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    Mala Project

    3.9 (60 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 3:30 PM, 4:30 PM - 10:00 PM

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    ML Dry Pot (Your Combo)
    Justin W.

    Mala Project is a great spot to come with friends to make a large Dry Pot bowl. You can all pick one seasoning (the spicy is good but the xtra spicy is too salty). Then, you pick all the ingredients you want to add! Overall, very tasty depending on what ingredients you choose. I'd recommend coming here for quick service and tasty food.

    Alan T.

    I've been to other Mala project but this is my first time in the Greenpoint location. Mala project is known for their dry hot pot and I love the food here! For me personally, I thought even the little spicy was still quite spicy. I think my favorite toppings were the eye of round beef, pork belly, and lobster ball. I also had their scallion pancakes and xiangxi fried rice as sides

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    Jasmin G.

    This spot has a great vibe and the staff is friendly and welcoming. We walked in on a Sunday and got seats at the bar. Maybe we didn't order the right things, but we felt the food was just OK. The scallion pancake had a great, crispy texture but was very oily and lacked scallion flavor. The vegetable dumplings were bland and weren't enjoyable without some kind of sauce (we like them with chili oil). For mains we both got their house noodles. They gave a generous portion and the flavor was decent, but again was lacking. Overall the food was bland, especially for the price. Nice vibe to stop in for a drink / date.

    Brandon P.

    Big portions of foood and really delicious! The ambiance is amazing and really sets the mood for a great dinner.

    "Little spicy" dry pot with round of eye beef, fish fillet, enoki, firm tofu, bok choy, lotus root, roe fish ball, and 2x glass noodle
    Vivian L.

    Came as a party of 8 and got 2 Dry pots and 6 bowls of rice. It was the perfect meal after a long day of playing pickle ball at the park. Flavorful and we were all able to finish the food. Pricey, but ambiance was cozy and fun. Neon lights were a nice touch at this specific Mala Project location. Took a bit to get water but afterwards, our service was normal. The dry pot was cooked perfectly this time and everything was delicious. A good spot to try if you want Sichuan food in a modern space.

    Kelly Y.

    This is a bit more on the expensive side due to ambiance and location but definitely a great date spot. They charge you per ingredient so not like the typical weigh by the pound kinda deal so it may get pricey. It was really good and they did have many types of interesting beers. Service was also great. Not sure if I'd return that often but wouldn't be opposed.

    ML Dry Pot (build your own combo)
    Katie H.

    food- SO GOOD. I dream about this food. I will be ecstatic to go back. staff- very nice and helpful. vibe- ugh SO GOOD. the aesthetic was just beautiful and I loved existing in it.

    MALA DRY POT (build your own combo)
    Uma R.

    First time, had a great experience! For apps- got the peanuts which were solid, and the cold noodles which I highly recommend (we wanted a second order of it). Ordered the dry pot as our main course - enjoyed it. It was like dry hot pot. Favorite ingredients we got were the eye of round beef, bok choi, cabbage, enoki mushroom, and lamb. Also loved the cold noodles. Good cocktails too. Ambience was groovy and fun. A note- we shared our dry pot amongst two people, and had plenty of leftovers so if you have a party of 4 you could consider sharing one dry pot and then getting appetizers as well!

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    Ro R.

    Okay, I've been to the one in the city years ago and I remember I said it will do if you're not able to trek it to Flushing, but you definitely don't get the same value as you do there. I was craving mala dry pot and saw they had a Brooklyn location, so I said why not and I want to say you definitely don't get much. This was like $30 dollars and only came with one to go container and one small rice. In Flushing the one in the New World Mall, would give you two rice containers and 2-3 containers of the mala pot for that price. Craziness and I also thought the squid would be like the one in Flushing where it doesn't come scored and causing it to curl. It satisfy my craving, but made me feel ripped off.

    Lian T.

    My first dry pot! It was so flavorful and filling, just like your traditional hot pot, and I added all my favorite ingredients - quail eggs, oyster mushrooms, crab sticks. One was enough to share between two people if you add enough ingredients. I would definitely come back here for a casual hang!

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    Greenpoint location is consistently the best! Always alway always get the dry pot and for dessert, crispy mochi and herbal jelly :)

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    I absolutely love the vibe here. Upstairs is a bar, with string lights and disco balls. It's laid…read moreback but still has a fun, lively feel. You can bring outside food and the cocktails a fantastic. Downstairs is a proper dance floor that usually opens at 11. You can effortlessly switch between hanging out upstairs and living it up in the basement which I love. If you can early enough you can even skip the cover charge!

