Believe it or not, I just received this 7/22 posting. Optimum Online
must have been having a problem. Anyway, I once had dinner in a
wonderful Italian Restaurant called La Polina. I think it was on Ave
O or P near East 3rd Street. I wonder if that is still there and
still good. It think it used to be in Zagats but it's gone in the new
NYC Guide.

On 22 Jul 2004 17:18:54 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:

>>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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