Formosa

Right across from the elevated tracks sits Formosa, a no-frills Taiwanese counter where lunch can be ordered and eaten within ten minutes; beer from the cooler, small plates from the pass. Solo diners slide into the two-top by the window. Unfussy comfort food arrives quickly, ideal when you only have a half-hour break.

Arrive before noon and you’ll find the lunch line already forming; by three it’s shoulder to shoulder with coworkers swinging by after meetings on Evergreen. Comfort food here means familiar flavors handled with speed, plus a short list of vegan and vegetarian bites tucked in behind the steam table. Skip the wait and call ahead—(347) 365-2539—and they’ll slide your order to the end of the queue.

Find it at 144 Evergreen Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206; the map link will get you from the subway stair to the door in under five minutes. Drop the pin once and you’re in. Easy.