RED HOOK, BROOKLYN
Red Hook Tavern
An old-fashioned tavern on Van Brunt Street with a much-discussed dry-aged burger and long-aged steaks.
From the team behind Hometown Bar-B-Que, a few blocks down the street, Red Hook Tavern is the neighborhood's grown-up dinner: an old-fashioned tavern built around a bar, a burger and a few serious steaks.
The dry-aged burger is the dish people come for — simple, beefy, and much discussed across the city. Start with shrimp cocktail or a wedge salad, consider the cavatelli with oxtail ragù or the long-aged bone-in New York strip if it is a celebration, and finish with rainbow cookies. Book ahead; it fills up.
Editor’s tip
Order the burger and a wedge to share, then decide on the strip — and save room for rainbow cookies.
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Editorial draft — core details last reviewed October 13, 2026. Confirm practical details with the official site before you go.