In one of the city’s best boroughs for natural wine, Winona’s has managed to make an impression. (And not just for its Instagram captions, which are undeniably some of the best in the business.) This all-day wine bar on the northern edge of Bed-Stuy is known for its European fare — “flawless” Scotch eggs, funky head-on prawns — and versatile, six-page wine list. A rotating guest chef series has featured queer dinner collective Ediciones and Greenpoint’s Taqueria Ramirez.

Slurp up some reliably tasty ramen and soba at this compact Japanese restaurant, which previously had a location in Bushwick. Noodles come served in an ultra-flavorful broth that’s served with a side of dashi made from either bonito or seaweed stock for even more piquancy. In line with other noodle shops in the borough, ramen and soba are priced at $12 to $15 per bowl with the option to add on sliced pork, egg, and extra noodles.

Part-bar, part-taqueria, Swell Dive has been luring in southwest transplants and Bed-Stuy locals with Filipino-Texas fare since 2016. Its homemade flour tortillas might not be as doughy as those found at other restaurants across the city, but their inventive fillings — chicken fried spam, thick-cut slabs of cheese — more than compensate. Pull up a chair in the restaurant’s compact backyard, or order a cocktail at the bar with a side of chips and gut-warming queso.

This seafood counter on the corner of Bedford and Greene avenues has become a neighborhood mainstay for its affordably priced clams, mussels, prawns, and whole fish, available for purchase by the pound. Look past the line out the door, though, and you’re sure to see customers seated at out front, dining on crab cakes, po’ boys, red snapper sandwiches, and other dishes that the shop fries to order.

Heritage, nixtamalized corn is finally getting its due, and among the first to the punch in Brooklyn was For All Things Good. This lively Bed-Stuy cafe mills the masa for its yellow, blue, and corn tortillas on-site, resulting in pliable, hibiscus-filled tetelas and tlayuditas drizzled in nutty salsa macha. If visiting during the day, quench your thirst with a cinnamon-spiced horchata or an iced atole, a milkshake-thick beverage made from the versatile house masa. If visiting at night, opt for a “mezcalito,” a one-ounce pour of mezcal, or one of two frozen cocktails on tap.

Maya Congee Cafe offers playful interpretations of congee inside a colorful general store that highlights a variety of Asian pantry staples that are otherwise hard to find in the neighborhood. The menu, a collaboration between owner Layla Chen and chef Matthew Tilden of 7 Grain Army, features generously-sized bowls of congee made from a mixture of jasmine, brown rice, and quinoa. Several vegetarian congees are available — including one made with peanuts and sambal — as well as a sandwich menu that’s not to be missed.

Vegan restaurants took off during the pandemic, but a half-decade earlier, Toad Style was already serving meatless cheesesteaks and banh mi sandwiches from this small counter in Bed-Stuy. Head here for jackfruit nachos, tofu scramble breakfast burritos, and one of the borough’s only vegan California burritos, made with cashew queso and home fries.

This cozy, cabin-like bar on a residential stretch of Bed-Stuy serves up a range of craft beers and wines. Bed-Vyne was started by two siblings and a former colleague and college friend in 2011, and has since expanded with a wine store (Bed-Vyne Wine and Spirits) and a cocktail spot (Bed-Vyne Cocktail Bar). True, it’s a bar on a list of restaurants, but show up in the evening and there’s a good chance of finding jerk chicken from Wadadli or pizza from Tripoli.

Ma-n-Pop is a soul food landmark, where customers can order fish and grits for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This affordable restaurant where nothing costs more than $15 is outfitted with tchotchkes from bygone eras, including record sleeves, magazine cut-outs, and posters. It’s a happening place in the neighborhood come brunch and lower-key alternative to Saraghina across the street for dinner.

This Italian restaurant and bakery serves up top-notch pizzas with a number of topping options on offer, like capicola with spicy artichokes and truffle mozzarella with two types of mushrooms. While waiting for a table at the restaurant, pull up a chair at its next-door bar, where you can order from a menu that includes a handful of small plates and a solid selection of Negronis, priced between $13 and $14 apiece.

Peaches Hot House is one of few places in the city to serve up (actually hot) Nashville hot chicken. Fried chicken, shrimp, and catfish can be ordered at three different spice levels — regular, hot, and extra hot — and ordered with sides like grits and collard greens. Other options include a burger and fried shrimp sandwich, but most people are here for the tear-inducing chicken.

There might be better chicken dishes in Bed-Stuy, but there’s few better places to eat them than the Fly. This fashionable, natural wine-slinging restaurant has been swarmed since opening in 2019, fueled by locals and destination diners vying for a taste of its succulent rotisserie chicken, served by the half and whole. Be sure to order the chicken sandwich, a “gloriously drippy” creation packed with crunchy celery and loads of white and dark meat.

Before restaurateur trio Nialls Fallon, Nick Perkins, and Leah Campbell opened the Fly, around the corner, or Cervo’s, on the Lower East Side, there was Hart’s. This unfussy neighborhood hangout has rightly earned a national following for its seafood-heavy menu — lamb burger with anchovies, clam toast with pancetta — and of-the-moment natural wine list. Walk-in only.

Follow your nose, or the gleaming red paint job of Abu’s, and a display case of cakes and pies awaits. This bakery from owner Idris Conry — who goes by Abu, meaning father in Arabic — specializes in bean pies, a staple for the Nation of Islam made by mashing navy beans and baking them under a well-spiced crust. While you’re there, look out for the bakery’s daily selection of cake trimmings, a three-dollar snack that comes stuffed in a plastic container and is every bit as good as the cake its shaved from.

This Jewish deli has been kicking it for ages. It’s been serving Halal meat since the 1970s, when Muslim ownership took over the Kosher sandwich shop, but the menu didn’t change in the process. Opt for the caramelized roast brisket sandwich or a corned beef and pastrami combo, on either rye bread or a club roll. Don’t forget to ask for a side of gravy.

Load up on Jamaican beef patties and hearty Caribbean fare like stewed oxtail, jerk chicken, and barbecue chicken at Pattie Hut & Grill. Portions are generous and cheap and hover around $10; a dinner plate comes loaded with rice and peas — ask for oxtail gravy to douse it in — and sides, plus macaroni and potato salad.