Mayfield

Mayfield is located at 688 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY..

Neighborhood-on-the-rise Crown Heights scores another hot arrival in this stylish New American featuring a concise, midpriced menu of ubiquitous favorites (kale salad, Brussels sprouts) along with more unexpected choices (corned beef–tongue hash); the spacious digs are vaguely art deco–inspired, with exposed brick, tile work, vintage-looking lights and expandable wooden high-tops.

Mayfield is broadly American in mission, with an occasional Southern twang. The restaurant’s name is a hat tip to Curtis Mayfield, the soul singer, songwriter and civil rights advocate. To aspire to soul is at once laudable and hazardous. It’s a welcome surprise that the chef, Lev Gewirtzman, gets so much right, starting with the earthy, flawless collards, spoon bread with the body of a soufflé...

Park Slope into Crown Heights. Chef-owner Lev Gewirtzman takes Stone Park Café experience, applies it to sweet New American spot on Franklin. Raw bar as lead off, smart seasonal dishes to follow. Shredded kale with honeycrisps, cauliflower soup and crab, pasta with braised veal. Equally thoughtful beer and wine list. Full bar, too, with updated takes on Old Fashioneds and Planter’s Punches....

Seasonal American Cuisine