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Carroll Gardens • ★ 4.7 • $$

Emma’s Torch is a nonprofit restaurant that trains refugees through a paid culinary apprenticeship, so every meal doubles as support. The cooking in this cosy Carroll Gardens spot is genuinely good, which makes the mission easy to get behind.

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