📍 Red Hook, New York City

Billy Durney's Red Hook tavern is the neighborhood restaurant everyone wishes was in their neighborhood. The burger is one of the best in Brooklyn — a thick, juicy, perfectly seare...

Red Hook Texas-style BBQ that rivals anything in Austin. Billy Durney smokes brisket low and slow until the bark cracks and the fat renders into silk. The pulled pork and lamb bell...

Red Hook sandwich institution since 1922 — three generations making massive Italian heroes with house-roasted meats, fresh mozzarella, and bread that could double as a weapon. The ...

The first physical restaurant from the Bad Cholesterol pizza pop-up, and the sourdough pies live up to the cult hype. Wood-fired in a Red Hook space with supper club vibes — chicke...

Red Hook bakery with a cult following for its sweet and salty brownie — the dessert that put the neighborhood on the map. The banana cake with cream cheese frosting is just as seri...

Massive Red Hook waterfront seafood restaurant with three levels, mini golf, and views of the Statue of Liberty that make you wonder why this place isn't more famous. The crab buck...

Red Hook waterfront dive in an old longshoreman's hall — sawdust floors, Christmas lights, and live bluegrass on Saturdays that feels like a documentary about Old Brooklyn. Sunny B...

Red Hook dive on Van Brunt with a backyard and a short BBQ menu — pulled pork, brisket, wings — that gives you a reason to stay past the first drink. Unfussy neighborhood anchor, t...

Red Hook folk bar attached to the Jalopy Theatre on Columbia Street — sixteen taps, nightly live music, and a room that genuinely wants bluegrass and country to be heard. The prohi...