Ilis comes from Mads Refslund, a founder of Noma in Denmark, said to be “the world’s best restaurant” and it brings a similar ethos to Greenpoint. There’s an a la carte menu built around ingredients like eel and mushroom and a tasting menu that changes nightly. The dining room, plating, and serving are formal and dramatic, giving Ilis the feel of a restaurant in search of Michelin stars.

Mitica is the new restaurant from the owners of Mariscos El Submarino, a popular seafood shop in Jackson Heights, Queens. The menu here is geared toward sit-down service, making Mitica feel like an upscale cantina, or maybe a Mexican steakhouse. On the menu: pork shank with mashed potatoes, a massive tomahawk steak for two, and sliced duck breast served over a bed of risotto. Aguachile, one of the most popular dishes at El Submarino, is on the menu, too: It’s delicious, but the portion is smaller and more expensive than in Queens.

The stretch of Greenpoint, near Transmitter Park, has seen a wave of openings in recent years, including the cocktail bar El Pingüino and the Mexican restaurant Panzón. Lingo, which landed on the block this spring, is leading the pack. The restaurant serves comforting Japanese American dishes, like a pot pie filled with beef curry and a whole fried chicken with chili crisp and lemon. The large dining room and back patio make it possible to walk in most nights of the week.

Despite largely flying under the radar when it first opened, this seven-month-old spot is one of the best new restaurants in the country, according to the New York Times. In its annual list, the publication said the Southern restaurant “drips with authenticity.” The menu has it all: hush puppies, fried green tomatoes, deep-fried pork ribs, and red beans and rice, most priced around $10 to $15 each.

Williamsburg has become home to some of the best hotel restaurants in the city: There’s Le Crocodile at the Wythe, Laser Wolf on the rooftop of the Hoxton, and now Mesiba at the Moxy. The modern Israeli restaurant has an upbeat vibe and a menu that’s great for sharing. There’s a fennel salad prepared tableside, flatbreads for sopping up dips and sauces, and large entrees, like a lamb neck with pickled vegetables and herbs.

After losing its star chef, then switching things up, Margot has landed in a nice place. The Fort Greene restaurant, now helmed by an alum of Contra and Momofuku Ko, serves comforting foods like spaghetti with clams and whole prawns that aren’t overly complicated. Wine is a focus, too: The large list of bottles bounces from France to California and back again, with lots of options around $60. If you’re a fan of the Brooklyn wine bars June and Rhodora, you’ll feel right at home here: Both of the owners previously worked for the group that opened them.

Untable is a new Thai restaurant that opened in Carroll Gardens in September. Influences from Ugly Baby, a popular Thai restaurant where one of the owners worked, can be seen in the names of the dishes, which double as warnings. Try the “What the Hell” fried rice, denoted by 12 chili emojis: a large pile of rice comes with lots of sides — bird’s eye chiles, mango, lime — that can be mixed together to ramp up the heat and acid. One of the cheapest dishes on the menu, a sour bowl of sea bass soup, is also one of the best.

Gertrude’s is a new Jewish American restaurant that has Prospect Heights talking. The menu riffs on bistro classics: Its burger uses a challah roll, in place of a brioche bun, and the dirty martini is mixed with pickle brine; sides of fries can be swapped out for latkes. The restaurant is run by Nate Adler and Rachel Jackson, the owners of Gertie in Williamsburg, and Eli Sussman, the chef behind Samesa in Rockefeller Center.