Brooklyn Ale House
A great pool table and jukebox bar with no TV ’s, and plenty of people bringing their pooches. Stop in with a book and be left alone or bust into a conversation and make a new friend. Laid back with nobody trying to be hip, this casual style has made it one of the Northside’s best spots. Check the website for their regular events. (103 Berry St., Williamsburg, 718.302.9811, brooklynalehouse.net)
Brooklyn Brewery
Since 1988, Brooklyn Brewery has established itself as New York's pioneering craft brewery. Today, Brooklyn Lager is the number three draft beer in the city and the brewery is among the nation's top 30 breweries. And you can still stop by the festive Williamsburg brewery, on Fridays from 6-11 p.m., to tour the facility or try any of their draft-only selections. (79 N 11th St, Brooklyn, brooklynbrewery.com.)
Brook Vin
381 7th avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Tel: 718-768-9463 http://www.brookvin.com/
A Park Slope Wine bar that features a selection of small, seasonal plates. The chef also makes his own sausage and cures salami on site.
Jack the Horse Tavern
66 Hicks St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: 718-852-5084 http://www.jackthehorse.com
A lively and sophisticated tavern serving exceptional quality food, premium beers, affordable wines
~ THE place to meet friends, gather with family, relax over fine meals prepared from the best local ingredients, without meaningless flourish.
Jakewalk
One of the more tragic aspects of Prohibition was the “Jake Walk”—a peculiar, stiff-legged gait that afflicted people who had been drinking Jamaica Ginger, an alcohol-based patent medicine that turned out to have been contaminated with a neurotoxin. Jake Walk, the bar, is dedicated to celebrating our good fortune to live in an age where we need never resort to drinking patent medicines to give us a little lift after a hard day’s work; where we’ve got more good things to drink— fine wines, old whiskies, craft ales and the like—than ever before, if we just know where to look for them. Here, at least, you will find some of them. (282 Smith St. at Sackett St., 347.599.0294, thejakewalk.com)
Oak Wine Bar and Cafe
361 Graham Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211 Tel: 718 387 1245 http://oakwinebar.com/
Located in Brooklyn's trendy Williamsburg, Oak Wine Bar & Café offers an intimate setting where rustic wine and fine food come together. Seasonal menus prepared daily using locally made and fresh market ingredients with an emphasis on Romance fare.
Palo Santo Restaurant and Wine Bar
652 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Tel: 718-636-6311 http://www.palosanto.us
Located in Park Slope on a well-kept, tree-lined block of Union Street, Palo Santo captivates diners with eclectic Latin cuisine and carefully selected South American wines. The farm-market friendly menu changes daily, relying heavily on local organic products, supplemented by seasonal tropical imports. “Adventurous types are ‘well-rewarded'; 'friendly' service, ‘reasonable rates' and a ‘gorgeous brownstone' …make this one a ‘must go.” (Zagat 2008)
Press 195
195 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tel: (718) 857-1950 http://www.press195.com
Press 195 wants you to experience their combinations of fresh ingredients, home-cooked goodness and tasty choices of wine and beer. Serving lunch, dinner and late-night snacks seven days a week in the restaurant and the backyard garden, Press 195 offers a comfortable, relaxed environment complete with friendly service and great music.
smooch
264 Carlton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 Tel: 718-624-4075 http://www.smoochcafe.com
Organic Cafe & Wine Bar
Sycamore
1118 Cortelyou Road Brooklyn, New York 11231 347-240-5850 http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/
Flowershop by day, bar by night. Outdoor patio.
The Castello Plan
1213 Cortelyou Road 7180856-8888 http://www.thecastelloplan.com/
Wine bar and restaurant
Please visit these members of the Long Island Wine Council.
Ackerly Pond Vineyards 631.765.6861 www.ackerlypondvineyards.com
Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard 631 369.0100 www.baitinghollowfarmvineyard.
Bedell Cellars 631.734.7537 www.bedellcellars.com
Bouké Wines 877.877.0527 www.boukewines.com
Bridge Vineyards 917.439.6592 www.bridgevineyards.com
Castello di Borghese Vineyard & Winery 631.734.5111 www.castellodiborghese.com
Channing Daughters Winery 631.537.7224 www.channingdaughters.com
Christiano Family Vineyards PO Box 934 www.christianowines.com
Clovis Point 631.722.4222 www.clovispointwines.com
Comtesse Thérèse 631.871.9194 www.lctwinery.com
Corey Creek Vineyards 631.765.4168 www.coreycreek.com
Croteaux Vineyards 631.765.6099 www.croteaux.com
Diliberto Winery 631.722.3416 www.dilibertowinery.com
Duck Walk Vineyards 631.726.7555 (South) 631.765.3500 (North) www.duckwalk.com
The Grapes of Roth 631.725.7999 www.thegrapesofroth.com
Harbes Family Vineyard 631.298.0700 www.harbesfamilyfarm.com
Jamesport Vineyards 631.722.5256 www.jamesport.vineyards.com
Jason’s Vineyard 631.926.8486 jasonscellar@aol.com
Laurel Lake Vineyards 631.298.1420 www.llwines.com
Lieb Family Cellars 631.298.1942 www.liebcellars.com
Long Island Meadery 631.285.7469 www.limeadery.com
Loughlin Vineyards 631.589.0027 www.loughlinvineyard.com
Macari Vineyards & Winery 631.298.0100; 631.734.7070 www.macariwines.com
Martha Clara Vineyards 631.298.0075 www.marthaclaravineyards.com
Mattebella Vineyards 1.888.MATTEBELLA (628.8323) www.mattebellavineyards.com
McCall Vineyards 404.274.2809
The Old Field Vineyards 631.765.2465 www.theoldfield.com
Onabay Vineyards 917.715.0605 www.onabayvineyards.com
One Woman Wines & Vineyards 631.765.1200 www.onewomanwines.com
Osprey’s Dominion 631.765.6188 www.ospreysdominion.com
Palmer Vineyards 631.722.WINE (9463) www.palmervineyards.com
Peconic Bay Winery 631.734.7361 www.peconicbaywinery.com
Pellegrini Vineyards 631.734.4111 www.pellegrinivineyards.com
Pindar Vineyards 631.734.6200 www.pindar.net
Pugliese Vineyards 631.734.4057 www.pugliesevineyards.com
Raphael 631.765.1100 www.raphaelwine.com
Roanoke Vineyards 631.727.4161 www.roanokevineyards.com
Scarola Vineyards 631.335.4199 www.scarolawines.com
Sherwood House Vineyards 212.828.3426 www.sherwoodhousevineyards.com
Shinn Estate Vineyards 631.804.0367 www.shinnestatevineyards.com
Sparkling Pointe 631.765.0200 www.sparklingpointe.com
Vineyard 48 631.734.5200 www.vineyard48winery.com
Waters Crest Winery 631.734.5065 www.waterscrestwinery.com
Wölffer Estate 631.537.5106 www.wolffer.com
