>Kate B wrote:
>
>> I am going to be spending some quality time in Brooklyn starting this
>> weekend. I've never been to Brooklyn although I am very familiar with
>> Manhattan. Normally we stay in mid-town and usually dine in the evenings
>> north of the 30's (during the day when I am on my own I venture further
>> afield). I am interested in a couple of very nice restaurants in Brooklyn
>> or those that are an easy cab ride away from the downtown Brooklyn area
>> (we're staying at the Marriott). My SO hates noisy restaurants so
>> preferably a fine dining type restaurant for a few evenings. While I
>would
>> like to try Peter Luger's from what I have read about the place the
>ambiance
>> and service may be a little off-putting for my SO - comments? I am also
>> interested in some interesting ethnic restaurants for during the day when
>my
>> unadventurous SO is working ;-).
>>
>> Also are there any interesting foodie type shops or markets or areas to
>> explore in Brooklyn or any *must do* places to check out?

Brooklyn cusine is so diverse that no liftetime is long enough to experience it
all (like attempting the entire internet).

Brooklyn dining is for the most part segregated by neighborhoods, interspersed
with Chinese Restaurants, many wonderful, others crap. You need to determine
which ethnicity's fare you'd like and then go to those neighborhoods.
Brooklyn's downtown area is not where you want to dine, that's for the
tourists, same as most of Manhattan... and Brooklyn is much too large and
diverse for a fair sampling in a few days. You really need to travel to a
particular neighborhood and then walk... perhaps begin your journey along
Avenue U from West 6th St. to 86th Street for Italian, experience some of the
world's best bakeries, and then north under the el for Eastern European, best
of the best kosher delis... or Sheepshead Bay for seafood, and then Brighten
Beach for Russian. You really need years to experience Brooklyn. There are
enough superb Greek diners that if you tried a different one each day you'd
still have more to try after a year, you'll never become bored with their
offerings, their menu is probably thicker than the phone book where you come
from... and none specialize in Greek food.

For Italian there's none better, unfortunately (or fortunately - depending on
ones point of view) it's not possible to experience a fair sampling of their
specialties in less than six visits:
http://www.spumonigardens.com


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