"Pitch-perfect", "farm-fresh" New Americana from a "limited", "daily changing" lineup is the lure at this all-day Williamsburg pioneer that still packs plenty of "hipster" cred; the "rustic", micro-size confines can be "cramped", so many angle to "sit outside."
Marlow & Sons was one of the first hipster restaurants in Brooklyn to take the seasonal movement to the masses (at least those prepared to trek to this industrial part of Williamsburg) when it opened in 2004. The menu dutifully changes with the turn of the seasons, but standards are the brick chicken (a deboned half chicken that has been mashed down with a piece of salvaged metal) and a pulled...
This Mediterranean/American cafe/restaurant has indoor/outdoor seating and raw bar/grocery store components for sitting down with/taking home the freshest ingredients and dishes.
It may look like a gourmet food store but it's also a buzzy restaurant with a wood-paneled dining room, started by the people behind Diner next door, and Roman's in Fort Greene. Start with oysters or a wedge of delicate tortilla Española or choose one of many daily specials. Don't miss the adventurous cocktails, so good they'll almost make you forget about the uncomfortable wooden seating....