This sweet little shopfront restaurant is a Ditmas Park staple. The interior provides a simple but romantic setting to enjoy Mimi's famously creamy hummus (traditional, eggplant or mushroom). The shakshuka merguez, eggs with spicy tomato sauce, is accented with piquant lamb sausage while brunch dishes like semolina pancakes and eggplant-feta sandwiches are nourishing and served with genuine affection.
If you can't make it to Brooklyn, try Mimi's outpost at the Urbanspace Vanderbilt (www.urbanspacenyc.com) food hall behind Grand Central Terminal.