When the area surrounding the Morgan L stop started receiving some hip spillover from Williamsburg, some area residents dubbed the neighborhood "Morgantown," a sobriquet applied both pejoratively and with a hint of pride. And as the barstaurantification of Bushwick has creeped further east, so too have the nicknames: several years ago, a few entrepreneurial souls off the Jefferson stop started making "Jefftown" stickers, coinciding with a major boom in business along Wyckoff, Troutman and St. Nicholas Aves.

Now, the Jefferson L stop's dining and eating scene more than rivals that of its Morgantown neighbors to the West, boasting some seriously delectable restaurants, happening bars and even the odd sleek lounge or two. Some of the shinier offerings in the neighborhood don't bode well for what's left of Bushwick's low rents, but that's a different story, for now. Here are some of the top spots around the Jefferson L stop. Please do not actually call this area "Jefftown."

We can't include everything so be sure to tell us what we missed in the comments. All photographs by Sai Mokhtari.

Previously: Food and Drink tours of South Slope, Crown Heights, Astoria, Bed-Stuy, Chinatown, the Lower East Side, Greenpoint,, City Island, Harlem, Spanish Harlem, and Ridgewood, Queens.

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