Black Tree Burger

Black Tree

A New Burger Memory in a Neighborhood Full of Them | Old neighborhoods are like old girlfriends. As long as you keep your distance, you don’t really think about them. But when you end up near them again, you think about (or shudder at the thought of) what could have been. That’s what happened when…

Soco Burger

SoCo

A Burger Cool-Down on the Hottest Day of the Year | The burger is a food for all seasons. But when it’s 100 degrees outside, it’s difficult to sit down to a big, greasy hunk of meat. Because of that, SoCo really had its work cut out for it when I visited the restaurant on…

Lantern Hall Burger

Lantern Hall

I know, deep in my heart, that I’ll eat burgers in Brooklyn again, but for now, the burger at Lantern Hall is the final stop on my Brooklyn Farewell Burger Tour. Lantern Hall is right around the corner from Tutu’s, Forrest Point and Roberta’s, parking it directly within the East Williamsburg/Bushwick GBZ. The large, open…

12 Chairs Burger

12 Chairs Cafe

12 Chairs is a huge reason that leaving Williamsburg is going to be difficult. This lovely Israeli oasis has another outpost in SoHo, but I’ve only ever been to the one in Brooklyn. Recently, after leaving a nearby bar (that also has a good burger), I stopped into 12 Chairs late night to get some blintzes…