Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up
Totonno’s: Officially Reopened 1524 Neptune Avenue, Coney Island; (718) 372-8606 “After 11 months of being out of commission, and many promises to open next week, next month, soon, etc., Totonnos Pizzeria of Coney Island has finally reopened,” says Lost City. Adam Kuban from Slice already paid them a visit and shares some videos from opening…
Totonno’s: Officially Reopened
1524 Neptune Avenue, Coney Island; (718) 372-8606
“After 11 months of being out of commission, and many promises to open next week, next month, soon, etc., Totonnos Pizzeria of Coney Island has finally reopened,” says Lost City. Adam Kuban from Slice already paid them a visit and shares some videos from opening day. Photo by Nick Sherman.
Motorino: The City’s Best Pizza?
319 Graham Avenue (Devoe Street), Williamsburg; (718) 599-8899
“Motorino is having a moment. That seems fair. It serves the city’s best pizza,” writes Sam Sifton for the New York Times. He gives the place one star and a rave review: “Multiple visits to the restaurants confirm: Motorino pies are great hot out of the oven, 5 minutes later, 10. You can order too much, watch a pie go cool on the plate, eat it anyway and discover: terrific.” Anybody else think that this pizzeria, with locations in Williamsburg and the East Village, is the best in town?
Openings in Greenpoint and Williamsburg
The Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream truck has announced its first “nonrolling location,” says The Feed. It’ll be located at 632 Manhattan Avenue (between Bedford and Nassau) in Greenpoint: “10-seat café will serve Intelligentsia coffee (espresso and drip), and a rotating selection of pastries, including scones and a hazelnutbrown-butter cake.” … The Feed also reports that The Counting Room, a “multilevel wine bar in a converted quinine factory,” is opening at 44 Berry St (at North 11th) in Williamsburg.
After the jump: Radegast is growing, a review for Roman’s, and Sixpoint’s 5th birthday parties…
Radegast Expands
113 N. 3rd Street, Williamsburg; (718) 963-3973
Eater reports: “Williamsburg’s giant, ever-crowded, baby-friendly beer garden, is going to get even bigger. Two weeks ago, construction began on the large space adjacent to the restaurant on North 3rd between Berry and Wythe, and a Radegast staff member confirms it’s theirs. The expansion will be complete in two to three months, just in time for the nice weather.”
Recently Reviewed: Roman’s
243 DeKalb Avenue (Vanderbilt Avenue), Fort Greene; (718) 622-5300
Pete Wells for the New York Times finds it difficult to order at Roman’s. He finds the menu too small and portion sizes too varied, but he has some advice for fixing this situation: “It might be easier for everyone if it just went with a set menu: three fixed courses, take it or leave it. Freed from Roman’s most maddening aspect, diners could focus on its most rewarding: the clean, almost monastically pure cooking.”
Happy Birthday, Sixpoint!
Sixpoint Craft Ales is celebrating their 5th birthday, and Time Out New York‘s The Feed has the details on their three Brooklyn parties. Tonight’s all-you-can-eat pizza bash at Roberta’s is already sold-out, but this coming Tuesday, you can “sample more than ten varieties of suds ($5$7) at a first-come, first-served tasting at Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave between Berkeley Pl and Union St, Park Slope; 718-230-7600; 79pm).” And on Wednesday next week, Sixpoint “brings 12 taps, cask ales and three quaffs from the brewery’s experimental program to Barcade (388 Union Ave between Ainslie and Powers Sts, Williamsburg; 718-302-6464; 6pm4am, free).“
Legion,
Have you heard some of wine lovers other comments in the past? He’s trying to backtrack now, but lots of people have been witness to some of his racist remarks.
Back to pizza now…Fjorder was right…not the place for it.
Everytime I’ve had Totonnos it’s been too burnt.
the domino’s on 4th avenue is quite good as well
*rob*
1. Totonnos
2. Lucali
3. DiFara
(only had Motorino in EV so cannot include in rankings)
hey folks,
in Brooklyn don’t leave out Spumoni Gardens off Stillwell in Gravesend, In Queens there’s Nick’s in Forest Hills off Austin Street, In uptown Manhattan there’s the famous Patsy’s ,they still sell it by the slice(1st and 117th)
and in Staten Island (if you dare)there’s GoodFellas on Highland (excellent brickoven, try the 4 style pizza in one).
11217,
take it easy on WineLover, as a conservative “latino” I don’t think what he’s saying is offensive. everyone posting here had family immigrate to the US, in an orderly and lawful manner at some point in their history. What’s wrong with stating that our border policy and sovereignty should be enforced? You’re using the “racism” stick a little too liberally there.
My neighbor and his gf went to Sarahina last week and said it was fine but nothing special.
Roberta’s has a respectable pie as well.
Meat makes everything better
Dunno about Totonnos Jessi. Didn’t think it was anything special. I am not going to pretend my food choices are of the majority. I do like Motorino and Lombardis a lot. I know I’ll get a beat down for this but I find Grimaldis good as well, just not good enough to justify a 2 hour wait.