As home to 170,000 people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, the neighborhood of Gravesend in Brooklyn, New York, offers a diverse selection of restaurants to choose from. There are hundreds of eateries ranging from fresh delis to fine dining, offering delicious ethnic foods and classic New York cuisine.
Gravesend's earliest non-native settlers were predominantly English and Dutch, and over the years there have also been populations of Irish, Italian, Jewish, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Puerto Rican, and Mexican immigrants that have shared the neighborhood. Such diversity yields hundreds of different restaurants, each with their own specialties and ambiance.
In terms of the types of food available in Gravesend, you will find American, Asian, bakeries, barbecue, Chinese, Dim Sum, Eastern European, French, Indian , Italian, Japanese, Kosher, Mediterranean, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Sushi, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese cuisine.
According to popular review sites, some of the best-loved restaurants in Gravesend include L & B Spumoni Gardens, Sahara, Joe's of Avenue U Italian, Pirosmani, Tbilisi Restaurant, Tokyo Sushi House, Fiorentino's Ristorante, Taam Mevorach, Monte's Deli & Catering and Vito Bakery.
Sahara is a popular choice for Turkish and Mediterranean fare, located on Coney Island Avenue. Sahara first opened in 1986 as a family-run restaurant founded by a former Turkish soccer player and his wife. The restaurant also offers a 2600 square-foot banquet hall for special events which can accommodate up to 150 people. Carry-out is available, and the restaurant tends to be packed on weekends and holidays.
If it’s fine dining you are after, then you might want to consider Pirosmani. Offering Georgian and Russian-inspired cuisine, Pirosmani is named after a celebrated 19th-century muralist whose work is replicated on the walls inside the restaurant. Try the chicken tabaka, pkhali, and khachapuri and you’ll have an unforgettable meal while in Gravesend.
Whatever you’ve got a taste for, you are sure to find it in Gravesend.
