GVL A bowl of braised pork leg with boiled eggs, pickled greens, fresh cilantro, red and green chilies, and garlic, served in a patterned bowl on a yellow background—just like dishes at the best restaurants in Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill.

The Best Restaurants in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens

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A dish from Hungry Thirsty, a new Thai restaurant in Cobble Hill.
A dish from Hungry Thirsty. | Hungry Thirsty

Standout Italian food, Lebanese home cooking, and terrific Thai

This is an entirely overhauled map in that we’ve combined Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill. Since the neighborhoods are small and somewhat intertwined, it’s no big deal to walk down Court Street from one to the other, especially in the warmer weather.

The restaurants in both neighborhoods have been satisfying locals and visitors for a while now. The stretch has always featured solid neighborhood spots and red sauce classics. Yet in the past couple years, restaurants have opened that keep it local as far as the scene but are more ambitious when it comes to the menu, including the La Vara and St. Julivert duo, nostalgic spots Swoony’s and Cafe Spaghetti, Popina and its wines, and Thai restaurants like the new Hungry Thirsty and Untable. Read on for more selections from the Cobble Hill Carroll Gardens corridor.

Melissa McCart is the lead editor of the Northeast region, which covers New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. She has over 20 years of experience in food writing and editing, having worked for Mark Bittman’s Substack and his website on Medium; as restaurant critic for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; and at Newsday. She has freelanced for the Washington Post, Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Wall Street Journal, and more. She co-authored Bread and How to Eat It with baker Rick Easton for Knopf.

Robert Sietsema is the former Eater NY senior critic, with more than 35 years of experience as a restaurant critic in New York City. Previously, he has written for the Village Voice, Lucky Peach, Gourmet, and dozens of other publications. He specializes in food that’s fun to eat and not expensive, covering the five boroughs, New Jersey, and beyond.

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