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The Elm
Storied progressive chef Paul Liebrandt left his successful Tribeca outpost Corton to open a new home for his inventive, idiosyncratic food in the ever-evolving neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Website: theelmnyc.com
Number of seats: 73
Average per-person check: $90
Popular dishes: Foie gras with spiced strawberry geleé, pickled strawberry and ginger; Swiss chard agnolotti with lobster, corn and shishito pepper; slow-roasted duck with pickled plum and toasted honey
What people come for: New class of food in changing industrial environs; in-room dining for hotel guests
Address: 160 North 12th St., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Phone: 718-218-1088
Photo: Evan Sung
Website: theelmnyc.com
Number of seats: 73
Average per-person check: $90
Popular dishes: Foie gras with spiced strawberry geleé, pickled strawberry and ginger; Swiss chard agnolotti with lobster, corn and shishito pepper; slow-roasted duck with pickled plum and toasted honey
What people come for: New class of food in changing industrial environs; in-room dining for hotel guests
Address: 160 North 12th St., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Phone: 718-218-1088
Photo: Evan Sung
Alder
Inventive progressive chef Wylie Dufresne of WD-50 dialed it down a bit without losing his expressive sense of self for this East Village satellite, a more relaxed neighborhood spot in which to dabble in his wares.
Website: aldernyc.com
Number of seats: 56
Average per-person check: $40
Popular dishes: Pub cheese with pistachio-white fig, Martin’s “potato chips”; "Pigs in a Blanket" with Chinese sausage, Japanese mustard and sweet chile sauce; fish and chips with sweet pea-ramp tartar sauce; rye pasta with shaved pastrami
What people come for: Causal access to highly sophisticated food
Address: 157 Second Ave.
Phone: 212-539-1900
Photo: Jager Sloan
Website: aldernyc.com
Number of seats: 56
Average per-person check: $40
Popular dishes: Pub cheese with pistachio-white fig, Martin’s “potato chips”; "Pigs in a Blanket" with Chinese sausage, Japanese mustard and sweet chile sauce; fish and chips with sweet pea-ramp tartar sauce; rye pasta with shaved pastrami
What people come for: Causal access to highly sophisticated food
Address: 157 Second Ave.
Phone: 212-539-1900
Photo: Jager Sloan
Motorino
After rocketing up the list of best artisanal pizza in New York, the upstart original Motorino in Brooklyn closed while another opened in Manhattan — and now a new location has grown back, this time in the Brooklyn neighborhood of South Williamsburg.
Website: motorinopizza.com
Number of seats: 53
Average per-person check: $30
Popular dishes: Brussels sprout pizza with fior di latte, brussels sprout leaves, garlic, pecorino, smoked pancetta and extra-virgin olive oil; cherry stone clam pizza with fior di latte, oreganata butter, lemon and extra-virgin olive oil; roasted chicken wings with chile flakes, mint and lemon.
What people come for: “A great pie & the soundtrack.”
Address: 139 Broadway, Brooklyn N.Y.
Phone: 718-599-8899
Website: motorinopizza.com
Number of seats: 53
Average per-person check: $30
Popular dishes: Brussels sprout pizza with fior di latte, brussels sprout leaves, garlic, pecorino, smoked pancetta and extra-virgin olive oil; cherry stone clam pizza with fior di latte, oreganata butter, lemon and extra-virgin olive oil; roasted chicken wings with chile flakes, mint and lemon.
What people come for: “A great pie & the soundtrack.”
Address: 139 Broadway, Brooklyn N.Y.
Phone: 718-599-8899
Lafayette
The latest addition to the enterprise of chef Andrew Carmellini of The Dutch and Locanda Verde is a French bistro fused with a bakery open all day, with retail offerings to bolster the restaurant side.
Website: lafayetteny.com
Number of seats: 160
Average per-person check: $70
Popular dishes: “Eggs Lafayette” with smoked sable fish and trout caviar; spaghetti Niçoise with rare and confit tuna and basil; duck au poivre with organic grains, smoked bacon and radish; Black Forest flambé
What people come for: Housemade miche bread; outdoor terrace; oversized "law partner leather" banquets overlooking Great Jones St.
Address: 380 Lafayette St.
Phone: 212-533-3000
Photo: Adrian Gault
Website: lafayetteny.com
Number of seats: 160
Average per-person check: $70
Popular dishes: “Eggs Lafayette” with smoked sable fish and trout caviar; spaghetti Niçoise with rare and confit tuna and basil; duck au poivre with organic grains, smoked bacon and radish; Black Forest flambé
What people come for: Housemade miche bread; outdoor terrace; oversized "law partner leather" banquets overlooking Great Jones St.
Address: 380 Lafayette St.
Phone: 212-533-3000
Photo: Adrian Gault
Talde
Opened by former Top Chef contestant Dale Talde, this neighborhood restaurant in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn focuses on pan-Asian flavors with a refined sense of progressivism.
Website: taldebrooklyn.com
Number of seats: 65
Average per-person check: $50
Popular dishes: Whole fish branzino roasted in banana leaf, turmeric and tomato; Korean fried chicken with spicy kimchi yogurt; crispy oyster and bacon pad Thai.
What people come for: mix of neighborhood vibe and food-forward vision, hand-crafted cocktails
Address: 369 7th Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Phone: 347-916-0031
Photo: Anne Massoni
Website: taldebrooklyn.com
Number of seats: 65
Average per-person check: $50
Popular dishes: Whole fish branzino roasted in banana leaf, turmeric and tomato; Korean fried chicken with spicy kimchi yogurt; crispy oyster and bacon pad Thai.
What people come for: mix of neighborhood vibe and food-forward vision, hand-crafted cocktails
Address: 369 7th Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Phone: 347-916-0031
Photo: Anne Massoni
