Olea

All 32 rated mentions, most helpful first

in:NY vegan food14 pts
“i think mediterranean places in brooklyn like miss ada, olea, and theodora have solid vegan by default (i think) dips and grilled veggies”
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in:What's the best thing you've eaten in the past week?6 pts
“Everything was very good but I’ll be going back for the summer salad and Greek paella.”
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in:Favorite vegetarian dish at a non-vegetarian restaurant?3 pts
replying to u/dr_fangor: The grilled eggplant at Colonia Verde in Fort Greene is incredible. Nice backyard too.
“Second Olea - their Olea Breakfast is one of my favorite vegetarian meals in the city.”
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in:Not THE BEST Restaurant3 pts
replying to u/Appropriate-Tear5698: Olea in fort greene, Mo’s general in wburg, Brooklyn public house for pub food, cozy Royale but it has kind of blown up
“The food is solid (though not mindblowing), the ambiance is lovely”
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in:Not THE BEST Restaurant2 pts
replying to u/Appropriate-Tear5698: Olea in fort greene, Mo’s general in wburg, Brooklyn public house for pub food, cozy Royale but it has kind of blown up
“Love Olea and Cozy Royale too”
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in:Best wine bars recs with regular (not “natty”) wine in South Brooklyn?2 pts
“Olea in Ft. Greene has good tapas and their bottles are really reasonably priced, especially for a restaurant.”
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in:Bars with good veggie burgers?1 pts
“Olea’s impossible merguez burger sends me every time!”
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in:Downtown Brooklyn: Theodora alternative?9 pts
replying to u/RoeMajesta: there’s their sister restaurant Miss Ada or Olea within walking distance
“Never had a bad time at Olea. Good people there.”
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in:Ava & Kiki's New Haven Pizza (pop up @ Fifth Hammer, LIC)8 pts
“Strongly reccomend: Frank PePe (apizza) Modern Apizza Sally's (apizza) Louis Lunch: burgers (said to be where Amwrican burgers were invented) Olea: tapas”
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in:What is the most overrated restaurant and its better alternative to you?7 pts
replying to u/shaolin_shadowboxing: Oh man if you’re talking Fort Greene, Larina is the bomb.
“And Olea, the best”
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in:Thursday Night in Brooklyn6 pts
“Other two are a tier lower imo.”
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in:Not THE BEST Restaurant5 pts
“Olea in fort greene”
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in:Mexican or Mediterranean near Brooklyn Paramount recs?4 pts
“Olea is great.”
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in:What is the most overrated restaurant and its better alternative to you?3 pts
replying to u/Classic_Schmosssby: Rezdora and Carbone are overrated. Romans and Evelina (both in Fort Greene BK) are great!
“my fave in the area is Olea.”
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in:Where to go for first date in Brooklyn?3 pts
“I really like Olea for dinner”
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in:Does anyone have any recommendations for the Fort Greene area?3 pts
“Olea and Cafe Paulette”
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in:Good food and drinks?3 pts
replying to u/Garconavecunreve: Aita, Emily, Chef katsu, rosticceria evelina, the fly, la rina
“Seconding these! Also: bar birba, Lula Mae, bunny (technically bed stuy but close), sailor (maybe too expensive), fat rabbit, olea, sisters”
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in:Rare weeknight date night with husband - looking for tasty food, strong drinks nothing trendy or tiktok-worthy2 pts
“Olea (Ft. Greene)”
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in:Restaurants with best vegetable dishes. Wife loves vegetables but is not vegetarian. What are your restaurant and order recs?2 pts
“Olea”
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in:Best Restaurant for Tapas + Drinks for V-Day2 pts
“el born, pil pil, olea are all great options”
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in:Affordable, casual restaurants near Barclays?2 pts
replying to u/traggedy_ann: Olea and Black Iris on Lafayette. Both have ample vegan/vegetarian options and (if I recall) aren't craaaaazy expensive. They can be a bit of a walk from Barclays, but it's nothing too extreme.
“I absolutely loved Olea when we lived in that area.”
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in:Recs for fusion/ethnic small plates2 pts
“Olea in Fort Greene.”
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in:Brunch recommendations in brooklyn?1 pts
“Olea”
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in:2 Months left in NYC with of spare time, looking for any/all your favorite hole in the wall unique cuisine spots1 pts
“Olea in Fort Greene has amazing Mediterranean food and is super easy to get into”
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in:Very general, but what restaurant in NYC would you pick as your last meal?1 pts
“Dinner at Olea and dessert at The Chocolate Room.”
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in:Brooklyn for Out of Town Visitors1 pts
“Olea in Fort Greene.”
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in:Fort Greene recs1 pts
“Olea”
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in:Fort Greene recs1 pts
“If you want outside, Roman’s, Evelina, Olea, Walter’s, Miss Ada.”
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in:Go to repeat restaurant1 pts
“Olea”
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in:Does anyone have any recommendations for the Fort Greene area?1 pts
“Olea!”
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in:What's your favorite hummus in the city? Restaurant, cafe, or grocery store1 pts
“Olea in Ft Greene !”
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in:What restaurants are in your current top 5?-1 pts
“Olea, Jacob’s pickles, Don angie, Bogota Latin Bistro, Fausto”
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