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( 718-616-0766; 3159 Coney Island Ave, Brighton Beach; cabbage rolls $11, kabobs $11-15, dump-
lings $7-9; 11am-11pm; B, Q to Brighton Beach) The dishes to get are the dumplings:
pelmeni and vareniki with a wide assortment of stuffings. (Sour-cherry vareniki are the
jam!) You'll also find classics like borscht, kabobs and hyper-sweet compote drinks.
Cash only.

Al Di Là Trattoria ITALIAN$$$
( www.aldilatrattoria.com ; 248 5th Ave cnr Carroll St, Park Slope; noon-10:30pm Mon-Fri,
5:30-11pm Sat & Sun; R to Union St) Run by a husband-and-wife team from northern
Italy, this cheery Park Slope trattoria serves handmade pastas and belly-warming classics
(braised rabbit with buttery polenta). There's an excellent brunch (duck confit hash!) and
a long list of Italian wines.

Roberta's PIZZA$$$
( www.robertaspizza.com ; 261 Moore St near Bogart St, Bushwick; individual pizza $9-17, mains
$13-28; 11am-midnight; ; L to Morgan Ave) This warehouse restaurant in Bushwick
consistently produces some of the best pizza in New York. Service can be lackadaisical
and the waits long, but the brick-oven pies are the right combination of chewy and fresh.

Prime Meats GERMAN$$$
( www.frankspm.com ; 465 Court St cnr Luquer St, Carroll Gardens; mains $17-32; 10am-midnight
Mon-Wed, to 1am Thu & Fri, 8am-1am Sat, to midnight Sun; F, G to Carroll St) A pre-fab vin-
tage spot in Carroll Gardens comes with lots of old-world flavor. The menu is all
late-19th-century German, focusing on house-cured butchered meats and items like slow-
braised beef sauerbraten with red cabbage.

Drinking & Nightlife
Watering holes come in many forms in this city: sleek lounges, pumping clubs, cozy
pubs and booze-soaked dives - no smoke, though, thanks to city law. The majority are
open to 4am, though closing (and opening) times do vary; most nightclubs are open from
10pm. Here's a highly selective sampling.

Downtown

Birreria BEER GARDEN
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