Park Slope – Dining

Park Slope is a treasure trove of restaurants. Stroll down Fifth Avenue and you can choose from Caribbean, Colombian, French, Indian, Israeli, Italian, Korean, Mexican, and New American eateries—and that’s not to mention the restaurants elsewhere in the neighborhood.

 

Masalawala & Sons

Within months of its autumn 2022 opening, this Indian restaurant was topping “best of” lists not just for Brooklyn but also for the city overall. Making up the menu are lesser-known dishes from Kolkata, such as daab chingri (tiger prawns in coconut cream, served here in a coconut shell) and keema kaleji (minced goat and liver spiced with cardamom and cloves and served with pao, or Indian rolls), with a wealth of vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options. The drinks are just as enticing, from the specialty cocktails to the homemade ginger beer.

 

Flatiron Restaurant

Like steak? Like beer on tap? What about gin: Like having a variety to choose from? If you answered yes to any of the above, you’ll love Flatiron Restaurant. American Wagyu steaks are a specialty, as is the Wild Burger made with ground bison, Wagyu, boar, and elk. Salmon, chicken, pork, and even a vegetarian entree, grilled avocado, are also on the menu. To make the most of the 20 global beers on tap, opt for a four-beer tasting flight.

 

Rana Fifteen

Grilled branzino, orange-glazed octopus, and eggplant stuffed with spiced lentils and served with tomato sauce and garlicky yogurt dip are among Rana Fifteen’s star offerings. Dishes from Turkey, particularly the towns along the Aegean Sea, comprise the menu, which includes more than enough appetizer options to spoil your appetite for the rest of the meal. (In fact, the restaurant offers a tasting menu that includes all eight appetizers.) Rana Fifteen also serves Turkish brunch on weekends, with dishes such as soujuk (pan-fried dried-beef sausage) and akitma (thin yeast-based pancakes) accompanied by eggplant jam, grape molasses, tahini, and of course, eye-opening Turkish coffee.

 

Lore

You’re been dreaming of samosas. Your companion craves fish and chips. Where can you both dine happily? At Lore, whose seasonal menus incorporate dishes and flavors from around the world. In addition to baked, rather than fried, samosas made with puff pastry and fish and chips served with hot sauce as well as the traditional tartar sauce and malt vinegar, dishes might include a spicy fermented dosa with coconut chutney, sea bream ssam (served with lettuce and chutneys so that you can create Korean-style wraps), and rib-eye steak with masala butter. Weekend brunch includes a unique twist on biscuits and gravy, served with mushroom-coconut ragout and chili crisp.

 

Convivium Osteria

When you step into Convivium Osteria, with its farmhouse tables, brick walls, and rows of hanging copper pots, you might feel as if you’ve stumbled into a humble eatery in an out-of-the-way Italian town that has fed the locals for generations. The menu offers stalwart Italian dishes—house-made tagliatelle with beef and veal ragú, cacio e pepe, braised rabbit—but many have a contemporary twist. The house-made ravioli, for instance, is stuffed with apple, ricotta, and cinnamon; the farro salad includes cranberries and pumpkin seeds alongside almonds and fontina. The espresso granita served with sambuca and whipped cream is an ideal way to end your meal.