"Every neighborhood needs a spot where you can drink a pet-nat and have a server tell you to order two-to-three small plates per person. In Cobble Hill, that place is Bar Bête. Here, you can split tuna toast and crispy duck fat-fried potatoes at a marble table, and look deeply into someone’s eyes as you both realize that yes, those potatoes might be the best thing on the menu, and yes, you will be here on a regular basis. End your meal with the yellow cake, which has a cake-to-icing ratio of 1:1 and a liberal shower of flaky salt." - willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, bryan kim, neha talreja, will hartman