Nestled in Greenpoint, Lingo serves up a trendy mix of Japanese-American fusion dishes in a chic, spacious setting, where highlights include fluffy milk bread and a standout beef pie.
"Japanese Lingo, which opened in Greenpoint in 2023, comes from the former head of Bessou, Emily Yuen." - Melissa McCart
"Emily Yuen, former chef at Japanese comfort food spot Bessou, opened Lingo last year, serving eclectic Japanese fare and New American dishes with Japanese accents. Look for dishes like the Lingo beef pie, a Hokkaido-style braised beef curry, or spicy vodka-fried chicken (which makes the skin extra crisp)." - Eater Staff
"Lingo, a Japanese American restaurant helmed by a popular chef, opened a month later. Michal Kuras, the owner of William Green Real Estate has helped sell some of the buildings on the one-block stretch of Greenpoint Avenue, as well as was the rental agent for Panzón, Taku Sando, and Lingo." - Luke Fortney
"Lingo, a new Japanese American restaurant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, serves a smoked tamago sando, which arrives as delicate rectangles of egg salad sandwich topped with bold lines of salmon roe." - Marian Bull
"Lingo fits right in with its neighbors: a row of buzzy restaurants next to Transmitter Park that serve great cocktails, and food that’s a lot more interesting than wagyu sliders. At this particular spot, Japanese ingredients liven up classic cocktails and otherwise predictable New American fare. Lingo's breezy, spa-like bar and dining room with shimmery light fixtures are a muted backdrop for inventive small plates like milk bread with smoked sake butter, and bite-size tamago sandos. Bigger dishes, like savory pie stuffed with Hokkaido-style curry beef, and clam brodo made with bacon dashi, are similarly creative but make less of an impression. The house cocktails—a sazerac with sakura bitters and a martini with umeshu, for example—are more memorable. Bring someone you like drinking with, and try all six of them. " - Kenny Yang
