"Joe’s of Avenue U in Gravesend is Brooklyn’s foremost Sicilian restaurant, known for its pasta con sarde, made with bucatini. It’s thickly sauced with sardines, fennel, and currants that lends a slightly sweet flavor, along with the pungency of the fish. There are plenty of other Italian American pastas available, as well as chickpea fritters called panelle." - Robert Sietsema