Am Thai and Purple Yam Earn Spots in Zagat and Michelin

A couple of neighborhood favorites are getting more and more recognition from foodie heavyweights Zagat and Michelin.

Church Avenue’s Am Thai Bistro made Zagat in the midst of a record Brooklyn surge — 250 borough restaurants landed on the Zagat list. Cortelyou Road’s Purple Yam took a spot on Michelin’s “Best Value Eateries.” For those hungry readers, that’s a Purple Yam burger pictured above.

Mimi’s Hummus, The Farm on Adderley, Picket Fence, The Castello Plan and Di Fara also made the lists.

The big name critics have spoken. Which restaurants do you think deserve to be called the best values in the neighborhood? And when will our neighborhood’s glorious gyro bounty be rightfully celebrated?