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Get Your Brats and Beer at Gottscheer
March 4th, 2011
Need a good beer? Hop off the Forest M train stop and amble past Bosna Express — with its enormous Balkan burgers — to the entrance of Gotscheer Hall, an old German outpost that looks like a funeral hall.
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Pupusas Star, but You Can Still Get a Hot Dog
January 28th, 2011

Amanda’s Kitchen features pupusas and tamales, but the shack’s former life as a hot dog stand still informs the menu. Photos by Scarlett Lindeman for BushwickBKIt seems so long ago, the summer — the sticky heat and…
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Tandem: Setting the Bar
January 21st, 2011Much has been written about the handmade quality of sisters Jane and Cathy Virga’s bar on Troutman Street. There’s the hand-glazed…
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New Wyckoff Wine Shop Eyes Food Shoppers
December 22nd, 2010
New wine shop Franja, at Wyckoff and Putnam, has a good selection and is across the street from Food Bazaar. Photos by Scarlett Lindeman for BushwickBK"Once you’re inside, you just won’t want to leave," says Frank…
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‘Brilliant’ Swallow Now Has Good Coffee
December 3rd, 2010
Busy workers at the new Swallow cafĂ©, which took the place of Bogart Street pioneer The Archive. Employees say working conditions — and the coffee — are better.
Photos by Scarlett Lindeman for BushwickBKIt’s a Friday…
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Cheap American Fare at the Madison
November 12th, 2010
The Madison Coffee Shoppe has an old-school look and classic, cheap diner breakfasts.
Photos by Scarlett Lindeman for BushwickBKIt is easy to walk right past the Madison Coffee Shoppe — it’s a mere sliver of a…
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Striking Gold at Yohana Ecuadoran
October 29th, 2010
Sopa de res at Yohana El Dorado Ecuadoran restaurant on DeKalb is “wet gold.” — Photos by Scarlett LindemanUnlike the steam-table establishments that moonlight as crowded merenge-throbbing bars with makeshift dance floors, Yohana El Dorado restaurant on…
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A Tiny Bushwick ‘Chinatown’ Comes Together
October 15th, 2010
Sea Town joins a nearby vivero to offer the freshest meats and fish for Bushwickers, for whom it’s a bit harder to get to Chinatown with the new M-train service. — Photos by Scarlett LindemanUnder dozens of…
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Los Tres Marias: Mole Brunch a la Poblana
September 24th, 2010
Los Tres Marias on Suydam serves a full mole brunch on the weekends. — Photos by Scarlett Lindeman Click to see more>>It’s one of those last surprisingly blazing days of summer, though it’s actually fall, and inside…
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Momo Shack’s New Shake on Sushi
September 10th, 2010
Momo’s “shack” is actually an old warehouse shared with other businesses on Bogart Street. — Photos by Scarlett LindemanIn blossoming Morgantown, where new businesses are multiplying like cells in mitosis, Momo Sushi Shack is bringing a…
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