EAT HERE FOR $23!

BP MARKOWITZ ANNOUNCES SIXTH ANNUAL "DINE IN BROOKLYN" AND TELLS FELLOW FOODIES: "YOUR TABLE IS WAITING!"

Nearly 200 restaurants to serve up Brooklyn's tastiest "eats" from March 23 - April 2

On Monday, March 9, 2009, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz hosted a press "tasting" at Brooklyn Borough Hall to officially announce the sixth annual "Dine in Brooklyn" event, featuring nearly 200 of Brooklyn's best eateries plating up three-course menus for just $23--unchanged from last year--from March 23 through April 2.

The growing list of participating restaurants includes some of the borough's hottest, hippest and best-reviewed establishments, as well as a growing number of kosher eateries. Diners will be able to choose culinary creations from every corner of the globe, from Italian, French, Turkish and Asian to Moroccan, South African, Caribbean and, of course, American dishes served up Brooklyn style.

"Dine in Brooklyn is more than just a great deal for foodies and "chowhounds" looking to check out our borough's trendy eateries and beloved neighborhood standbys," says Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, "In this economy, it's also a delicious global tour without the cost of airfare! With options to suit every obsession, from haute cuisine to hot dogs to every authentic ethnic delicacy you can imagine, diners can celebrate Brooklyn's gastronomic diversity and give a boost to the restaurant industry that provides so many jobs in our borough and city--it's a culinary win-win."

Select eateries will be cooking up new "two-fer" brunch menus this year--just $23 covers brunch for two--as well as two-for-$23 lunch and dinner menus. Offerings vary by restaurant, so patrons must call establishments in advance to verify their Dine in Brooklyn menus and reservation policies. BP Markowitz also reminds everyone to be generous and properly tip their wait staff.

Dine in Brooklyn is an initiative of the Brooklyn Borough President's Office and Best of Brooklyn, Inc. Generous sponsors include American Express, TD Bank, Time Out New York, Empire State Development Corporation, Con Edison, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Brooklyn Restaurant Association, New York State Restaurant Association and New York City College of Technology

Participating in the press "tasting" and kickoff were baci & abbracci, Back to Nature (kosher), Barrio (Cabana and Playa), Bussaco, Café Buon Gusto, Chip Shop (Park Slope), Dougie's BBQ and Grill (kosher), The Fish and Chip Shop, Green House Café, The Grocery, Kenny's Trattoria, Kif, Korhogo 126, Lokal Mediterranean Bistro, Marco Polo Ristorante, Morton's the Steakhouse, My Moon, Palo Santo, Pearl Room, Petit Oven, Piramide, Provence en Boite, Scopello, Sotto Voce, Tavern on Nostrand, Water Street Restaurant & Lounge, The Woodburning Pit and Yellow Hook Grille. Brooklyn Brewery was also on hand to unveil its new beer, Local 2.

Restaurant list below (we're adding more every day!).

For more information, call 718-802-3846 or visit www.visitbrooklyn.org

B=Brunch (new this year! 2 people dine for $23 at all restaurants participating for brunch) L=Lunch D=Dinner

Restaurants Serving Three Courses for $23

Bay Ridge

101 Restaurant & Bar (B/L/D)

10018 4th Avenue

718-833-1313

Areo Restaurant (L)

8424 3rd Avenue

718-238-0079

Arirang Hibachi Steakhouse & Sushi Bar (D)

Japanese

8812-8814 4^th Avenue

718-238-9880

Bally Bunion Bar & Restaurant (D)

9510 3^rd Avenue

718-238-0079

Austin's Steakhouse (L)

8915 5th Avenue

718-439-5000

Cappuccino Café (L/D)

7721 3rd Avenue

718-238-8700

Casa Calamari Pizza & Pasta (L/D)

8602 3rd Avenue

718-921-1900

Casa Pepe Restaurant (B/L/D)

114 Bay Ridge Avenue

718-833-8865

Cebu Bar & Bistro (B/L/D)

8801 3rd Avenue

718-492-5095

Chadwick's Restaurant (D)

8822 3rd Avenue

718-833-9855

Chianti Restaurant (D)

8530 3rd Avenue

718-921-6300

Colandrea New Corner Restaurant (L/D)

