Walking distance to the Brooklyn Bridge?

[pohtown]

Hello, we're going on the walking tour of the Brooklyn Bridge and have no idea where we might walk to in the area for a good casual meal.... All cuisines are on the table.
Thanks for any help.

[Ann900]

Are you looking for restaurants-on the Brooklyn or Manhattan side?

[flower_puppy]

Oh yeah, I didn't specify, but all the places I listed are on the Brooklyn side.

[pohtown]

Brooklyn side. Sorry, I should have been more specific.

[LNG212]

If you want the Brooklyn side, then you've posted on the wrong board. You need to post on the Outer Boroughs board.

[gnosh]

? This is the outer boroughs board.

[LNG212]

It was originally on the Manhattan board. Obviously it got moved but my post remained.

[montreal traveller]

Were going to hit Grimaldi's or Frannys after a run across the bridge-would friday or saturday lunch be busier?
cheers

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Grimaldi's
1 Front St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

[jen kalb]

I dont think that Franny's is open for lunch on Friday - Sat and Sun only.. Grimaldi's is not worth a special visit.

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Grimaldi's
1 Front St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

[montreal traveller]

Thanks for the heads up

[flower_puppy]

5 Front - bistro food with nice outdoor area
Superfine - southern american food in brick loft-like space
Noodle Pudding - delicious local italian place in Brooklyn Heights, fresh flavors, but busy
Jack the Horse - delicious bistro food
Grimaldi's - order pizza to go, eat it in the park
Henry's End - upscale American with a focus on game
Rice - mediocre food, but good ice cream, adn nice outdoor eating area
Fascati Pizza - good local pizza place
Iron Chef House - good local sushi, reasonably priced

I also heard a rumor that the Red Hook Lobster Pound is serving lobster rolls at Fulton Ferry near the ice cream light house.

[gnosh]

FYI: Lots of those places (Henry's End, Jack the Horse, Noodle Pudding) are only open for dinner. Five Front no longer exists--it has undergone a name change, and I don't know if it's any good.

However, if you will be there at dinner time I think Jack the Horse would be fun--it is a classic neighborhood place w/a bar and good food in the midst of the most beautiful part of Brooklyn Heights. Casual but not cheap. Iron Chef would be good too, though it is small. They are the kinds of restaurants I'd like to stumble into if I were a visiting a new place.

[JennS]

Five Front is now called Brooklyn Bridge Gardens. The menu is pretty limited and the food--beet salad, crab cakes, 1/2 chicken over polenta, burgers, etc--is mediocre. The outdoor area is still nice.

[andrewr]

Brooklyn Bridge Gardens seems to be making decidedly less ambitious food than Five Front for similar prices. The outdoor garden is still very nice, but this is mediocre food at a high price premium.

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Brooklyn Bridge Gardens
5 Front St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

[Joltingjoey]

Just want to thank flower_puppy for the recs. Just spent a delightful weekend in Brooklyn Heights. Although we're native New Yorkers, we've lived in Rhode Island for 40 years, and never really got to know Brooklyn. We tried Jack the Horse and Iron Chef House and enjoyed two excellent dinners. Both were attractive, very friendly and had moderate prices.

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Iron Chef House
92 Clark St, Brooklyn, NY 11201