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    Altar

    4.4 (107 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    Intimate
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Saasha G.

    All praises goes out to this bar. They've got well made drinks and some cute appetizers. Everyone I come here I try different drinks and have never had a bad one yet. They've got something for everyone and they make the drinks with love. Those lobster rolls are addictive. It's a great date spot. As you can see from my pics, I've indulged there quite a bit. They also have happy hour as well

    Jungle Birdie -rhum agricole, pineapple,campari,mint,passionfruit. High Fever-tequila,lime,coconut, kalamansi, yellow chartreuse, thai basil
    Alexis M.

    Altar is a chic and cool cocktail bar in the Crown Heights setcion of Brooklyn. Located on Sterling Place, it is next door to Chavela's (Mexican Restaurant). Altar is also in close proximity to Rum Bar, Ras Plant Based, etc. & is within walking distance to a host of restaurants & hang-out spots along Franklin Ave. Altar is easily accessible via public transportation that includes the 2,3,4,5, & S (Shuttle train) to Franklin Ave and walking a few minutes to the establishment. One can also take the B 48 bus, which runs along Franklin Ave and get off the stop closest to Sterling Place. Altar has a cozy, intimate lounge vibe w/ classy ambiance. It has a bar area, a fabulous disco ball that is in the center of the front room area & there is a back room area. There is a mix of various table / seating arrangements - high tables w/ leather seating, standard tables w/ leather seating, booth- style seating, etc. Candles on the tables & lighting arrangements enhance the atmosphere. Altar has clean bathrooms. These are our favorite signature cocktails at Altar: High Fever Cocktail - Tequila Blanco, lime cordial, cocnut, kalamansi, Yellow Chartreuse & thai basil. Jungle Birdie - Rhum Agricole, pineapple, campari, mint & passionfruit. Wine /Spirits and Beers are also on the Menu. Happy Hour is $3 off Classic Cocktails & 2 off wines, etc. Altar also has a Small Plates Menu, and the sliders we ordered were good. The Two Sliders are Ground NY Strip w/ bacon prune jam & humboldt fog cheese. The waffle crisps paired well w/ the sliders. Website - altarnyc.com Instagram - @altarbklyn Hours of Operation - Mon- Wed. 5pm - Midnight Thurs. - 5pm - 2am Fri. & Sat. - 4pm - 2am Sun. - 4pm - Midnight Altar plays really good music. R &.B, Salsa, Pop, Reggae, Hip-Hop, etc. You name it, they play it....

    Angie O.

    After Chavelas we went for some drinks at altar which is their sister bar! Really nice ambiance. Friendly quick service, very attentive. Will definitely be going back and recommending both spots :)

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    Dana L.

    Cozy cocktail bar with late night food options. Kitchen stays open until close. The oysters and the burger were delicious. Fries were made with rosemary - so good. Must get jalapeño mayo! Service was great.

    Pineapple mezcal negroni
    Ebony C.

    I'm definitely a fan of this place. I've been to spot two different times and it didn't disappoint. First Saturdays it will be hard to get a table b/c the museum crowd has dispersed and made their way here. However, on a random Wednesday while there are people their you will have a better chance at getting a table. The drinks and bites are just enough. I've had a few of the cocktails on their menu fitzy fiz& the pineapple negroni...very tasty! For food I've had the sticky chicken, patatas bravas, steak skewers, & yucca fries...all good. It has a chill dark vibe. Definitely great for a date. However, it's a good friends link up too. I'm sure I'll make it back soon.

    Morlene C.

    I was completely enchanted by this place from the moment I walked in. Compliments to their interior designer, because the gilded accents and warm glow of the space really make you feel like you've walked into Brooklyn's best kept secret. When I learned one of the brains behind this place was a proprietor of one of my favorite but now closed bars ever (Mayahuel), it all clicked. The cocktail menu is really well thought out, with every drink more balanced than the next. It seems the cocktail I really loved that was made with a pop rocks rim is no longer on their menu, but I trust that everything they make is delicious. They must change out their drinks every so often, but will likely be able to make an old drink if you ask. $15 for this kind of quality is so affordable as well. I haven't yet tried the food, but they have a little kitchen making things like fried chicken, lobster rolls, sliders, burrata, yuca fries, and tartare. All the kinds of things I'd want to have alongside my elevated cocktails. I can't wait to bring more friends.

    Cristina D.

