James

This New American restaurant prides itself on using local, seasonal ingredients, including herbs grown on a roof on its Carlton Avenue block. Inside the dark wood dining room, dishes such as oysters in a squash and shallot sauce, salmon with walnuts and a Vermont cheddar burger are served, along with specialty cocktails. James offers a half-price burger special on Mondays and a three-course...

Since the bartenders shine nearly as brightly as the chefs, you'll want to sip the rye-driven James' Revenge, a fresh-mint Ginger Fizz or the fizzy Black Velvet concocted with dark ale and champagne.

Before James arrived, this spot housed neighborhood fave Restaurant Sorrel; before that, a bodega.

"Creative", "full-of-flavor" Americana with a "local" focus match with an "awesome" drink list at this "charming", upscale Prospect Heights haunt; quartered in "welcoming" whitewashed-brick digs, it's "convenient to BAM" and the Barclays Center, but also a local brunch magnet.

James was founded by Bryan Calvert, once the personal chef for photographer Annie Leibovitz, and his wife Deborah Williamson. The restaurant serves simple fare, with the herbs coming from the rooftop garden above the restaurant. Menu items…

Bryan Calvert and Deborah Williamson, the couple behind this Prospect Heights charmer, manage to hit all the right notes in a small space that never feels too crowded, too cramped, or too empty. The New American scene has been done and done over, but this time something feels legitimate about the food, which, while nothing innovative—sautéed skate, pan- roasted shell steak, grass-fed...

In Short
In an old-world Brooklyn brownstone, husband-and-wife team Bryan Calvert and Deborah Williamson have created a resolutely New American eatery kitted out with white-brick walls,...

Located at the corner of Carlton and St. Marks, James is named after the famous outlaw of the Old West, Jesse James. Filled with interesting décor and lighting, none of which is related to the Old West, this eatery is located in the popular Prospect Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn. Offering a varied menu of American fare every day, with brunch available on Sundays.