NYC Restaurant Week Features Just 10 Brooklyn Eateries

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — A culinary celebration meant to champion restaurants “throughout New York City” has left most of the outer boroughs out.

NYC Restaurant Week — an internationally-acclaimed food event that brings bargain dining to almost 400 city eateries — will only be available in 10 Brooklyn restaurants, officials announced Monday.

This year's lineup for the the fork-friendly festival, which runs from July 23 through Aug. 17, was released on Monday. New Yorkers can now start booking coveted reservations at the participating eateries offering special pre-fixe menus with $26 two-course lunches and $42 three-course dinners.

But despite booming culinary scenes in Brooklyn and Queens, about 96 percent of those special menus will be available in Manhattan restaurants.

In Brooklyn, only three restaurants in Williamsburg, two in Park Slope, two in Downtown Brooklyn, one in Carroll Gardens and one in Bay Ridge will participate.

While Manhattan’s more prestigious restaurants — think Tom Colicchio's Craft, David Chang's Momofuku Nichi and The 21 Club — made the list, in Brooklyn diners can choose between a Holiday Inn restaurant, a Bay Ridge dining hall and a Prospect Park cafe.

More traditional options include Talde in Park Slope, Buttermilk Channel in Carroll Gardens and Leuca in Williamsburg.

In Queens, a borough known for its wide array of international cuisines, one steakhouse and one Italian restaurant will offer NYC Restaurant Week menus. The Bronx and Staten Island got one eatery each.

NYC & Company, the private corporation that promotes tourism and runs restaurant week, chooses participants from restaurants that apply throughout the year.

Every restaurant is judged by its price point — restaurant week menus should offer between a 20 and 50 percent discount — as well as ratings, reviews, chef resumes and awards, according to the official website.

NYC Restaurant Week has been serving up cheap prix-fixes since 1992 when it was developed to welcome the Democratic National Convention to the city.

In 26 years, it has expanded from 95 to 381 participating restaurants, but with just 10 in Brooklyn, two in Queens, and one each in The Bronx and Staten Island.

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