    Very very cool vibe to this place! Super dark lit, but very classy, cozy and clean. Servers are fast, attentive, and kind without being overbearing. The drinks are positively devine and extremely well-balanced--and reasonably priced compared to high end cocktail places in the Manhattan area. I only left a star off because the place fills up very fast and the don't take reservations--and because it's just very loud there over all due to the hard surfaces and tall ceilings. Overall a really great experience and somewhere I will certainly revisit!

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    Aidan O.

    Pretty disappointed by this cute little bar. We arrived at 8:30pm and walked by a ton of people sitting outside. The waiter informed us that the outdoor patio would be closing at 9:30pm if we wanted to stay outside. We said we'd be quick so opted to sit outside rather than sitting at the only available seats at the then cramped bar. To drink, I only ordered the Aspall cider and it was solid. The food was unfortunately not that great. The patatas bravas were just boiled potatoes with spicy mayo as they weren't fried for long enough to have any crisp. The sliders were also quite undercooked as I had three large pieces of fat that I couldn't chew threw and had to spit out. The bun, cheese, fig spread, and fries were all solid though! We also ordered the burrata which was decent, but needed to be eaten immediately or else the bread it was served on became soggy. That was probably the best dish. The waiter apologized for the food taking so long and said the kitchen was backed up which I'm guessing was the reason as to why most dishes were undercooked. Fast forward to 9:30pm and new people start showing up and are placed outside. The waiter started bringing out lights as the sun went down. So, looks like the patio doesn't close at 9:30pm. Oh well! We also offered to eat our food quicker since it took so long for our food to come out. The vibes were great though. The patio and inside are beautiful. I would definitely recommend coming to this place to grab a nice drink, but would avoid the food. Hopefully it was just this one instance were things weren't quite cooked fully.

    Andre O.

    Had a great time at Altar, got some quick bites and a couple of cocktails and a mocktail. The Nada Colada was more strawberry than coconut in my opinion but still quite tasty. The fried chicken was delicious and the restaurant made sure to remove the sesame seed topping from the dish. Seems like it would be a nice date spot with the lighting and ambience.

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    Cute spot, great for dates. Server was sweet. Food was pretty good too :) Would come back if in the area.

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    4.0(110 reviews)
    2.7 miWilliamsburg - South Side

    Sauced is such a gem. The food, wine, and ambiance were all amazing, but what truly stood out to me…read morewas the service. We were served by Mehdi, and he went absolutely above and beyond. He was so kind and warm and genuinely treated us like he knew us personally, which added so much to the cozy, homey vibe of the place. The space itself is really cute -- perfect lighting with red tones, exposed brick walls, and such an intimate, inviting atmosphere. We ordered the charcuterie board and it was one of the best I've ever had. It was packed with an incredible variety of meats and cheeses and was more than enough to generously feed our table of four. At a lot of wine bars, I leave still feeling unsatisfied, but this one was filling and so well done. I had the Riesling and it was amazing -- the perfect balance of sweet and dry. And the real star of the show was the grilled cheese with ragù. So delicious. I'm from LA, but we will absolutely be back every time we're in Brooklyn. Highly recommend & cannot say enough about this place! It was one of the highlights of our trip :)

    A very cute and cozy wine bar, with a really nice outdoor patio. I enjoyed the decor with the disco…read moreballs and the chalk on the walls. It can get quite busy here, so it may be difficult to find seating. They ask you what type of wine you like, and let you try a few different ones before settling on a glass. I was only given two wines to try though, and would have liked to have sampled a couple more.

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    4.4(452 reviews)
    2.7 miWilliamsburg - South Side, Williamsburg - North Side
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    I felt so lucky that my friend was able to snag us a reservation at the 4 Horsemen!! We were seated…read morepromptly at 11am and were invited into a cozy corner of the restaurant where I was able to soak in all the artwork and decor. Our server Sam was really knowledgeable and gave us a lot of recommendations. We ended up going with all of his favorites which were the sugar snap peas, the bigeye tuna and gnocco fritto, white asparagus and soked sablefish, the soft-boiled egg and blue crab and finally the steelhead trout. Sam was wonderful to also suggest us really delicious, salty, fresh and wild white wines to pair with our dishes. Everything we had were perfectly cooked with bold flavors. I could definitely taste the care and detail put into every dish. For the smoked sablefish dish, the sauce was so delicious, we asked for some toasted in-house sourdough to soak it up. The pavolva dessert at the end with the surprise paired wine was the perfect ending. I can see why this restaurant is well loved and feel very lucky and grateful that we could have an opportunity to dine here. Thank you so much Sam and team for a wonderful time! This is my most favorite restaurant in NYC!

