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The natural wine list here won a James Beard Award, and the Michelin star belongs to the kitchen, which tells you this Williamsburg bar is doing two things at once and doing neither halfway. The room is famously small and the wait is famously brutal, but Nick Curtola's seasonal menu follows its own logic, landing somewhere between a great wine bar snack and something you'll think about for weeks. James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem is a co-owner, which explains the playlist.
The awards strongest first
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Winner · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Wine Enthusiast Forward 50 Restaurants
- Eater The All-Time Eater 38
- The New York Times 2019 · 2 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurant
- The New York Times #20 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in New York City
- Grub Street The 43 Best Restaurants in New York
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Nick Curtola
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
- Roadbook The Best Restaurants and Bars in Williamsburg
One number, weighted & current 94
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Veal sweetbread skewers
“Start with the veal sweetbread skewers with soy-cured egg yolk.”
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Crisp chickpea crepe
“Or the crisp chickpea crepe, woven with pieces of squash blossoms that lures you in with a layer of glistening lardon.”
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Fried skate wing
“Fried skate wing comes to you deep golden and impossibly crisp, and the Berkshire pork is tender with a hint of cider glaze.”
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Crème caramel
“Let the sociable staff talk you into closing over a silky crème caramel topped with deeply toasted crispy bits of soba.”
Michelin Guide
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