Cobble Hill / Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn · restaurant
German home cooking from a couple raised near Germany's actual Black Forest, the schnitzel, sausage plates, and Bavarian pretzels land exactly as advertised. The Smith Street location has a covered, heated Backyard Chalet that runs year-round, plus an open backyard section where dogs are welcome at every table. Our pick is the Signature Black Forest beer.
Warm giant German soft pretzel with shaved salt and mustard — the size of your head.
Bavarian white sausage with sweet mustard, a traditional pairing that needs no fixing
German sausage in curried ketchup sauce, the Berlin street food that made everyone rethink sausage