Cobble Hill
COBBLE HILL – Up until now, all the restaurants I’ve reviewed for BKLYNER have been places I didn’t know. They’d caught my eye, were newly opened, perhaps were recommended, whatever, so when I sat down in front of my plate of food, I was always in an unfamiliar
Downtown Brooklyn
Here’s some news on eateries opening soon and closing in northwestern Brooklyn’s ever-evolving restaurant scene. It’s difficult to keep up with all the changes, so tips are always welcome at editor@bklyner.com. Stumptown Coffee, 212 Pacific Street (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Stumptown Coffee, 212 Pacific Street (Photo:
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GOWANUS – Congratulations to Threes Brewing [https://www.threesbrewing.com/] for winning the Governor’s Excelsior Cup for a second consecutive year at the New York State Craft Beer Competition. Photo courtesy of Threes BrewingThe largest beer competition in New York State selected the Brooklyn brewery for the top prize at
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The former A&E Supply Co. at 548 4th Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) GOWANUS – The restaurant in the former A&E Supply Co. space has shuttered three months after relaunching as Bar Salumi. Located at 548 4th Avenue (at 15th Street), neighbors say the beleaguered eatery
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PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS – It’s mid-morning and Junior Felix, 41, strides into Glady’s Jerk Center and Rum Bar [http://gladysnyc.com/], a recently-opened Jamaican restaurant in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. Felix is one of two owners, and the chef. Before all else, he greets his staff with fist-bumps. He is tall, built
Announcements
CLINTON HILL – Three months after closing its original location on Putnam Avenue, the Greene Hill Food Co-op [http://www.greenehillfood.coop] is back! Greene Hill Food Co-op’s new location at 1083 Fulton Street (Photo courtesy of Greene Hill Food Co-op)The member-owned, operated, and supported food co-op with more
Announcements
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Barclays Center [https://www.barclayscenter.com/] announced on Thursday it will stop providing plastic straws by the end of the year, following in the footsteps of major corporations such as Starbucks, American Airlines, Hyatt, and Disney, who are phasing out the use of single-use straws. Barclays Center (Photo:
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Join the Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill Summer Crawl and sample sumptuous cuisine from local culinary talent. Here’s a chance to eat, drink local and do good at the same time – Sunday, July 29, 2-6 pm. See the video about our Fall Crawl below! Take a walk along Smith, Court and
Central Brooklyn
via Office of the Brooklyn Borough President Eric AdamsOn Sunday, August 5th, Borough President Adams will host an “International Day of Friendship” [http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/event/brooklyns-5th-annual-international-day-of-friendship/] celebration in Brooklyn, his fifth annual festival recognizing the cultures and ethnicities that make Brooklyn an unparalleled center of diversity. The day
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PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Seven months after reopening, The Islands, an exceedingly popular Jamaican restaurant in Prospect Heights, has a sparkling new review in The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/dining/the-islands-review.html] and a packed house almost every night. The Islands, 671 Washington Avenue (Photo: Robin
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Island Pops started with a fever. Shelly Marshall was back from a vacation to her childhood home of Trinidad and was sick, craving the tastes of her childhood—specifically, soursop ice cream. After an unsuccessful search of their neighborhood for the tropical treat, Shelly’s husband, Khalid Hamid, figured he
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PARK SLOPE – Pizza Secret has finally opened in the former Locanda Peperoncino space at 72 5th Avenue following a false start. Margherita pie at Pizza Secret, 72 5th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)“On April 6 I came here, sat down, and had a feeling that [the restaurant] was already