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Hellllooo alll!!!! Foodie Fam is taking over Greenpoint for an afternoon of tacos, sandos, donuts, pasta, seafood, Polish food & questionable amounts of makgeolli!!! The best part? We share everything and split the costs, so you can try a bunch of different things without ordering 15 meals for yourself. Come hungry, bring your appetite, and steal a bite from someone else’s plate, Its heavily  encouraged ;)

We are starting off at Bersi Ethiopian, then making our way through some of Greenpoint’s tastiest spots, with plenty of time to hang out, meet people, and enjoy the neighborhood along the way.

And no stress in joining at the beginning or staying until the end, feel jump in whenever you can, grab some food, and hang with us for as long as you want. There is an already existing group!

☕ Meet up - Bersi Ethiopian Restaurant  - “Buunni” means coffee in Ethiopian, where coffee is traditionally treated as a social experience

Try: Traditional Ethiopian Bunni coffee to start the crawl. If you haven’t tried it(well I haven’t either so kind of excited)

🐙 Mariscos El Submarino – Yes their special is seafood tacos, yes that’s what we are going for. But they offer so much more amazing dishes.

Try: Gonna have to go with the Kraken taco once again. It looks and tastes as amazing as it sounds.

🥪 Taku Sando -  Taku Sando makes its signature Japanese milk bread, or shokupan, fresh in-house every day.

Try: Grab the Katsu Sando for crispy pork tucked inside ridiculously soft Japanese milk bread.

🌮 Taqueria Ramirez - Taqueria Ramirez built its reputation through taco pop-ups before becoming one of Greenpoint’s most talked-about taquerias.

Try: Get the Al Pastor taco straight from the trompo and add a little pineapple for the sweet-and-savory combo.

🍩 Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop -Serving donuts since the 1950s, making it older not old enough to witness the fake moon landing(jk)

Try: Hunt down the Red Velvet Donut Volcano if they have it, because a donut with “volcano” in the name deserves attention.

🍝 Forma Pasta Factory - Forma makes its fresh pasta right in Greenpoint, so your noodles are basically going from machine to plate.

Try: Split a fresh pasta dish of the day so everyone can get a taste without committing to a full pasta coma.

🦞 Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co – 1^(st) Family of Greenpoint’s seasfood scene, they over 100 years of fishmongering experience.

Try: Split a New England Clam Chowder or Lobster Roll for a proper seafood pit stop.

🛹 Karczma (Or Retro as an alternative)- recreates the feel of an old-school Polish farmhouse, complete with traditional décor and atmosphere.

Try: Order the White Borscht in a bread bowl and, yes, eat the bowl when you're done

🍶 Hana Makgeolli – Last time around we went 99 sake bottles around the

Wall. Lets beat that Founded in 2017 and became New York’s first Korean rice-wine brewery.

Try: Makgeolli flight to sample everything!!!

Hello all!!! Join us (Foodie Fam) for anothjer Greenpoint food crawl where the goal is simple: eat some great food, meet some cool people, and have a good time. We’ll be bouncing around the neighborhood trying a little bit of everything from Polish comfort food, unique pastries, pizza, and drinks. And end it all in a largish family style sitdown...

We share costs and of course bites/plates. So need need to bring a coin purse(who carries those around these days?) No pressure to stay for every stop, and newbies are always welcome. There is any already exisiting group

Meetup at 20 Gram Café in Green this sunday 1:30pm!

Preminarily itinarery below

20 Gram Café for The $3 Bacon, Cheese & Egg or the $2 Egg and Cheese. Simple, classic, and exactly what NYC day should start off with.

Mariscos El Submarino: for Pescado Tacos or The Kraken if you’re feeling krazy.

Karczma : White Borscht served in a bread bowl. Hearty, old-world Polish comfort in the heart of Brooklyn.

Little Armenia Café for Ararat’s Spinach Pie or their Chilled Dill Buttermilk Soup. A flavorful stop that mixes Armenian comfort with NYC flair.

Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop: for Red Velvet Donut Volcano – Sounds as good as its named.