    You can choose from two main vibes at Cafe Balearica. Upstairs, you have a spacious, somewhat…read morerelaxed bar and lounge area. The music is at a low enough volume that you can hear your conversations, it doesn't get too crowded so you can spread out, even if you're in a large group. Downstairs, it's a lot tighter, with a DJ, dance floor, lounge seating area, and a much more packed and busy atmosphere on the weekends. I like ping ponging between both vibes when I'm with friends. Admittedly I've found the music both times to be too experimental for me. Confessing that makes me feel like an old person shaking my fist or at least shaking my head, misunderstanding what makes the youth tick. But I had no trouble twirling around the dance floor to this weird experimental music after throwing back a few tequila sodas upstairs. A few times while here my friends have split up into the group that wants to go downstairs to dance and the group that wants to stay upstairs and chill. It's relatively easy to navigate between both vibes, which I enjoy about this spot very much.

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    Water Tower

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    3.3
    (79 reviews)
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    Came here on a quiet weeknight by a total mistake!…read more We came to grab some drinks at the rooftop bar and catch the sunset and gorgeous views. When we saw "Water Tower" on the elevator we decided to press it. SO GLAD WE DID. We landed at the Water Tower and walked into a fairly empty space decorated with art all the way to the ceiling, filled with natural light coming in and the views of the skyline were out of this world. We had to try their drinks of course to enjoy with the incredible view. Though the drinks are $21 and served in a plastic cup that evening, I was NOT expecting my drink to be this insanely delicious. I ordered the inferno Paloma which they infuse themselves with- and it was true perfection. By the way, each bar has their own menu which is pretty awesome and makes it even more fun. Also, Axel is the most incredible bartender and we absolutely loved his creations. Later that night we ordered a custom mandarin margarita, with a spicy twist, and WOW. He's truly talented and absolutely made us some awesome drinks that we can't stop talking about. Sunset with a view and a spicy mezcal drink? Yes and YES. We had this place all to ourselves and can't wait to be back. Friday nights they have DJ nights and you can also book the Water Tower for your own private events which is pretty cool!

    Chill bar, cool view, NYC rooftop drink price. I was here when it wasn't that busy, so nice to get…read morea seat. Tips is included automatically in your bill, and i appreciate they're not asking for more tips when you pay.

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    4.1
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    Kobe beef sliders, fish and chips, a nice ale, fifa on the tv…read more Life was perfect in this little oasis of a bar. Watching soccer, pretending as if I had been looking forward to Germany playing Curaçao for weeks. The occasional glance at the Chrysler building across the East River. As I worked my way through my beers, the amazing bartender perfectly timing my refills, I felt as if this may be my new place. My "get away from all the noise" safe haven. That was until I was halfway through beer three. It all got dark. I mean it literally got dark. A waitress began pulling down all the blinds, taking away the sun haven I had found myself loving. Taking away the joy I had worked so hard to achieve. That is when I knew that that beer would be my last. I did not come to a bar with a wall of windows to end up in a place darker than the Rikers Island cells mere miles away. So I ask this one question to the waitress, why? Why ruin the joy of light? Why ruin it?

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    Jaffa Cocktail & Raw Bar

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    4.2
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    0.4 mi

    Jaffa is a hidden gem for drinks in the Williamsburg area. The drinks are awesome, the environment…read moreis clean and exquisite, and the service is great. I've never ate here, but I recommend grabbing drinks during the summer months when they open the canopy. It's a nice rooftop feel. However, I went on a fall Saturday night and the place was completely empty. I walked upstairs and even wondered if the bar was open due to a chair blocking the entrance. If I didn't ask the waiter if they were open, I would assume they were closed and would've left. If it was near closing hours, I would understand, but it was 2 hours prior to it. Regardless, this place is great. It's extremely spacious and offers a high quality dining/drinking experience.

    A marquis of Michael Solomonov's restaurants is that you will never leave hungry. At Jaffa, you…read morewill leave hungry, poor, or both. It is too bad Yelp doesn't allow half stars as I would honestly put this one at a 3.5 and am rounding up. While the quality of the elevated seafood bites is immaculate, they are just that: a bite or two of food, for an elevated price considering the amount of food you get. After spending $76 a person, we were still hungry, whereas that amount would have been enough to feed two average women at another good restaurant. But if you go with an expense account or trust fund baby, definitely get the scallops and the yellowtail pastrami because those two items will blow your mind. Our waitress pointed these two out to us and we're grateful for her guidance because it was spot on. Paying for bread at a Solomonov joint is odd. No dessert menu is odder. Wheelchair access details: The bar is on a terrace. The accessible entrance is through the Hoxton hotel. A staff member will take you through the k'far kitchen and up via a service elevator. No barriers once you are upstairs and plenty of accessible outdoor and indoor/outdoor options, including a small length of wheelchair height bar. A perfectly functional though unexciting wheelchair accessible restroom is available.

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