12 Restaurants for You to Try Right Now

Open since: Early November
Type of cuisine: Middle Eastern, with a focus on homemade hummus and falafel

The fast-casual restaurant offers up authentic hummus, falafel and other Middle Eastern favorites. This is the second location for Nish Nush — owners have run a popular spot with the same name in TriBeCa for several years.

Open since: July 2015
Type of cuisine: Japanese

This below-ground sushi bar and “izakaya” — a Japanese gastropub, essentially — opened this summer under the Michelin-starred Zabb Elee Thai restaurant. The tiny restaurant has delicious and inventive sushi rolls, brought out on ornate displays. There’s also fried gizzards, ramen specials and other food to line your stomach before drinking $12 pitchers of Sapporo.

Open since: Early November
Type of cuisine: Korean

Indulge in some classic Korean fare with spicy salmon rice balls, bibimbap bowls and fried chicken platters.

Open since: Nov. 27
Type of cuisine: Peruvian seafood

Surfish Bistro has served "exceptional seafood" (according to New York Magazine) at its original Park Slope location for the past four years, but chef-owner Miguel Aguilar has been itching to expand into a bigger space. The Gowanus outpost will have two levels, two bars and enough space for about 100 diners. Aguilar is freshening up the menu with new dishes including squid ink paella and quinoa fried rice with tofu and veggies.

Open since: Oct. 31
Type of cuisine: Caribbean

Chow down on some jerk chicken, curry goat, oxtail, and more at this new Nostrand Avenue restaurant.

Open since: Oct. 7
Type of cuisine: Cocktail bar

Boerum Hill favorite Building on Bond has opened its new unpretentious cocktail bar Robert with a 1970’s theme and an old-school Firestarter jukebox. Just next door to the original B.o.B., Robert will focus on making cocktails using locally-distilled liquors from Brooklyn and New York.

Open since: Nov. 21
Type of cuisine: Seasonal Indian

Local Astoria husband-and-wife Sonny and Vanessa Solomon opened this Indian eatery where the focus of the menu is on seasonal ingredients, meaning the dishes will change every few months. Sonny Solomon has worked in restaurants for years, bringing the expertise he learned managing acclaimed restaurants like Devi and Tulsi.

Open since: Early November
Type of cuisine: Seared rice and Asian-inspired dishes

Specializing in “seared rice” dishes, Zing’s offers three types of varieties — sushi white rice, brown rice and purple rice — which are marinated before they are mixed in with various proteins, vegetables and the eatery’s “secret sauce.” The restaurant also serves a small selection of appetizers, soup and mochi ice cream.

Type of cuisine: Coffeeshop

People on the lookout for a new coffee shop (or those who can’t show their face in their old haunt after unsuccessfully asking out a barista) are in luck: Bustler offers bean fiends a fast self-serve option (with some help from your barista as needed) to get in and out and on with your day.

Open since: October
Type of cuisine: Indian

A small restaurant that specializes in Indian dishes like tikka masala, tandoori wings, and samosas. They have a $10 lunch special and curry starts at $13.

Open since: Nov. 24
Type of cuisine: Vegan cheese and sandwich shop

Enjoy nut-based cheeses by themselves or in a sandwich at this new all-vegan store that carries house-made and imported vegan cheeses and snacks. The store opened last week, the effort of Prospect Heights local Michaela Grob.