72-01 8th Avenue

718-833-0800

Embers (D)

9519 3rd Avenue

718-745-3700

Gino's Restaurant (D)

7414 5th Avenue

718-748-1698

Goodfella's Restaurant & Bar (D)

9606 3rd Avenue

718-833-6200

Greenhouse Café (L/D)

7717 3rd Avenue

718-833-8200

Hunter's Steak & Ale House (L/D)

9404 4th Avenue

718-238-8899

J.T.'s Restaurant (D)

9703 3rd Avenue

718-238-8781

Los Pollitos (D)

7302 3^rd Avenue

718-439-0808

Mambo Italiano Restaurant (L/D)

8803 3rd Avenue

718-833-4432

Nouvelle Restaurant (L/D)

8716 3rd Avenue

718-238-8250

Petit Oven (L/D)

276 Bay Ridge Ave

718-833-3443

The Pearl Room (B/L/D)

8201 3rd Avenue

718-833-6666

Ristorante Vaccaro (L/D)

6718 Fort Hamilton Parkway

718-238-9447

Saint Germain (D)

8303 3rd Avenue

718-745-8899

Sancho's (L/D)

7410 3^rd Avenue

718-748-0770

Sofia Ristorante Italiano (L/D)

8406 3rd Avenue

718-680-4242

Tanoreen (L/D)

7704 3^rd Avenue

718-748-5600

Tuscany Grill (D)

8620 3rd Avenue

718-921-5633

Vesuvio Restaurant (L/D)

7305 3rd Avenue

718-745-0222

Yellow Hook Grille (D)

7003 3^rd Avenue

718-238-1089

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Peaches (D)

393 Lewis Avenue

718-942-4162

Soule Restaurant (D)

920 Fulton Street

718-399-7200

Sugar Hill Restaurant and Supper Club (B/L/D)

609 DeKalb Ave

718-797-1727

Bensonhurst

Villa Paradiso Restaurant (L/D)

1969 Bath Avenue

718-837-2696

Bergen Beach

Il Posto Ristorante (L/D)

7409 Avenue U

718-241-4317

Boerum Hill

Apartment 138 (B/L/D)

138 Smith Street

718-858-0556

Bacchus (D)

409 Atlantic Avenue

718-852-1572

Brawta Caribbean Café (D)

347 Atlantic Avenue

718-855-5515

Downtown Atlantic Restaurant (D)

364 Atlantic Avenue

718-852-9945

Jolie Restaurant (D)

320 Atlantic Avenue

718- 488-0777

La Flor del Paraiso (L/D)

491 Atlantic Avenue

718-643-0037

Lunetta (D)

116 Smith Street

718-488-6269

Mai Restaurant (D)

497 Atlantic Avenue

718-797-3880

Stan's Place (D)

411 Atlantic Avenue

718-596-3110

Borough Park

China Glatt (Glatt Kosher) (D)

4413-13th Avenue

718-438-2576

Glatt Ala Carte (L/D) (Kosher)

5123 18^th Avenue

718-438-6675

Brighton Beach

Tatiana Restaurant (L)

3152 Brighton 6th Street

718-891-5151

Brooklyn Heights

Café Buon Gusto (B/L/D)

151 Montague Street

718-624-3838

Eamonn's Irish Bar & Restaurant (B/D)

174 Montague Street

718-596-4969

Le Petit Marche (D)

46 Henry Street

718-858-9605

Queen Ristorante (L)

84 Court Street

718-596-5955

Waterfront Ale House (L/D)

155 Atlantic Avenue

718-522-3794

Bushwick

Northeast Kingdom (D)

18 Wyckoff Avenue

718-386-3864

Canarsie

FootPrints Café (L)

5814 Clarendon Road

718-451-3181

Carroll Gardens

Chestnut (D)

271 Smith Street

718-243-0049

Hana Café Japanese Restaurant (L/D)

235 Smith Street

718-643-1963

Marco Polo Ristorante (L/D)

345 Court Street

718-852-5015

Panino'teca 275 (D)

275 Smith Street

718-237-2728

Pó (D)

276 Smith St

718-875-1980

Provence en Boite (L/D)

263 Smith Street

718-797-0707

The Grocery (D)

