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Miami Meets Brooklyn at Pilar Cuban Eatery
by Stephany Tefarikis   Fri, March 26th, 2010 at 1:06pm

Pilar Cuban Eatery
393 Classon Avenue
(Near Greene Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 623-2822
www.pilarcubaneatery.com

Named after Ernest Hemingway's boat, which coincidently he purchased in Brooklyn, Pilar Cuban Eatery was inspired by the icon of both the people of Miami and Cuba. Serving the neighborhood of Fort Greene/Bedfort-Stuyvesant Miami-style Cuban food, Pilar Cuban Eatery prepares all its dishes according to tradition, but with a modern approach.

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uniNOM Serves Up Brooklyn
by Stephany Tefarikis   Tue, February 9th, 2010 at 3:48pm

umiNOM
433 Dekalb Ave
(Between Classon Ave & Taaffe Pl)
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 789-8806
www.uminom.com

Once an energy engineer and DJ, now Chef King Phojanakong has brought comfort Asian food to Brooklyn. Of Filipino and Thai decent, Chef King uses his experience and culture to create the cuisine at his new restaurant umiNOM. Chef King opened umiNOM on what is actually the border of two up-and-coming Brooklyn neighborhoods, Clinton Hill and Bedford Stuyvesant. If you are up for the trip, the food at uniNOM is definitely worth every minute it takes to get there.

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Saraghina Shines Light on Brooklyn Eats
by Hallie Milano   Tue, August 11th, 2009 at 12:46pm

Saraghina
Cuisine: Pizzeria
Price Range: Fair

435 Halsey Avenue
(near Lewis Avenue)
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

For the Brooklynites that live a little further from the happening streets of Williamsburg, quality restaurants can be few and far between. In fact, a NYMag search for restaurants in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of the borough comes up with only 11 spots, and one of them is now closed. Enter Saraghina.

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