Whether you’re accompanying an out-of-towner while they take a photo under the Brooklyn Bridge, or the Fruit Street Sitting Area is your favorite spot to watch a cranberry-orange sunset, at some point you’re going to find yourself in Dumbo and Brooklyn Heights. When this happens, you’ll inevitably get antsy and need a place to eat that’s not a tourist-packed rooftop or a mediocre hotel coffee shop. Want Swedish meatballs in a leafy backyard? Or a restaurant with a waterfront backdrop? Find either, and everything in between, on our guide.
