The 7 Best Luxury Restaurants in Brooklyn Right Now

Brooklyn no longer needs Manhattan’s permission to host the city’s most serious dinners. The borough now holds a two-star Nordic tasting menu, an 18-seat French counter where the curtain literally rises on the kitchen, and a Williamsburg omakase that shares exactly where its fish comes from. These are the best luxury restaurants in Brooklyn right now, the reservations worth planning a month around.

Aska — Williamsburg

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Photo Credit: Courtesy of Aska

Chef Fredrik Berselius’ Aska holds two Michelin stars, and the inspectors call it one of New York’s most distinctive dining experiences. Hidden in a dark, intimate South Williamsburg space built around an open kitchen, Berselius draws on his Swedish heritage and the ingredients of the Northeast. The Aska Tasting Menu runs 12 to 14 courses at $375 per person, rooted in preservation, foraging and smoke, with wine pairings from $250. Langoustine is the course regulars remember.

47 South 5th Street, Brooklyn

Restaurant Yuu — Greenpoint

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Photo Credit: Courtesy of Restaurant Yuu

At the start of service at Michelin-starred Restaurant Yuu, the lights dim and the curtains pull back on a kitchen team standing at attention. Chef-owner Yuu Shimano expresses classical French cooking through a Japanese lens at an 18-seat counter, with two seatings, Tuesday through Saturday, at 6 and 8:30 p.m. The tasting menu is $300, with a $300 wine and sake pairing. Order nothing else in your head until the signature duck and foie pastry arrives.

55 Nassau Avenue, #1A, Brooklyn

Francie — Williamsburg

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Francie, which holds a Michelin star, sits in a limestone-clad building in South Williamsburg with widely spaced tables and an open kitchen. The brasserie-style menu is à la carte and generous with luxury: seaweed madeleines with Ossetra caviar, a foie gras canelé and lobster ravioli. The move is the crown of roast duck, presented whole with a barley honey glaze before it is carved tableside.

136 Broadway, Brooklyn

Shota Omakase — Williamsburg

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Tucked on a quiet street near Domino Park, Michelin-starred Shota Omakase is led by chef Cheng Lin, who will tell you exactly where in Japan the fish is from and why he uses Inochi-no Ichi rice. The parade of nigiri is fine-tuned, and the rice is refreshed throughout the night.

50 South 3rd Street, Brooklyn

The River Café — DUMBO

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Photo Credit: Courtesy of The River Café

For the classic Brooklyn splurge, nothing replaces The River Café, moored beneath the Brooklyn Bridge with Manhattan across the water. Dinner is a fixed-price $215 per person, with caviar service of Caspian Golden Osetra at $180 per ounce for those marking an occasion. Book a window table and stay for dessert.

One Water Street, Brooklyn

Zoli — East Williamsburg

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Photo Credit: Courtesy of Zoli

Houseman chef Ned Baldwin and Amant founder Lonti Ebers opened Zoli in April in a former warehouse converted by GRT Architects. It has a restaurant, bar, private dining room and a rooftop terrace. At the center of the room is a Pierre Huyghe commission of three large choreographed aquariums. The restaurant bills itself as a “non-dogmatic” seafood restaurant: marinated mussels, red shrimp tartare with husk cherries and surf clams with avocado and serrano. There’s also a bison strip steak for the table.

312 Maujer Street, Brooklyn

Booth’s Extra Fine — Williamsburg

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Photo Credit: Courtesy of Booth's Extra Fine

Chef Nick Pfannerstill’s vintage-inspired steakhouse opened on South 2nd Street on October 6, 2026, and it was built for occasions. The room honors his grandfather Booth, a Milwaukee car salesman fond of steak and martinis. The menu moves from oysters and chilled seafood to broiled chops, a 14-ounce New York strip and a 28-ounce bone-in rib eye for two. Dinner runs Tuesday through Saturday, and the freezer martini is the opening move.

62 South 2nd Street, Brooklyn

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