"Bed-Stuy is now home to two chicken restaurants: The Fly, and more recently Badaboom, which is like The Fly if it traveled to France, and then came back with a respect for gravy, and a desire to charge more. But the chicken isn’t even our favorite thing here—it’s the steak frites, with ruby-centered slices of bavette and a mound of perfect, golden-brown french fries. That, plus a side of butter-soaked green beans, and a bottle of wine off the French-leaning wine list, and you’ve got the sort of comforting meal you’ll return for again and again, especially if you live in the area." - will hartman, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, bryan kim, sonal shah