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Best Chefs Table Restaurants in Park Slope (11215)

3 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked

Last Updated: January 2026

Our Top Pick
Claro
Michelin-starred Oaxacan tasting menus built around house-nixtamalized corn and mezcal.

Notable Picks

8.9
$$$$ Gowanus
Claro is TJ Steele’s Michelin-recognized Oaxacan restaurant, where a set-course tasting menu, mezcal program, and open-kitchen patio make dinner feel like a focused chef’s counter experience. Handmade masa, deeply layered moles, and seasonal proteins anchor one of Brooklyn’s most talked-about destination meals.
Must-Try Dishes: Barbacoa de borrego with consommé, Mole negro with handmade tortillas, Memelas with house chorizo
What makes it special: Michelin-starred Oaxacan tasting menus built around house-nixtamalized corn and mezcal.
$$$ Park Slope
Operating since 2006 in a Park Slope brownstone, Palo Santo is Chef Jacques Gautier’s pan-Latin dining room, known for a nightly changing three-course prix fixe and a cozy counter that functions like an informal chef’s table. Seasonal Greenmarket sourcing, rustic plating, and a strong taco and ceviche program keep locals returning for small, chef-driven dinners.
Must-Try Dishes: Ceviche, Lamb Tacos, Pato en Mole Poblano
What makes it special: A long-running brownstone spot where a daily-changing pan-Latin prix fixe and counter seating give dinners a relaxed chef’s-table feel.

Worthy Picks

$$ South Slope
The Common Park Slope is a compact brunch café and bistro that moonlights as an event space for ticketed Chef’s Table Food & Wine nights and hands-on cooking classes. Chef Aleksandr Orman’s menus lean Mediterranean-leaning comfort—think big breakfast plates, burritos, and occasional multi-course tasting evenings plated in front of guests.
Must-Try Dishes: Californian Omelet, Avocado Breakfast Burrito, Lasagna crust dumplings
What makes it special: A brunch-focused neighborhood café that also hosts small-format Chef’s Table wine-pairing dinners and cooking classes where dishes are prepared right in front of guests.