Roberta's

Roberta's Review

Roberta's gets Manhattan-dwelling food lovers to get on the subway and go across the East River to the buddingly hip neighborhood of Bushwick, which lies just beyond Williamsburg. Rustic-looking Roberta's is worth the trek. The menu, which is something like "Brooklyn Italian" with its emphasis on using very local ingredients (there's a garden on the roof!) changes regularly but expect duck-prosciutto pizza, goat-spiked pasta, and variations on the theme of snout-to-tail dining. And, of course, a super cool soundtrack that's music to any hipster's ears. For a more elegant "Roberta's" experience, check out the adjacent offshoot, Blanca, which serves upscale fixed-price multi-course meals (reservations are necessary and hard to get).