Restaurant Diary: Williamsburg’s savory breakfast gem, Claudia’s

Claudia’s is a small family-owned restaurant serving traditional Guatemalan cuisine on a quiet part of Bushwick Avenue. Photo by Clementine Hecker

Restaurant Diary is a biweekly series where food writer Clementine Hecker reviews restaurants that stand out among the millions of options in New York City’s restaurant scene. This week, they look at Claudia’s, a small family-owned restaurant serving traditional Guatemalan cuisine on a quiet part of Bushwick Avenue.

Restaurant Diary: Kopitiam is more than just a Malaysian coffeehouse

Malaysian food is saturated with influence. Chinese, Thai, Indian, and British flavors mingle in Nyonya cuisine: the specific hybrid of Chinese and Malay that the owner Kyo Pang brings to New York with Kopitiam. Photo by Clementine Hecker

Restaurant Diary is a biweekly series where food writer Clementine Hecker reviews restaurants that stand out among the millions of options in New York City’s restaurant scene. This week, they look at Kopitiam, a traditional Malaysian coffeehouse on the Lower East Side.