    Finally got to try The Four Horsemen and overall we had such a good experience. We ordered so many…read moreplates and courses so it really felt like we got to try a little bit of everything on the menu. The atmosphere was super intimate and cozy, and the service was paced really well throughout the night. Some of the dishes definitely could've had a little more flavor or seasoning, especially compared to how hyped up the restaurant is, but there were still a few standout plates that made the meal memorable. My favorites were the clams, the tuna, and the rice dish,all three were so simple but done really well. The tuna especially tasted incredibly fresh and balanced, and the clams had such a light, clean flavor that worked perfectly with the wine. You can tell this is one of those places focused on quality ingredients and a more understated approach to food rather than overly heavy flavors. Overall, really glad we went and it's definitely worth trying at least once, especially if you love sharing plates and trying a bunch of different dishes throughout the night.

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    Rude Mouth

    4.8(8 reviews)
    2.8 miWilliamsburg - North Side

    Lovely ambiance on a Friday evening. Very friendly workers. Every seat was full, but only waited…read moreabout 10 minutes to get my party of 2 seated. Great place to start the night. Thankful the menu broke down the wine selections based on flavor palette--I went straight to the sweet section. And wasn't disappointed!

    I thought it was charming. With Others is the frothy hipster…read moredance party across the street, Sauced is the scrappy punk band, and Rude Mouth is the staid older sibling. The bar (in the former Spuyten Dyvil space) is almost comically different in look and feel from SD. It is elegant and has an almost suburban feel. I walked in 29 seconds before they opened and they told me so, and I went across the street to walk around bc I was meeting a friend and by the time I went back they were packed (this annoyed me...slightly....). :-/ However, we were given a table, even though there was some confusion at first as to whether we could have one if we weren't eating. But we did have food! And they were friendly, and the service was unexpectedly focused and tight. I'm not a huge wine guy, but I enjoyed the glasses of wine I had here. The menu was lovely. The small plates were very good, but Rude Mouth has taken *more than a small cue* from Bar Jambon, in Gramercy, the wine bar connected to the Michelin-starrred restaurant Casa Mono - in their wines and their small plates (ham, bread, butter, etc.) Who can fault them, really? Are you gonna hate on every rock band that wants to sound a little like My Bloody Valentine? Enjoyable, serious place, good wine, solid food, nice vibe, no real complaints, worth your time.

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    Rude Mouth - Burrata (blistered sungolds, cucumber, basil) $17 Olives $7 Jambon Beurre (ham, butter, cornichon, dijon) $17

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    Burrata (blistered sungolds, cucumber, basil) $17 Olives $7 Jambon Beurre (ham, butter, cornichon, dijon) $17

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    3.9(53 reviews)
    2.8 miBushwick

    I've been slowly chowing my way through all the oyster happy hours the city has to offer. When I…read morefound myself galavanting in Bushwick on arguably the coldest day of the year, Ten Bells popped up as a natural haven where I unwrapped myself and indulged in my favorite food of the season. Right off the bat, the bar area is absolutely gorgeous and meets you with so much warmth, light and joy as soon as you walk in to this establishment. I plopped myself on the bar and had the pleasure of making conversation with Elouise and Alejandra. They put in my standard two dozen oyster order and paired my platter with a glass of the happy hour white wine which happens to be their house chardonnay. The oysters were delicious although I must say there was a lot of shell pieces inside, which was very annoying to eat. I don't think this is necessarily the fault of whoever is shucking them. I noticed the oysters they serve have a lot of thin slivers of shell on the edges which are bound to end up in your mouth. Perhaps they can try serving another variety of oysters? Just a thought. The chardonnay was pretty good and service was amazing. The girls at the bar also let me try the Ten Bells red wine which is produced specially for them in Boudreaux, France. It was a beautiful, light, and smooth red blend. As a wine lover, I will definitely be back to try more of their wines on tap. This is a great neighborhood establishment that I feel everyone should pop in and visit!!

    I had been to the LES location first before trying the bushwick one and I feel like the LES…read morelocation is much more rowdy. I think it's better as a happy hour spot than an actual evening wine vibe but that may just be me. The oysters are good and I happened to try the octopus as well which was SUPER good. It's a huge space and is definitely well suited for large groups. I personally wouldn't say it's a date spot because it can get loud sometimes but choose your own adventure!

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