Park Slope, Bastion of Food Power
photo via Fort Reno
The L Magazine just published their Brooklyn Food Power Rankings, and it looks like Park Slope did pretty well (if you were a competitive person, you might call it “winning”). The Slope racked up more mentions across the magazine’s 10 culinary categories than any other neighborhood with 7 recognized restaurants, beating out fellow top-scorers Williamsburg (6), Carroll Gardens and Prospect Heights (5 each), and Cobble Hill (4). (Red Hook, Gowanus, Crown Heights, Windsor Terrace, Greenpoint, Boerum Hill, Bed-Stuy, and Bushwick each got one; a bunch of delicious-but-maybe-less-cool neighborhoods got mysteriously ignored.)
By category, then:
The Local Honorees
| Lobster Rolls | Brooklyn Fish Camp (162 Fifth Ave) |
| BBQ | Fort Reno‘s St. Louis-style Ribs (669 Union St) |
| Tacos | Oaxaca (250 Fourth Ave) |
| Burgers | Dram Shop (339 9th St) |
| Pizza | n/a |
| Market Greens | n/a |
| Ice Cream | Sky Ice‘s Black Seaweed Sesame (63 Fifth Ave) |
| Mac ‘n’ Cheese | n/a |
| Ramen | Zuzu‘s Green Curry Miso (173 Fourth Ave) |
| Fried Chicken | Talde‘s Korean Fried Chicken (369 Seventh Ave) |
Do you agree with the winners? And more importantly: do you agree with what’s missing? Is there really no pizza to write home about in Park Slope? Where do you go for a good salad around here?