288 Smith Street

718-643-3293

Union Smith Café (D/B)

305 Smith Street

718-643-3293

Clinton Hill

Anima Italian Bistro (B/D)

458 Myrtle Ave

718-422-1122

Autour du Monde (D)

860 Fulton Street

718-398-3500

Five Spot Restaurant (D)

459 Myrtle Avenue

718-852-0202

Graziella's Italian Restaurant (L/D)

232 Vanderbuilt Ave

718-789-5663

Il Porto Brick Oven Pizza Ristorante (D)

37 Washington Ave

718-624-0954

Maggie Brown Restaurant (D)

455 Myrtle Avenue

718-643-7001

Mojito Cuban Cuisine (D)

82 Washington Avenue

718-797-3100

Tamboril Restaurant (D)

527 Myrtle Avenue

718-483-2152

Cobble Hill

BarTabac (L/D)

128 Smith Street

718-923-0918

Bocca Lupo (D)

391 Henry Street

718-243-2522

Café on Clinton (D)

268 Clinton Street

718-625-5908

Hibino (D)

333 Henry Street

718-260-8052

Quercy Restaurant (D)

242 Court Street

718-243-2151

Columbia Waterfront

Alma Restaurant (D)

187 Columbia Street

718-643-5400

Korhogo 126 (D)

126 Union Street

718-855-4405

Mazzat (B/L/D)

208 Columbia Street

718-852-1652

Coney Island

Footprints Café South (L)

1521 Surf Avenue

718-265-2530

Gargiulo's Restaurant (L/D)

2911 West 15th Street

718-266-4891

Crown Heights

Tavern on Nostrand (D)

813 Nostrand Avenue

347-787-1543

Ditmas Park

The Farm on Adderley (L)

1108 Cortelyou Road

718-287-3101

Picket Fence (D/B)

1310 Cortelyou Road

718-282-6661

Pomme de Terre (D/B)

1301 Newkirk Avenue

718-284-0005

Downtown Brooklyn

Junior's Restaurant (D)

386 Flatbush Avenue Extension

718-852-5257

Morton's The Steakhouse Brooklyn (L)

339 Adams St

718-596-2700

DUMBO

Bubby's Brooklyn (D)

1 Main Street

718-222-0666

Five Front (L/D)

5 Front Street

718-625-5559

The River Café (L)

1 Water Street

718-522-5200

Water Street Restaurant & Lounge (D)

66 Water Street

718-625-9352

Dyker Heights

Mama Rao's (D)

6408 11^th Avenue

718-745-2269

Tommaso Restaurant (L/D)

1464 86^th street

718-236-9883

Fort Greene

Bonita (D/B)

243 Dekalb Ave

718-622-5300

Caffe e Vino (L/D)

112 Dekalb Avenue

718-855-6222

Chez Lola (D)

387 Myrtle Avenue

718-858-1484

Chez Oskar (D)

211 DeKalb Avenue

718-852-6250

Dajeh Restaurant (B/D)

919 Fulton St

718-857-1616

iCi (D)

246 DeKalb Avenue

718-789-2778

KIF (L/D)

219 DeKalb Avenue

718-852-7273

La Stalla (D)

499 Myrtle Ave

718-636-6125

Loulou Restaurant (D)

222 DeKalb Avenue

718-246-0633

Luz Restaurant (B/L/D)

177 Vanderbilt Avenue

718-246-4000

Madiba Restaurant (B/L/D)

195 Dekalb Avenue

718-855-9190

Mullanes Bar and Grill (D)

71 Lafayette Avenue

718-797-7606

Olea Mediterranean Taverna (D)

171 Lafayette Avenue

718-643-7003

Scopello Ristorante & Bar (B/D)

63 Lafayette Avenue

718-852-1100

Sushi D (L/D)

207 DeKalb Ave

718-858-0058

Thomas Beisl (L/D/B)

25 Lafayette Avenue

718-222-5800

Greenpoint

68 (D)

68 Greenpoint Avenue

718-389-6868

Kensington

El Gaucho Glatt Steakhouse (L) (kosher)

4102 18^th Ave

718-438-3006

Dougies BBQ & Grill (D) (kosher)

4310 18^th Ave

718-686-8080

Marine Park

Buckley's Restaurant (D)

