Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up

Greenpoint’s New Beer Shop: Brouwerij Lane
Greenpoint Avenue between Franklin and West
The owners of this new brew shop tell Greenpointers that they’re throwing a grand opening party this Saturday, March 21 from 1 to 8pm: “We will have delicious goulash, various wursts, and our 10 taps will be flowing with a selection of beers from around the world for tasting and taking home in our 64 oz growler jugs. We currently have over 150 types of bottled beer, and want to welcome our Greenpoint neighbors who are beer drinkers, beer lovers, or just want to come check the place out.”

Armando’s Returning to Brooklyn Heights
143 Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights; (718) 624-7167
“The restaurant’s old phone number was reinstalled Thursday. And, in three months’ time, Armando’s will reopen on Montague St., said former and future owner Peter Byros. The Italian eatery closed last year, and the sandwich chain Spicy Pickle opened briefly in its place. ‘They didn’t make it; they defaulted on their lease,’ said Byros, who also owns the building and retired last year… Byros is the third owner of the restaurant, which opened on the spot during the Great Depression. Maria Byros, Peter’s daughter, will manage the new Armando’s.” [NY Daily News]

Recently Reviewed: Cornelius
565 Vanderbilt Avenue at Pacific Street, Prospect Heights; (718) 398-6662
“The spirit menu’s omission of descriptions can be maddening, but the informed bartenders will eagerly offer input or mix dead-on cocktails dreamed up by the Royalton Hotel’s mixologist, Somer Perez. Her red-tinted Long Island ‘Railroad’ Tea (rooibos tea, whiskey, bourbon, lemon juice and Grand Marnier) is a sweet, nutty punch with a citric tang. The apple-ginger margarita (tequila, apple chutney, ginger, orange zest) is a zippy, palate-tingling reviver, while the warming bourbon-and-bitters Steamboat is a maple-syrup-spiked riff on the Manhattan.” [Time Out New York]

After the jump: Sandwiches in Williamsburg and Bed-Stuy, a revived wine bar, and a fire at Totonno’s…

TONY‘s Favorite Sandwiches
Time Out rounds up a bunch of their favorite sandwiches across the city, and the list includes two Brooklyn spots. At Caracas Arepas (291 Grand St between Havemeyer and Roebling Sts, Williamsburg; 718-218-6050), “Standouts include the $6.75 La Playera (shredded whitefish with onions and herbs) and the $7.35 La Surena (grilled chicken and chorizo).” And at Peaches Market Café (393 Lewis Ave at MacDonough St, Bedford-Stuyvesant; 718-942-4162), “The $6 eggplant, smoked-mozzarella and tomato jam combo is hearty enough to satisfy a meat lover, but carnivores are more likely to be swayed by the charms of the $7 meat-loaf and melted-Swiss sandwich (available in both turkey and beef varieties).”

Williamsburg Wine Bar Bar Gets New Ownership
20 Broadway at Kent Street, Williamsburg; (718) 324-2800
OffManhattan recommends Bridget: “Always a bit of a South Side secret, she has shed her old name—Bridge Vineyards Urban Winery—and spruced herself up for new business. By day now, its airy, sun-soaked café lures members of the freelance set who sip artisanal coffees while pecking away at laptops. And by night, it shifts into a sleek wine and tapas bar that gives out a cozy, classy vibe, void of any hipster pretension. Simply, Bridget is a communal epicenter for all things ripe and local.”

Sad News for Totonno’s Fans
1524 Neptune Avenue, Coney Island
“Since 1924, Totonno’s pizzeria has been a beacon on the block, remarkable for its longevity, for the deliciousness of its food and, maybe most of all, for its ability to embody a host of Brooklyn-fuhgeddaboudit-pizza clichés — Oh! The sauce! The family atmosphere! The line out the door! — without collapsing under them,” reports the New York Times. But on Saturday, “a fire wrecked the place, closing it indefinitely.”