Dining Solo? 10 of The Best Places in Brooklyn to Eat Dinner at the Bar

It’s generally much busier than this.
Alameda
Another place where you could just as easily have a light snack as a truly epic meal (they’ve got something called a “Foie Gras Breakfast Sandwich” on the menu, alongside excellent, spicy oyster shooters). It’s also a place where you should come expecting to meet someone rather than spend uninterrupted quality time with a book. The space is small and they don’t take reservations (hence, the beauty of arriving as a solo bar-eater), all of which is pleasantly conducive to striking up a conversation with the person next you.