Bed-Stuy + Clinton Hill, Brooklyn · restaurant
The steam table turns out steady trays of oxtails, curry goat, and stewed chicken—here's the kind of homemade West Indian cooking that’s kept regulars coming back for decades. Order at the counter, load up on rice, mac and cheese, and plantains, and somehow still walk out spending less than most lunch spots charge for a sandwich. For the adventurous, the ackee and codfish at breakfast disappears early.