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Brooklyn/Williamsburg: DuMont

Pic courtesy of DuMont

Hard to imagine how any restaurant could get the essence of comfort food better than DuMont. It’s not just because of the squarely meat-and-potatoes-oriented menu (with a little pasta and seafood thrown in). It’s also because eating here is, most of the time, a fairly low-maintenance, low-headache proposition. Sit inside or [...]

Brooklyn/Williamsburg: Motorino

Motorino

Yes, there’s lots and lots of pizza happening in New York all of a sudden. But cliché or not, bring it on—especially when it’s as masterful as Motorino’s. All you need to know: Thin, chewy-crusted, beautifully blistered pies with [...]