Gage & Tollner Restaurant
372 Fulton Street (Smith & Jay Street) (718) 875-5181
Brooklyn patriots stand by this retro grand dame. Known for the peppery she-crab soup, New York strip steak, Maryland crab cakes, & Bourbon pecan pie. We go for the fab fat clam bellies.

River Cafe
1 Water Street (corner of Old Fulton) (718) 522-5200
NYCís ultimate room with a view--the spot for admiring Manhattanís skyline. ìPeople might have come for the view, but they came back for the foodî wrote the NYTís Ruth Reichl a few years ago. Expensive but memorable. End your meal with the chocolate cake in the shape of the Brooklyn Bridge. Reservations recommended.