Gold Coast Delicatessen (CLOSED)

Brooklyn impresario Ted Mann—owner of nine venues, including Matchless and Cubana Social—turns his attentions to old New York with this Bay Ridge restaurant. The throwback canteen recalls a bygone era with black-and-white checkered floors, vintage subway tiles and a menu offering blue-plate specials (Monday night meat loaf) and homey dishes, such as hot dogs, knishes, a pastrami sandwich and cobb salad. Four taps at the pewter-topped bar dispense draft beers (Radeberger, Captain Lawrence), and you can also order classic cocktails.