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Italian · Miami Beach · $$
Italian · Mediterranean · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY · $$
Authentic Sicilian fare in a casual dining setting, Concrete is where Brooklyn Meets Sicily. Using locally sourced ingredients for family recipes we invite our Brooklyn community to experience what makes Sicilian food unique: freshness and quality. Our menu offers classic pastas, Neapolitan pizzas, award-winning cocktails, and more. When craving a Negroni or Espresso Martini, or feeling nostalgic for our best selling Tiramisu, or looking to try something new like Granita this summer, there is something for everyone at Concrete. Weekly specials, Gluten-free options, weekend Brunch, and weekday Happy Hour are available. A family-owned and operated establishment, we are a small team that works tirelessly to ensure the highest quality in service and food safety. While we would love to serve everyone, please be mindful that space is limited. We ask that guests observe our service rules and hours with respectfulness towards our staff and other guests.
“My husband and I ate here on Friday and had a wonderful experience! The staff is immediately welcoming and friendly and even the owner or manager himself took the time to tell us all about the specials. The atmosphere is super cool too, Google doesn’t show enough of how nice it looks in there! We had the special which was a chicken and mushroom pasta as well as the slow cooked ragu. They even provide warm bread and everything is made in house! We will be back!”
“Absolutely incredible homemade pasta. I grew up eating authentic Italian food and have traveled throughout Italy, and I can honestly say this was one of the best Italian meals I’ve ever had. Every dish tasted fresh, homemade, and full of care. The wonderful couple who owns the restaurant are incredibly warm and welcoming and truly make you feel at home from the moment you walk in until the moment you leave. Their hospitality alone makes the experience special. I cannot recommend this place highly enough — easily a 20/10 experience. I’ll absolutely be coming back!”
“Didn’t take pictures of half the dishes because we were so eager to dig in. Places like this are especially hard to describe — the hospitality and vibe that the husband/wife owner duo is incredibly genuine and warm. It comes across in the food that they serve — really clean, natural flavors and you can genuinely taste the care they put into the dishes they serve. The ingredient quality really shines through when you taste the food here - there’s really no way for pictures to do justice. Would highly recommend — this place genuinely blows most Italian (Italian-American, Italian-Italian, whatever) places in NY out of the water. What an absolute delight.”
“Absolutely incredible. This place is proprio. Married to a Sicilian so these dishes are familiar but man, are they done well here. The pistachio pesto - chef's kiss. A delight. Still thinking about it So good. Don't sleep on the panelle and caponata either - truly my favorite version of either I've ever had. We also came with the kids who were well pleased with their feast and the space is awesome. Some happy hour wine, a friendly staff - will absolutely be back! Grazie! (My husband said to mention he's still thinking about the tiramisu)”
“Overall rating: 4.6 I stumbled by this place when I was in the area. I got the burrata & a cappuccino, because I wasn’t expecting to come in. I liked the space and the service was so friendly. I went last summer so things could have changed. But it was a bit awkward that they had an empty stage and they haven’t had any live music in awhile. They also had something on the menu that I wanted to buy & they said they stopped selling because of covid. It was just kind of a let down. An updated menu or signs would have been helpful. Covid was 5 years ago… The owners were really nice though and I would visit again if I lived in the area.”
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