Entries tagged with 'Greenpoint'
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After a meal here, you might not want to do much more than curl up with your date beneath a warm blanket. With its hearty, comforting fare, Krolewskie Jadlo is best for: a date you won't mind seeing in sweatpants afterward.
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The beets impart a slight graininess, as they often do, but the creamy/crunchy contrast of the goat cheese and the walnuts and apple slices leaves the most lasting impression.
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With rows and rows of heavy wooden picnic tables and a full outdoor barbecue setup that includes a grill and smoker, Greenpoint's
t.b.d. is Destination Summer. Easily accessible by East River Ferry or a short bike ride from the Williamsburg Bridge, the expansive bar and beer garden boasts the "biggest, baddest backyard in Brooklyn."
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While most veggie burgers fall apart as soon as you pick them up, the
homemade veggie burger ($9, served with either fries or a salad) at
Brooklyn Label manages to stay in one piece without being too dense.
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Greenpoint is a rapidly changing neighborhood. It is home to one of the largest Polish communities in New York, and despite the artisan ice cream and Neapolitan pizza places that are opening up, you can still find good old fashioned (and un-trendy) Polish food.
Lomzynianka serves up some of the city's most authentic, in an atmosphere that makes you feel that you're dining in someone's home. You seat yourself, the food is rustic and comforting, and the smell of dill wafts out of the kitchen every few minutes.
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"Packaged of unshelled sunflower seeds. C'mon bars, gross. And boring!" says Agatha Kulaga of
Ovenly, a creative kitchen in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. Agatha and her friend Erin Patinkin started the company about a year ago after being fed up with the predictable freebie bar munchies. They've crafted their own playful takes, like
"the ultimate beer nut," a medley of peanuts, Worcestershire sauce, Old Bay, and bacon fat. They're really into bacon fat.
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Chicken and anchovies: a combination we can get behind. This
warm roast organic chicken from
Five Leaves in Greenpoint ($11) isn't exciting on its own, but add a smash of anchovy, the nutty tang of Parmesan, and chipotle mayo and it makes one hell of a sandwich.
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But we loved the
Bronx Bomber: insanely moist roast pork with Swiss cheese, barbecue sauce, jalapeño for a bit of heat, and avocado to cool it all down. On hot pressed bread, the components fuse together in a beautiful fatty, tangy union. Such a winner.
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We're excited for this Sunday's Taste Williamsburg Greenpoint, bringing together restaurants and talent from all over the two neighborhoods. The event will raise money for the capital campaign of the Northside Town Hall, in the former Engine Company 212 firehouse...
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Clockwise from top left: The Habitat has a fairly nondescript storefront; the DIY bloody Mary station occupies a window perch; the English muffin egg sandwich is an Egg McMuffin to the tenth power. [Photograph: Adam Kuban] This is all...
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