2926 Avenue S

718-998-4222

Michael's (L/D)

2929 Avenue R

718-998-7851

Salvi Restaurant (L/D)

4220 Quentin Road

718-252-3030

Tasty Tavern (D)

4521-4523 Avenue N

718-692-1020

Midwood

Back to Nature (L/D)

535 Kings Highway

718-339-0273

Burtolucci's Ristorante (Kosher) (D)

1969 Coney Island Avenue

718-382-5559

Estihana Brooklyn (L/D) (Kosher)

1217 Avenue J

718-677-1515

Essex on Coney (D) (kosher)

1910 Avenue M

718-336-1206

Gio Caffe (L/D) (Kosher)

448 Avenue P

718-375-5437

Hibachi Steak House (L) (kosher)

816 Avenue U

718-336-1445

Hunan (L) (kosher)

557 Kings Highway

718-645-6555

Mendy's Kosher Delicatessen (L/D) (Kosher)

1359 Coney Island Ave

718-859-1002

Moshi Moshi (D) (Kosher)

1987 Coney Island Avenue

718-336-4566

Rimonim Restaurant (L/D) (Kosher)

1317 Coney Island Avenue

347-587-5615

Taci's Beyti Restaurant (D)

1955 Coney Island Avenue

718-627-5750

Mill Basin

Mill Basin Kosher Deli & Art Gallery (L/D) (Kosher)

5823 Avenue T

718-241-4910

Park Slope

12th Street Bar & Grill (B/D)

1123 8th Avenue

718-965-9526

200 Fifth Restaurant (B/D)

200 5th Avenue

718-638-2925

al di la Trattoria (L)

248 5^th Avenue

718-783-4565

Alchemy Restaurant & Tavern (D)

56 5th Avenue

718-636-4385

Alta Voce Restaurant (B/D)

318 5^th Ave

718-369-4899

Anthony's (D)

426A 7^th Avenue

718-369-8315

AOC Bistro (B/L/D)

259 5th Avenue

718-788-1515

Aperitivo Café (B/L/D)

279 5^th Avenue

718-369-1123

applewood (D)
501 11^th Street

718-788-1810

Aunt Suzie's Restaurant (B/D)

247 5th Avenue

718-788-2868

Barrio (B/L/D)

210 7^th Avenue

718-965-4000

Bar Tano (D)

457 3^rd Ave

718-499-3400

Bar To To (D)

411 11th Street

718-768-4693

Belleville Bistro (D)

330 5th Avenue

718-832-9777

Belleville Lounge (D)

332 5th Street

718-832-9777

Blue Ribbon (D)

280 5th Avenue

718-840-0404

Blue Ribbon Sushi (D)

278 5th Avenue

718-840-0408

Bogota Latin Bistro (D)

141 5th Avenue

718-230-3805

Bussaco (D)

833 Union St

718-857-8828

Cabana Bar (D/B)

648 President Street

718-399-2161

Canaille Bistro (D)

78 Fifth Avenue

718-789-8899

Dizzy's (D)

511 9^th St

718-812-7851

Elementi (L/D)

140 7th Avenue

718-788-8388

Gialtetis Café (L/D)

1658 8^th Ave

718-768-0500

J Pan Sushi (L/D)

287 5^th Avenue

718-788-2880

KitchenBar (B/D)

687 6^th Avenue

718-499-5623

Lobo (D)

188 5^th Avenue

718-636-8886

Long Tan (D)

194 5th Avenue

718-622-8444

Los Pollitos (D)

148 5th Avenue

718-623-3065

Magnolia Restaurant & Bar (B/D)

486 6th Avenue

718-369-4814

Maria's Mexican (D)

209 4^th Avenue

718-638-2344

Melt (D)

440 Bergen Street

718-230-5925

Miriam (D)

79 5th Avenue

718-622-2250

Palo Santo (D/B)

652 Union Street

718-636-6311

Peperoncino (B/L/D)

72 5^th Avenue

718-638-4760

Piramide (B/L/D)

499 5th Avenue

718-499-0002

Playa (B/D)

230 5^th Avenue

718-399-2161

Rose Water (D)

787 Union Street

718-783-3800

Santa Fe Grill (D)