Hello!! We're back for round two because apparently there are still too many great spots in LIC to ignore. Join us for an afternoon of crispy fried chicken, handmade dumplings, giant Taiwanese comfort food, fresh Vietnamese flavors, and more, followed by a sit-down dinner and brewery or rooftop afterwards.

Whether it's your first meetup or you're a Foodie Fam regular, expect a laid-back group, plenty of laughs, plate sharing, and enough food to make you question every life choice. Its going to be a beatiful sunny day so lots of walking and wonderful views.... See below for itiniary.

📍 Meet up at Mettra Food Court(128-17 Jackson Ave LIC) @ 2:00 PM

🥪 Bobwhite Counter - Bobwhite's fried chicken has developed something of a cult following. If you tried their truffle aioli sauce then you would happily know.

To Try: The famous #1 Sandwich drizzled with truffle aioli. Crispy, juicy, and probably the sandwich that'll have everyone saying, "Okay... that was worth the calories."

🍗 Gulp - Taiwanese fried chicken is famous for being bigger than your face. If someone doesn't stop to take a photo first, are you even doing the food crawl correctly?

To Try: Taiwanese-Style Chicken Bento Box. Crispy chicken, fluffy rice, and enough seasoning to make you immediately start planning your next visit.

🍜 Petey's Burger  - Simple delicious burgers from a neighborhood staple.

Try: See above lol

🥞 Corgi Jianbing Hunters Point – One of the most popular street breakfasts. Watching one get assembled is basically dinner and a cooking show.

To Try: A Traditional Jianbing loaded with crispy wonton cracker, egg, scallions, cilantro, hoisin, and chili sauce. Crispy, chewy, savory... and somehow gone in about three minutes.

🥟 Yumpling  - Legend says dumplings are shaped like ancient Chinese gold ingots, making them a symbol of wealth and good fortune. So technically... ordering more is an investment. And what better investment than your own belly.

To Try: Juicy Pork & Chive Dumplings served piping hot. Freshly made, dangerously snackable, and almost impossible to stop at just one order. 

 Sit-Down

🍛 Oh! Calcutta - Indian food was one of Britain's favorite takeout cuisines long before takeout apps existed. Some dishes are so beloved they've become international comfort food.

Try: Butter Chicken, Lamb Rogan Josh, Garlic Naan, and plenty of dishes for sharing because stealing bites from everyone else's plate is basically tradition.

Oooor

🥙 Safir Mediterranean - Family style meals that are meant to be shared. Food and hands will be flowing all flower as we sit down family style for a after crawl dinner.

Try: EVERYTHING!!!

🍻 Afters

🍺 Fifth Hammer Brewing Company

Fun Fact: Fifth Hammer is famous for experimenting with wild beer styles. Beer roulette, but berrlily delicious.

Or

🌅 Lost in Paradise Rooftop for a close to sunset NYC rooftop vibes.

There is an already existing group!!!

 

This Sunday, we’re doing what Foodie Fam does best. That is eating our way through multiple countries without ever leaving the craziness of the city. We are switching it up this time. This is less of a food crawl and more of a “we came for dinner and somehow stayed out 6 hours” event. Because we have two absolute gems in Café Mogador and Halie.

📍 Meetup - > Gemina Coffee Shop - 424 E 14th St 2:30pm

First stop: Cafe Mogador

Calling it legendary wouldn’t do it justice enough. The ambiance, the authenticity of the food and wonderful attentive staff make it a must visit. It’s been on my list for a while and plan to make the most of it. Think Moroccan eggs, lamb tagines, fluffy pita, mint tea, and the kind of atmosphere will make anyone feel like they were in a cozy café in Marrakech.

And then onto….

Haile Bistro
Where we’ll dive headfirst into giant Ethiopian platters, spicy stews, sizzling tibs, and enough injera to accidentally becoming best friends with strangers at the table. If you’ve never eaten Ethiopian food before and or have been wanting to, then this is for you.

As usual we will share dishes, laughs and dine family style(because that is honestly the best way to eat with potential strangers) There is an already existing Discord(changing over to Whatsapp soonish…).