Bar Tabac

Bar Tabac is an authentic French restaurant and bar nestled in Cobble Hill, NY. For a delightfully local experience, come into Bar Tabac.

When to Go: For live jazz, come in from Sun-Thu starting at around 8pm.

The Extras: While Bar Tabac won't deliver, it provides takeaway service.

Bar Tabac Restaurant Review: As part of the Forgeois empire that includes Le Singe Vert and Bistro Jules in Manhattan, Bar Tabac hits all the right French bistro notes in a gentrifying section of Brooklyn. The classic menu includes steak frites, Niçoise salad and coq au vin. Like many a French bistro in New York, the failing here is the service, which vacillates between inattentive and...

A simple but effective French bistro with a perfect lived-in quality and tantalizing wine list.

Kitschy spot for Francophiles to ponder their moules frites in style. Walls cluttered with bric-a-brac. Foosball in front for the guys, rusty vintage Vespa in the dining room for fast getaways if your date sucks. Solid bistro fare, including burgers and onion soup gratinee, as well as baked Burgundy snails. Awesome sidewalk scene in warmer weather. Indifferent waitstaff completes the Parisian...

During peak hours, this Smith Street restaurant draws a full house. Its kitschy interior is crowded with random wall hangings; there's even a moped in the dining room. The upbeat, loungey music...

Welcome to Bar Tabac! Six years ago, a litlle frenchplace called Bar Tabac was opening its doors on Smith Street...Set in the heart of Cobble Hill, the hippest part of Brooklyn, this authentic Bistro de Quartier (Bar Tabac is the french version of an Irish Pub... and the only place where you can buy tobacco ib France!) has soon become a favorite hang out: the artfully aged environs, the...