On Monday, March 15, Dine in Brooklyn, an initiative of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Best of Brooklyn, Inc., will officially kick off eleven days of more than 200 Brooklyn restaurants serving up three-course dinner menus for just $25, three-course lunches for $20.10 and even some "two for the price of one" deals at participating restaurants (list below).
Patrons will also have the opportunity to contribute to Share the Table, a fundraising campaign with the New York City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAH). The generosity of Dine in Brooklyn customers and others will help meet the immediate food needs of low-income families in Brooklyn by supporting food purchases for the Brooklyn Alliance of Community Services, as well as expanding and improving the programs and policies necessary to enable low-income Brooklyn families to achieve greater economic self-sufficiency and move beyond their need for emergency food pantries and soup kitchens.
"New Yorkers and visitors alike have discovered that the culinary epicenter of America is right here in Brooklyn," said BP Markowitz. "Whether you fancy the French fare in Brooklyn's ‘Bastille Day hot spot' Carroll Gardens, want to savor some sushi, ‘bib up' for barbeque or ‘mangia' some mostacholi-or you want to sample eclectic ethnic food from everywhere on the planet from Mexico to the Middle East, from Russia to Bangladesh, from Australia to Turkey, or are simply looking for comfort food American-style-in Brooklyn, your table is waiting!"
Select establishments will be cooking up "two-fer" brunch and lunch menus this year-just $20.10 covers brunch and lunch for two-as well as two-for-$25 dinner menus. Offerings vary by restaurant, so patrons must call establishments in advance to verify their Dine in Brooklyn menus and reservation policies. BP Markowitz also reminds everyone to be generous and properly tip their wait staff.
Dine in Brooklyn is an initiative of the Brooklyn Borough President's Office and Best of Brooklyn, Inc. Generous sponsors include American Express, TD Bank, Time Out New York (media sponsor), Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn Restaurant Association, New York State Restaurant Association, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and Great Kosher Restaurants magazine.
Participating in the press tasting and kickoff were Marco Polo Ristorante, Enoteca On Court, Dougies BBQ and Grill, ChipShop, Morton's The Steakhouse, Moim, Picket Fence, Palo Santo, Waterfront Ale House, Petit Oven, Bussaco, Scopello, Bocca Lupo, Barrio, Graziella's, Soule, First Oasis, Downtown Atlantic, The Woodburning Pit, Piramide and Brooklyn Brewery.
For more information on Dine in Brooklyn, visit www.visitbrooklyn.org or call 718-802-3846.
Dine In Brooklyn 2010 Participating Restaurants
(Current through March 2; subject to change)
Key: L = Lunch; D = Dinner; B= Brunch; K=Kosher
Bath Beach
Pinos Ristorante (L/D)
Italian
2025 Bath Avenue
718-996-1057
www.pinosristorante.com
Bay Ridge
101 Restaurant & Bar (B/L/D)
Italian/American
10018 4th Avenue
718-833-1313
www.101nyc.com/brooklyn_menu.html
Areo Restaurant (L)
Italian
8424 3rd Avenue
718-238-0079
Cappuccino Café (L/D)
American
7721 3rd Avenue
718-238-8700
www.greenhousecafe.com/capcafe.php
Casa Pepe Restaurant (B/L/D)
Spanish
114 Bay Ridge Avenue
718-833-8865
www.casapepe.com
Chadwick's Restaurant (D)
American Continental
8822 3rd Avenue
718-833-9855
www.chadwicksny.com
Chianti Restaurant (D)
Italian
8530 3rd Avenue
718-921-6300
www.chianti86.com
Colandrea New Corner Restaurant (D)
Neapolitan
7201 8th Avenue
718-833-0800
www.newcornerrestaurant.com
Embers (D)
American
9519 3rd Avenue
718-745-3700
First Oasis (B/L/D)
Middle Eastern
9218 4th Avenue
718-238-4505
www.firstoasisrestaurant.com
Fushimi Japanese Cuisine & Lounge (L/D)
Japanese
9316 4th Avenue
718-833-7788
www.fushimi-us.com
Gino's Restaurant (D)
Italian
7414 5th Avenue
718-748-1698
www.ginosmenu.com
