Tiny’s landed on bustling Flatbush Avenue earlier this year, turning heads with its colorful tlayudas and inventive Pueblan fare. The lively Mexican spot with an L-shaped bar is great for groups and there’s plenty of options for vegetarians, too. Order the chicken milanesa cemita, a sibling of the Mexican torta that’s served on a sesame seed roll, and a trio of tacos to share — we especially dig the suadero — priced between $12 to $16.

When at ramen shop Chuko, designed with lots of light wood and a hip neon sign, it’s crucial not to overlook the non-ramen dishes. The salt and pepper wings have a snappy crunch, and the crispy brussels sprouts with fish sauce are a must-order. The ramen’s great, too, of course. Go with the gooey poached egg add-on — rather than a hard-boiled one — to add an extra, jammy richness to the broths.

Renato Poliafito, former co-owner of Red Hook bakery Baked, opened this Italian-American cafe, where cinnamon rolls and buns come out of the oven in the morning, and brownies and cookies are made in the afternoon. Its top-tier breakfast sandwiches are available all-day; they come loaded with a slab of frittata and can be topped with prosciutto, avocado, or bacon for an additional charge.

Many a date night has unfolded under the string lights at Sofreh’s beautiful little bistro, tucked into the corner of St Marks and Flatbush avenues. Here, find artfully composed salads, heartwarming stews, and tender chicken and lamb on the ambitious, modern Persian menu, led by chef Nasim Alikhani. Don’t leave without trying dessert, especially the rosewater sorbet with frozen vermicelli noodles.

A successor to Elmhurst’s short-lived Thai restaurant Plant Love House, this narrow cafe is one of few places in the area specializing in Thai noodle soups. There’s no going wrong, but don’t miss the “spectacular” boat blood noodles, says Eater critic Robert Sietsema; a piquant broth enriched with blood and pork balls. Bar snacks, including fermented sausage and a sizable papaya salad platter, round out a three-page menu of appetizers, soups, and sides.

“There’s no better old-fashioned Southern cooking in the city than at Mitchell’s Soul Food,” writes Eater critic Robert Sietsema, and indeed this Vanderbilt Avenue restaurant has been drawing crowds for more than four decades, even as the neighborhood has gentrified around it. The fried chicken here is fabled — crisp and moist, with plenty of spare flesh — while slices of cornbread come warm from the oven. Whatever you order, expect some of the neighborhood’s largest portions at some of its most reasonable prices.

The closure of neighborhood hangout MeMe’s Diner hit hard for the restaurant’s most avid fans, but this neighborhood cafe from MeMe’s Libby Willis has since opened in its place. KIT — short for “keep in touch” — is part cafe, part “pop-up incubator”: serving wine, sandwiches, jelly cakes, and other items from local businesses that operate out of the space. The cafe is backed by former MeMe’s Diner co-owner Libby Willis, who also sells pastries from the shop.

Grilled skewers are the calling card at this French-Japanese restaurant, but let’s be honest: We’re also here for the backyard petanque court that stays heated through fall and winter. Maison Yaki is from the same team as Olmsted across the street, and while that restaurant is often difficult to get into, you can usually stroll into the colorful dining room here on a whim. Order the duck a l’orange and the “shatteringly crisp” chicken wings, which come two to a skewer.

Across the street from Maison Yaki, chef Greg Baxtrom is serving ambitious, new American fare from his first restaurant, where a reservation will likely save you a few hours. The seasonal menu shifts constantly — at times, it’s pumpkin spice spare ribs; at others, it’s flaming s’mores marshmallows — and most plates are priced between $15 and $40 each. Seating is available out back, too, in a whimsical backyard garden that’s lined with benches year-round.

This employee-owned butcher shop announced itself last winter with a hand-painted sign and a staff that’s happy to make suggestions. Its display case shines with housemade hot sausages, slabs of pork belly, and other meats that can be ordered by the pound or repurposed as the fillings for a half-dozen sandwiches on ciabatta. The turkey with bacon jam is surprisingly light — with help from dabs of Duke’s mayo and Crystal hot sauce — while the chopped liver with pickled tomato packs a piquant punch.

El Gran Castillo de Jagua excels at reasonably priced Dominican fare — a takeout container brimming with rice, beans, sweet maduros, and a generous portion of meat should cost around $9 after tax — and it’s hard to go wrong. Head to the back of this Flatbush Avenue restaurant upon entering, and steaming trays of pernil, fried plantains, and carne guisada await. The menu will implore you to order the rotisserie chicken — one of two “house specialties” — and those who enjoy their birds with moist meat and deeply flavorful skin would be wise to listen.

On weekends, a line often snakes around the corner outside of Tom’s Restaurant. Its popularity has lasted for good reason. Family-owned since 1936, this Prospect Heights diner serves otherwise bygone New York fare like frothy egg creams and under $10 breakfast combos. Breakfast is available all day, and the menu doesn’t really have any surprises. It’s just dependable, filling, hangover-curing diner food.

Lowerline is easy to miss — improbably narrow, and partially occluded by an outdoor dining structure — but difficult to forget once inside. The restaurant is an homage to chef John Verlander’s native Louisiana, where a bottle of Crystal hot sauce sits on most tables and red beans are not to be served without rice. All of its sandwiches are available by the half and whole: Try the muffuletta, stacked with prosciutto, capicola, salami, and olive salad on a roll, or the overachieving oyster po’ boy, which “hits the nail on the head.”

The Social isn’t winning any awards for its name or branding, but its thoughtful flavor combinations rein supreme, even in a neighborhood teeming with scoop shops (see also: Blue Marble, Van Leeuwen). This corner scoop shop comes from the co-founders of Ample Hills Creamery, also in the neighborhood, and here they’ve created a new lineup of flavors — monkey bread with coffee, croissant and raspberry jam — that often incorporate pastry.

Walk up to this Vietnamese sandwich counter on a weekday night, and you might think you’ve ended up at Tom’s Restaurant down the street, given the crowd that’s probably amassed out front. Most of those gathered are waiting for orders, so head inside and choose from a lengthy list of banh mi. The sandwiches are all priced under $10, and while the classic, made with pate, ham, and ground pork is an obvious order, the saucy dark meat chicken version comes in close second.

Prospect Heights’ only Michelin star goes to this seasonal restaurant from chef Nico Russell, an alum of Daniel on the Upper East Side. Though not a contender for Eater’s list of tasting menus under $100, Oxalis is still a reasonably priced entry point to upscale dining. It’s nine-course menu is priced at $105, before a $60 beverage pairing. An a la carte menu is available in its bar room and back garden, and and brunch is available on Sundays as part of a $40 pre-fixe menu.