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Red Hook sits off every subway line, which keeps Fort Defiance comfortably local. This all-day neighborhood bar fits eight tables and a bar counter that seats twelve if everyone breathes in. The name nods to a nearby Revolutionary War fort that once blocked the British from the East River, which gives the place more historical gravitas than most spots this relaxed have any business claiming.
One honor, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Difford's Guide 4 stars · Difford's Guide
One number, weighted & current 61
How we score
Nearby in the record closest first
- Pitt's Southern Eat · 82
- Red Hook Tavern American Eat · 84
- Hometown Bar-B-Que Barbecue Eat · 80
- Sunny's Bar Drink · 79
- Café Kestrel Pan-European French Eat · 80
- Red Hook Lobster Pound Eat · 65
- Seaborne Drink · 50
- Defonte's Sandwich Shop Italian Eat · 65
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