetizers, along with a selection of beer, sake and wine, available on tap and by the bottle. Nami Nori is a casual yet elegant temaki bar offering guests a unique sushi dining experience in Williamsburg. Coming from the rarified Japanese restaurants in which they trained, partners Taka Sakaeda, Jihan Lee and Lisa Limb envisioned Nami Nori to be a more inclusive place that balances accessibility with a dedication to quality and creativity with a respect for traditional techniques.

Nami Nori is a place to share with friends, old and new.

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Casey

Dined 2 days ago

Everything was wonderful at Nami Nori!! The staff, both servers and chefs behind the counter, were really helpful and friendly. The food was delicious and the cocktails were amazing.

Michael's of Brooklyn

4.9

4.9 (895)

$31 to $50

Italian

Midwood

About the restaurant

Family owned and operated since 1964, Michael’s of Brooklyn offers three generations of pride and excellence at our restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. Loyal customers visit from near and far to enjoy generations-old family recipes, lovingly handed down as a legacy of Italian tradition.

So come and join us as we celebrate the tastes of Italy in our elegantly appointed dining room. From delicious warm and cold antipasti and tantalizing pasta creations…to delectable seafood, veal and poultry entrees… tempting desserts, too. All served to you by a warm and friendly staff. Visit us today and find out why Michael’s has been a Brooklyn institution for nearly sixty years.

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Ron

Dined on Sep 26, 2024

Michael's is the best restaurant in Brooklyn, NY.

Modern Love Brooklyn

4.9

4.9 (1474)

$30 and under

Vegan

Williamsburg

About the restaurant

We serve from-scratch and from-the-heart swanky vegan comfort food. Our mission is to translate familiar favorites into new, exciting, and of course delicious, plant-based versions, without missing a beat! Or a beet.

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Eleanor

Dined 5 days ago

Phenomenal food and service. We’ve been once before and I think the food is even better now. We had mushroom pasta with saffron ricotta and a smash burger. Can’t wait to go back. Would be delicious for anyone of any dietary preference.

Stone Park Cafe

4.9

4.9 (1117)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Park Slope

About the restaurant

A contemporary American restaurant nestled in the heart of Park Slope, Brooklyn, Stone Park Cafe is at the forefront of New York's neighborhood dining trend, focusing on fresh, seasonal ingredients served in a comfortable yet polished dining room. To complement the market-driven menu, the restaurant offers an international selection of over 200 wines. Open for dinner & weekend brunch.

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chris

Dined 2 days ago

Excellent food. My favorite thing was the frisée salad with the crispy poached egg. I don’t know a crispy poached egg was possible.

Henry's End

4.9

4.9 (1561)

$31 to $50

American

Brooklyn Heights

About the restaurant

Henry’s End is a Brooklyn Heights neighborhood institution known for our inviting atmosphere, seasonal menus, award winning wine list and friendly service. It’s the type of place you can bring your first date, family or friend to share a special evening. Henry’s End is all about seasonality and sourcing top quality products. We seek superior suppliers such as The Broken Arrow Ranch, Satur Farms, and Hudson Valley Farms, as well as the local farmer’s markets. We have been acknowledged for our food by Zagat (which stated “This is why they built the Brooklyn Bridge”), Gourmet, Bon Appetit, and many others. Our wine program has received the Wine Spectator’s “Award of Excellence”. The staff has hosted a dinner at the prestigious James Beard House.
We have outdoor covered and heated dining and are happy to offer all of our options for take-out.

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Richardvip

Dined 2 days ago

We’ve been dining here for 45 years; the food is as good as ever as is the staff! We cant wait until our next meal!

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Popular dish

Spice Crusted Elk Chops

Baci Abbracci

5.0

5 (605)

$31 to $50

Italian

Williamsburg

About the restaurant

Italian for 'kisses and hugs', baci&abbracci's Neapolitan-style pizzas and "fresh", "homey" dishes merit the trip on the L. The white-washed walls of this modern Williamsburg trattoria boasts a small bar, while the sun-kissed garden is an "enticing escape." Neighborhood folk love the bread, mozzarella and pasta which are made fresh daily. Your first order of business: Ordering a Peroni or glass of Italian wine. Then dig into belly-warming dishes like calamari, red beet and goat cheese gnocchi, and wood-fired pizzas (Time Out New York's Best New Pizza Joint 2007) . Finish off with the torta della nonna, with custardy sabayon, chocolate cream piping, and crushed, toasted pistachios. As delicious as the food, is the "exceedingly friendly" staff. See us on ABC news!
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/entertainment&id=6287562

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Christopher

Dined on Aug 24, 2024

Repeat customer, delicious food, large offering, attentive setvice, neighborhood gem

Café Mars

4.9

4.9 (63)

$50 and over

Contemporary Italian

Park Slope

About the restaurant

Café Mars is an unusual Italian restaurant. Come see what we mean!

For parties larger than 6 please email info@cafemarsbk.com to help craft your hassle free dining experience!

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Bhargav

Dined 3 days ago

Great food. Great service. Great music. Unique dishes.

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Experience

Large Party Pre Fix Reservation (5-6 guests)

Sunday in Brooklyn

4.9

4.9 (10)

$30 and under

American

Williamsburg

About the restaurant

Sunday in Brooklyn is your favorite neighborhood spot serving American staples.

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Mel15vip

Dined on Sep 27, 2024

YUM. So great. The pancake is an absolute MUST. I got the mole omelette which also was incredible. They have a secret upstairs seating that we enjoyed.

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