The Commodore

"The fried chicken at this Williamsburg spot is crispy, juicy, and very hard to put down. Their biscuits are pretty great too. We’re not the only ones who think these things, so you’re going to have to deal with some crowds here. If you come on a weekend, when this place stays open until 2am, expect a lot of drunk people in a small, dark, and packed room. The backyard is even smaller, so don’t pin your hopes on that. Just loosen your definition of personal space, and you’ll be fine." - willa moore, will hartman, neha talreja, bryan kim, sonal shah

"The Commodore is a bar, but it also serves some of our favorite fried chicken in the city. The Williamsburg bar (with another location in the East Village) does shrimp po’boys as well, and their signature cocktail is a frozen cocktail with an amaretto float. One evening here—seated outside with a drink and that fried chicken—will leave you wondering why you would ever even step foot in a restaurant when you could just be doing this instead." - willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah

"We typically associate The Commodore with late-night fried chicken and meeting strangers we eventually forget existed to begin with. But now you can order a frozen cocktail and a fried chicken sandwich right to your apartment, or stop by their take-out window in Williamsburg while you’re walking your dog. Get a little tipsy and pretend your sofa cushion is a relatively square-shaped stranger, and it’ll essentially be the same experience as the bar (perhaps even better). Check out their website here for more details." - hannah albertine

"Hanging out outside The Commodore, on the corner of Havemeyer and Metropolitan in Williamsburg, is one of the great ways to spend a summer night in the city. Want to make it better? Grab an order of the bar's Southern-style fried chicken. It’s everything you want out of this genre of fried fowl. Full of pickle-brined salty goodness, and worth scraping up the roof of your mouth, it pairs very well with a frozen cocktail. The Commodore’s second location in the East Village has the same fried chicken, but no outdoor seating." - will hartman, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick

"The Commodore has been a Williamsburg destination for over a decade, its corner cocktail bar near the BQE, featuring a pair of kitschy dining rooms, and a backyard. Chicken sandwiches topped with coleslaw and pickles — the breast filet sticking way beyond the bun — have long been a staple, and there’s a chicken dinner on the menu, too. The Commodore recently expanded to the East Village, too." - Robert Sietsema