62 7^th Avenue

718-636-0279

Scottadito Osteria Toscana (D)

788A Union Street

718-636-4300

Sette Enoteca e Cucina (L/D)

207 7th Avenue

718-499-7767

Sotto Voce Restaurant (L/D)

225 7th Avenue

718-369-9322

Stone Park Café (L)

324 Fifth Avenue

718-369-0082

Tempo Restaurant (D)

256 5th Avenue

718-636-2020

Toby's Public House (B/D)

686 6^th Ave

718-788-1186

Trattoria Mangia (D)

119 5th Avenue

718-636-5259

Prospect Heights

Aliseo Osteria del Borgo (D)

665 Vanderbilt Avenue

718-783-3400

Sheepshead Bay

Baku Palace (L/D)

2001 Emmons Avenue

718-615-4700

Clemente's Maryland Crabhouse (D)

3939 Emmons Avenue

718-646-7373

IL Fornetto Restaurant (D)

2902 Emmons Avenue

718-332-8494

Liman Restaurant (L)

2710 Emmons Avenue

718-769-3322

Osaka Japanese Restaurant (L/D)

2805 Avenue U

718-891-6200

Sunset Park

Maria's Bistro Mexicano (D)

886 5th Avenue

718-438-1608

Williamsburg

Aurora (L)

70 Grand Street

718-388-5100

baci & abbracci (D/B)

204 Grand Avenue

718-599-6599

Bamonte's Restaurant (L/D)

32 Withers Street

718-384-8831

Barberry Restaurant (D)

152 Metropolitan Avenue

718-599-3027

DeStefano's Steakhouse (D)

89 Conselyea Street

718-384-2836.

Fornino - The Art & Science of Pizza (L/D)

187 Bedford Avenue

718-384-6004

Giando On The Water (L/D)

400 Kent Avenue

718-387-7000

Kenny's Trattoria (D/B)

7 Withers St.

347-529-5582

Lokal Mediterranean Bistro (B/L/D)

905 Lorimer Street

718-384-6777

My Moon Restaurant (D)

184 North 10th Street

718-599-7007

P.T. Restaurant (D)

331 Bedford Avenue

718-388-7438

Zenkichi (D)

77 North 6th Street

718-388-8985

2-for$23.00

Bay Ridge

First Oasis Restaurant (B/L/D)

9218 4th Avenue

718-238-4505

The Woodburning Pit (L/D)

6715 5^th Avenue

718-630-9980

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Food 4 Thought Café (B/D)

445 Marcus Garvey Boulevard

718-443-4160

Solomon's Porch (D/B)

307 Stuyvesant Avenue

718-919-8001

Brooklyn Heights

The Atlantic ChipShop (B/L/D)

129 Atlantic Avenue

718-855-7775

Crown Heights

The Fish & Chip Spot (L/D)

519 Albany Ave

718-221-8887

DUMBO

Rice (L/D)

81 Washington Street

718-222-9880

Fort Greene

Rice (L/D)

166 Dekalb Avenue

718-858-2700

The General Greene (L)

299 DeKalb Ave

718-222-1510

The Smoke Joint (L/D)

87 South Elliot Place

718-797-1011

Smooch (B)

264 Carlton Avenue

718-624-4075

Greenpoint

Karczma (D)

136 Greenpoint Avenue

718-349-1744

Krolewskie Jadlo (D)

694 Manhattan Avenue

718-383-8993

Midwood

Rimonim Restaurant (L)

1317 Coney Island Avenue

347-587-5615

Park Slope

Cantina Restaurant & Bar (B/L/D)

494 4th Avenue

718-369-5850\

Lobo (L)

188 5^th Avenue

718-636-8886

Luscious Food (L)

59 5th Avenue

718-398-5800

Mulino Ristorante Italiano (L/D)

133 5th Avenue

718-398-9001

The Park Slope ChipShop (B/L/D)

383 5th Avenue

718-832-7701

Prospect Heights

Bombay Masala (L/D)

678 Franklin Avenue

718-230-7501

Joy Indian Restaurant (L/D)

301 Flatbush Avenue

718-230-1165

Sheepshead Bay

IL Fornetto Restaurant (L)

2902 Emmons Avenue

718-332-8494