"Vinny’s of Carroll Gardens is a longtime neighborhood staple that specializes in homestyle Italian cooking. Come here when you want unfussy comfort food that you can eat in your comfiest loungewear while still getting a change of scenery from your couch. The dining room is low-key and built around the giant steam table that serves as the basis for a lot of their menu. Start with fried calamari, then get the can’t-miss rigatoni alla norma. If you’re doing takeout, order an eggplant parm sandwich. It’s massive, saucy, and very cheesy in all the right ways." - Willa Moore, Sonal Shah, Neha Talreja, Bryan Kim, Carina Finn Koeppicus